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11471455512dulcetsweet, pleasant to the ear, soothing to the eye of the feelings0
11471455513duplicitydeception, two-faced behavior, trickery1
11471455514duresspressure, force, coercion (often in law, usually the phrase "under ____________"2
11471455515dynamicenergetic, changing, vigorously active3
11471455516ebullitionexuberance, overflowing of passion or feeling4
11471455517eccentricodd5
11471455518éclat1. brilliance of success; 2. a showy or elaborate display, acclaim6
11471455519ecloguea poem about the countryside, often in dialogue form7
11471455520edifyto enlighten intellectually or spiritually, to inform, to teach8
11471455521effaceto erase9
11471455522effeteworn out, exhausted, infertile, synonym for defunct10
11471455523efficaciouscapable of producing an effect, effective as a way to do something (usually medicine)11
11471455524effigya dummy, image, copy, (often meant to be crude and ridiculed. always a person)12
11471455525effronteryshameless, boldness, audacious behavior13
11471455526egregiousoutstandingly and obviously bad14
11471455527elicitto draw forth, bring out15
11471455528eloquentwell spoken16
11471455529elusivetough to catch or pin down17
11471455530emaciatedhaggard, wasted, skinny, visibly starved18
11471455531emanateto issue forth, flow or proceed from source of origin19
11471455532embellishto add details, decorate20
11471455533embezzlesteal through fraudulent bookkeeping21
11471455534emollient1. softener, an agent that mollifies; 2. having the power to soothe and relax22
11471455535emolumentpayment for service, earning, salary, pay23
11471455536empiricalbased on observation or experience, not in theory or proof (usually evidence)24
11471455537emulateimitate with effort to be equal or better25
11471455538encomiumformal praise26
11471455539endorsegive support27
11471455540enduringlasting28
11471455541engenderto cause, start, produce29
11471455542enhanceto increase, make better30
11471455543enigmasomething puzzling or hard to explain (like a riddle)31
11471455544enjointo command, divest orders to do something32
11471455545ephemeralshort-lived33
11471455546epicureconnoisseur, one who cultivates a fine taste34
11471455547epitaphwriting on a tombstone35
11471455548epithettag, label36
11471455549epitomethe best example of a certain trait or description37
11471455550equable1. even tempered, mellow; 2. free from much change, uniform38
11471455551equanimitycalmness, especially under stress of other strains39
11471455552equitable(adj) just, fair40
11471455553equity(v) fairness, impartiality41
11471455554equivocaluncertain, deliberately misleading, ambiguous42
11471455555erraticirregular, unpredictable43
11471455556eschewto avoid, reject, shun44
11471455557esotericunderstood by few45
11471455558espouseto give support, to give approval, to get married46
11471455559estrangeto alienate47
11471455560ethereallight, airy, delicate, heavenly48
11471455561ethnologyscience of radical origins49
11471455562etymologyscience of word origins50
11471455563eulogyspeech of praise for the dead at a funeral51
11471455564euphemisma nice way to say something profane or inappropriate52
11471455565euphonypleasing sound of words (sound only)53
11471455566evanescentvanishing, fleeting, something that does not last very long54
11471455567exacerbateto aggravate, make worse55
11471455568exculpateto free of guilt, to remove culpability56
11471455569execrationto curse/a curse57
11471455570exemplaryoutstanding58
11471455571exemplifyto serve as an example59

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