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expunge: (v.) to obliterate, eradicate (Fearful of an IRS investigation, Paul tried to expunge all incriminating evidence from his tax ﬁles
disdain: 1. (v.) to scorn, hold in low esteem (Insecure about their jobs, the older employees disdained the recently hired ones, who were young and capable.) 2. (n.) scorn, low esteem (After learning of his immoral actions, Justine held Lawrence in disdain
disclose: (v.) to reveal, make public (The CEO disclosed to the press that the company would have to ﬁre several employees
disheartened: (adj.) feeling a loss of spirit or morale (The team was disheartened after losing in the ﬁnals of the tournament
emaciated: (adj.) very thin, enfeebled looking (My sister eats a lot of pastries and chocolate but still looks emaciated
discretion: (n.) the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgment (Not wanting her patient to get overly anxious, the doctor used discretion in deciding how much to tell the patient about his condition
deliberate: (adj.) intentional, reﬂecting careful consideration (Though Mary was quite upset, her actions to resolve the dispute were deliberate
exult: (v.) to rejoice (When she found out she won the literature prize, Mary exulted by dancing and singing through the school's halls
despondent: (adj.) feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless (Having failed the ﬁrst math test, the despondent child saw no use in studying for the next and failed that one too
exorbitant: (adj.) excessive (Her exorbitant praise made me blush and squirm in my seat
elicit: (v.) to bring forth, draw out, evoke (Although I asked several times where the exit was, I elicited no response from the stone-faced policeman
diffuse: 1. (v.) to scatter, thin out, break up (He diffused the tension in the room by making in a joke.) 2. (adj.) not concentrated, scattered, disorganized (In her writings, she tried unsuccessfully to make others understand her diffuse thoughts
enervate: (v.) to weaken, exhaust (Writing these sentences enervates me so much that I will have to take a nap after I ﬁnish
disaffected: (adj.) rebellious, resentful of authority (Dismayed by Bobby's poor behavior, the parents sent their disaffected son to a military academy to be disciplined
epistolary: (adj.) relating to or contained in letters (Some people call me "Auntie's boy," because my aunt and I have such a close epistolary relationship that we write each other every day
enamor: (v.) to ﬁll with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by "of" or "with" (I grew enamored of that boy when he quoted my favorite love poem
deride: (v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn (The bullies derided the foreign student's accent
engender: (v.) to bring about, create, generate (During the Olympics, the victories of
exasperate: (v.) to irritate, irk (George's endless complaints exasperated his roomate
encumber: (v.) to weigh down, burden (At the airport, my friend was encumbered by her luggage, so I offered to carry two of her bags
erudite: (adj.) learned (My Latin teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated some of the most difﬁcult and abstruse ancient poetry
exigent: (adj.) urgent, critical (The patient has an exigent need for medication, or else he will lose his sight
execrable: (adj.) loathsome, detestable (Her pudding is so execrable that it makes me sick
dither: (v.) to be indecisive (Not wanting to offend either friend, he dithered about which of the two birthday parties he should attend
empathy: (n.) sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own (I feel such empathy for my sister when she's in pain that I cry too
disparate: (adj.) sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements (Having widely varying interests, the students had disparate responses toward the novel
diminutive: (adj.) small or miniature (The bullies, tall and strong, picked on the diminutive child
divine: (adj.) godly, exceedingly wonderful (Terribly fond of desserts, she found the rich chocolate cake to be divine
enfranchise: (v.) to grant the vote to (The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised women
dissent: 1. (v.) to disagree (The principal argued that the child should repeat the fourth grade, but the unhappy parents dissented.) 2. (n.) the act of disagreeing (Unconvinced that the defendant was guilty, the last juror voiced his dissent with the rest of the jury
demean: (v.) to lower the status or stature of something (She refused to demean her secretary by making him order her lunch
effervescent: (adj.) bubbly, lively (My friend is so effervescent that she makes everyone smile
deleterious: (adj.) harmful (She experienced the deleterious effects of running a marathon without stretching her muscles enough beforehand
discordant: (adj.) not agreeing, not in harmony with (The girls' sobs were a discordant sound amid the general laughter that ﬁlled the restaurant
disperse: (v.) to scatter, cause to scatter (When the rain began to pour, the crowd at the baseball game quickly dispersed
eloquent: (adj.) expressive, articulate, moving (The priest gave such an eloquent sermon that most churchgoers were crying
