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dearth
| a lack or scarcity |
debacle
| a sudden, disastrous defeat |
debased
| lowered in character or value |
debunk
| expose falseness |
decorous
| proper, well-mannered |
decry
| condemn openly |
delineate
| draw or trace; sketch out |
demagogue
| leader who plays on the emotions of common folk |
denigrate
| defame, belittle |
deride
| treat or speak to with contempt |
didactic
| intending to instruct |
dilatory
| tending to delay |
dingy
| darkened with smoke or grime |
disavow
| disassociate from |
discomfit
| make uneasy, perplex |
discretionary
| regulated only by one's judgment |
disdain
| despise, to treat with contempt |
disparage
| belittle, reduce in esteem |
disparate
| dissimilar |
disreputable
| lacking respectability |
dissemble
| disguise or conceal; lie |
dissipate
| drive away, disperse |
divert
| turn from a course of direction |
divination
| supernatural forecasting |
divisive
| creating dissension |
dogged
| determined, persistant |
dubious
| fraught with uncertainty, doubt |
dupe
| deceive |
eccentric
| deviating from the norm |
eclectic
| diverse, miscellaneous |
efficacious
| producing desired results |
effrontery
| boldness, presumptuousness |
ellipitical
| roundabout; not direct in style |
elocution
| art of public speaking |
embezzle
| wrongly take for one's self |
emollient
| softening and soothing |
empirical
| derived from observation |
emulate
| excel through imitation |
encore
| an additional performance |
enervated
| without strength or vigor |
enfrachised
| endowed with the right to vote |
engrossing
| occupying exclusively |
enhance
| make greater; augment |
enigmatic
| puzzling |
enthrall
| hold spellbound, captivate |
ephemeral
| lasting for a brief time |
epistolary
| associated with letter writing |
equitable
| just and impartial |
eradicate
| tear up by the roots |
etymology
| the history of a word |
eulogy
| written tribute, high praise |
euphoric
| feeling great happiness |
evanescent
| vanishing |
exacerbate
| increase in severity; make worse |
exalt
| raise in character, rank or status |
exemplary
| worthy of imitation |
exhort
| urge by strong appeal |
exonerate
| free from blame |
expropriate
| deprive another of possession |
expurgate
| censor before publication |
extenuating
| partially excusing, justifying |
extol
| praise highly |
exultant
| marked by great joy, jubilation |
fabrication
| a deliberately false account |
façade
| the face of a building; false front |
facile
| easy |
feign
| give a false appearance of |
felictious
| admirably suited |
flippancy
| inapropriate levity |
florid
| flowery, as style of writing |
fortuitous
| happening by accident |
fragmentation
| breaking into pieces |
dissolute
| loose in morals and conduct |
draconian
| excessively harsh; severe |
flout
| treat with contempt or disregard |
fetter
| (noun) a bond or shackle |
ebullient
| overflowing with enthusiasn or excitement |
extant
| existing |
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