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Cogent |
convincig and well reasoned |
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Condone |
to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
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Convoluted |
intricate and complicated |
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Corroborate |
to provide supporting evidence |
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Credulous |
too trusting; gullible |
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Crescendo |
steadily increasing volume or force |
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Decorum |
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
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Deference |
respect, courtesy |
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Deride |
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
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Derisive |
in a mocking manner |
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Desiccate |
to dry out thoroughly |
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Desultory |
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected |
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Diatribe |
an abusive, condemnatory speech |
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Diffident |
lacking self-confidence |
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Dilate |
to make larger; to expand |
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Dilatory |
intended to delay |
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Dilettante |
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
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Dirge |
a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
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Disabuse |
to set right; to free from error |
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Discern |
to perceive; to recognize |
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Disparate |
fundamentally different; entirely unlike |
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Dissemble |
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character |
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Dissonance |
a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds |
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Dogma |
a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief |
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Dogmatic |
dictatorial in one's opinions |
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Dupe |
to deceive; a person who is easily deceived |
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Eclectic |
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources |
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Efficacy |
effectiveness |
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Elegy |
a sorrowful poem or speech |
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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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