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evaporate

(verb) lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk"

(verb) change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"

(verb) cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water"

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evince

(verb) give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

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evoke

(verb) call to mind or evoke

(verb) evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

(verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

(verb) call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

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evolve

(verb) undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago"

(verb) gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"

(verb) work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

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excoriate

(verb) express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

(verb) tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"

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excoriation

(noun) severe censure

(noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

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exculpate

(verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

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exculpate

(verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

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exemplary

(adjective satellite) serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"

(adjective satellite) being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct";

(adjective satellite) worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"

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exert

(verb) put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

(verb) of power or authority

(verb) make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"

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exertion

(noun) use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

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exhaustive

(adjective satellite) very thorough; exhaustively complete; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"

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exigency

(noun) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

(noun) a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"

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exonerate

(verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

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exoneration

(noun) the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position"

(noun) the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation

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exorbitant

(adjective satellite) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

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expatiate

(verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

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expedient

(noun) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

(adjective) serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

(adjective satellite) appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

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expedient

(noun) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

(adjective) serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

(adjective satellite) appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

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expiation

(noun) the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

(noun) compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"

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exploit

(noun) a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"

(verb) use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"

(verb) draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

(verb) work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

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expostulate

(verb) reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

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expurgate

(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

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exsert

(verb) thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"

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extant

(adjective) still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd

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extensive

(adjective satellite) large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "extensive press coverage"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"

(adjective satellite) having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms"

(adjective satellite) great in range or scope; "an extended vocabulary"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "extensive examples of picture writing"; "suffered extensive damage"; "a wide selection"

(adjective satellite) large in spatial extent or range; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"

(adjective) of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"

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extenuate

(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

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extinct

(adjective) of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"

(adjective satellite) of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"

(adjective) no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives; "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs"

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extirpate

(verb) surgically remove (an organ)

(verb) pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

(verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"

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extol

(verb) praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

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extort

(verb) get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

(verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

(verb) obtain through intimidation

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extralegal

(adjective satellite) not regulated or sanctioned by law; "there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances"

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extricable

(adjective) capable of being extricated

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extrovert

(noun) (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings

(adjective satellite) characterized by extroversion

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exuberance

(noun) overflowing with enthusiasm

(noun) joyful enthusiasm

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facetious

(adjective satellite) cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"

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facile

(adjective satellite) expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

(adjective satellite) performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand"

(adjective satellite) arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"

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facilitate

(verb) make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

(verb) physiology: increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

(verb) be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"

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fallacious

(adjective satellite) based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope"

(adjective satellite) intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"

(adjective satellite) containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"

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fallacy

(noun) a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

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fatuous

(adjective satellite) complacently or inanely foolish

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faucet

(noun) a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

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fawn

(noun) young deer

(noun) a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"

(verb) have fawns; "deer fawn"

(verb) try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

(verb) show submission or fear

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feckless

(adjective satellite) generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"

(adjective satellite) not fit to assume responsibility

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feckless

(adjective satellite) generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"

(adjective satellite) not fit to assume responsibility

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fecund

(adjective satellite) capable of producing offspring or vegetation

(adjective satellite) intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"

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feint

(noun) any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

(verb) deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

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felicitous

(adjective) exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker"

(adjective satellite) marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome"

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felon

(noun) someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime

(noun) a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail