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Eloquent
Persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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Emulate
to copy. to try to equal or excel
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enervate
to reduce in strength
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engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
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enigma
a puzzle. a mystery
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Enumerate
to count, list, or itemize
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ephemeral
lasting a short time
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equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erratic
wandering and unpredictable
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erudite
learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric
known or understood by only a few
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eulogy
speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
use of a n inoffensive word in place of a more distasteful one
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exculpate
to clear from blame, to make innocent
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exigent
urgent, requiring immediate action
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exonerate
to clear from blame
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explicit
clearly stated or shown, forthright in expression
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fanatical
acting excessively enthusiastic, filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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fervid
intensely emotional, feverish
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florid
excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
to arouse or incite
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frugality
a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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garrulous
tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
outgoing, sociable
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homogeneous
of similar kind
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iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
not capable of being perturbed
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impervious
impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected
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impetuous
quick to act without thinking
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implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate
not fully formed, disorganized
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ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inimical
hostile, unfriendly
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insipid
lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
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inundate
to overwhelm, to cover with water
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irascible
easily made angry
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lament
to express sorrow, to grieve
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laud
to give praise, to glorify
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lavish
to give unsparingly, extremely generous or extravigant
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lethargic
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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lucid
clear and easily understood
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luminous
bright, brilliant, glowing
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maligner
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malleable
capable of being shaped
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metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two different tings, a symbol
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meticulous
extremely careful about details
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misanthrope
a person who dislikes others
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mitigate
to soften, to lessen
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mollify
to calm or make less severe
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monotony
lack of variaion
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naive
lacking sophistication or experience
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obdurate
hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
overly submissive, easy to please
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obstinate
stubborn, unyielding
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obviate
to prevent, to make unnecessary
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occlude
to stop up, to prevent the passage of
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onerous
troublesome and oppressive, burdensome
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opaque
impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light
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opprobrium
public disgrace
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ostentation
excessive showiness
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paradox
a contradiction or dilema
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paragon
model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
someone who shows off learning
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perfidious
willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
done in a routine way, indifferent
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philanthropy
charity, a desire or effort to promote goodness
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placate
to soothe or pacify
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plastic
able to be molded, altered, or bent
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pragmatic
practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
to throw violently or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation
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pervaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
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pristine
fresh and clean, uncorrupted
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prodigal
lavish, wasteful
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proliferate
to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
to conciliate, to appease
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propriety
correct behavior, obedience to rules and customs
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prudence
wisdom, caution, restraint
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pungent
sharp and irritating to the senses
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rarefy
to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
to reject the validity of
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reticent
silent, reserved
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rhetoric
effective writing or speaking
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satiate
to satisfy fully or overindulge
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soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stigma
a mark of shame or discredit
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stolid
unemotional, lacking sensitivity
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tacit
done without using words
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taciturn
silent, not talkative
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tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor
extreme mental and physical slugishness
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transitory
temporary, lasting a brief time
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vascillate
to sway physically, to be indecisive
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venerate
to respect deeply
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veracity
filled with truth and accuracy
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volatile
easily changed or aroused, lively or explosive
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waver
to fluctuate between choices
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whimsical
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner, unpredictable
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