divisive: (adj.) causing dissent, discord (Her divisive tactics turned her two friends against each other
expiate: (v.) to make amends for, atone (To expiate my selﬁshness, I gave all my proﬁts to charity
epitome: (n.) a perfect example, embodiment (My mother, the epitome of good taste, always dresses more elegantly than I do
embellish: 1. (v.) to decorate, adorn (My mom embellished the living room by adding
exculpate: (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate (My discovery of the ring behind the dresser exculpated me from the charge of having stolen it
denounce: (v.) to criticize publicly (The senator denounced her opponent as a greedy politician
extant: (adj.) existing, not destroyed or lost (My mother's extant love letters to my father are in the attic trunk
dour: (adj.)stern, joyless (The children feared their dour neighbor because the old man would take their toys if he believed they were being too loud
embezzle: (v.) to steal money by falsifying records (The accountant was ﬁred for embezzling $10,000 of the company's funds
elaborate: (adj.) complex, detailed, intricate (Dan always beats me at chess because he develops such an elaborate game plan that I can never predict his next move
destitute: (adj.) impoverished, utterly lacking (The hurricane destroyed many homes and left many families destitute
ephemeral: (adj.) short-lived, ﬂeeting (She promised she'd love me forever, but her "forever" was only ephemeral: she left me after one week
distend: (v.) to swell out (Years of drinking beer caused his stomach to distend
ethereal: (adj.) heavenly, exceptionally delicate or reﬁned (In her ﬂowing silk gown and lace veil, the bride looked ethereal
decorous: (adj.) socially proper, appropriate (The appreciative guest displayed decorous behavior toward his host
effulgent: (adj.) radiant, splendorous (The golden palace was effulgent
enmity: (n.) ill will, hatred, hostility (Mark and Andy have clearly not forgiven each other, because the enmity between them is obvious to anyone in their presence
debacle: (n.) a disastrous failure, disruption (The elaborately designed ﬁreworks show turned into a debacle when the ﬁreworks started ﬁring in random directions
deferential: (adj.) showing respect for another's authority (His deferential attitude toward her made her more conﬁdent in her ability to run the company
enthrall: (v.) to charm, hold spellbound (The sailor's stories of ﬁghting off sharks and ﬁnding ancient treasures enthralled his young son
dormant: (adj.) sleeping, temporarily inactive (Though she pretended everything was ﬁne, her anger lay dormant throughout the dinner party and exploded in screams of rage after everyone had left
dissonance: (n.) lack of harmony or consistency (Though the president of the company often spoke of the company as reliant solely upon its workers, her decision to increase her own salary rather than reward her employees revealed a striking dissonance between her alleged beliefs and her actions
dubious: (adj.) doubtful, of uncertain quality (Suspicious that he was only trying to get a raise, she found his praise dubious
deprecate: (v.) to belittle, depreciate (Always over-modest, he deprecated his contribution to the local charity
diligent: (adj.) showing care in doing one's work (The diligent researcher made sure to check her measurements multiple times
expedient: (adj.) advisable, advantageous, serving one's self-interest (In his bid for
deplore: (v.) to feel or express sorrow, disapproval (We all deplored the miserable working conditions in the factory
efﬁcacious: (adj.) effective (My doctor promised me that the cold medicine was efﬁcacious, but I'm still snifﬂing
equivocal: (adj.) ambiguous, uncertain, undecided (His intentions were so equivocal that I didn't know whether he was being chivalrous or sleazy
equanimity: (n.) composure (Even though he had just been ﬁred, Mr. Simms showed great equanimity by neatly packing up his desk and wishing everyone in the ofﬁce well
elucidate: (v.) to clarify, explain (I didn't understand why my friend was so angry with me, so I asked Janine to elucidate her feelings
elegy: (n.) a speech given in honor of a dead person (At the funeral, the widow gave a moving elegy describing her love for her husband
didactic: 1. (adj.) intended to instruct (She wrote up a didactic document showing new employees how to handle the company's customers.) 2. (adj.) overly moralistic (His didactic style of teaching made it seem like he wanted to persuade his students not to understand history fully, but to understand it from only one point of view
extraneous: (adj.) irrelevant, extra, not necessary (Personal political ambitions should always remain extraneous to legislative policy, but, unfortunately, they rarely are
delineate: (v.) to describe, outline, shed light on (She neatly delineated her reasons for canceling the project's funding
evince: (v.) to show, reveal (Christopher's hand-wringing and nail-biting evince how nervous he is about the upcoming English test
eminent: 1. (adj.) distinguished, prominent, famous (Mr. Phillips is such an eminent
exalt: (v.) to glorify, praise (Michael Jordan is the ﬁgure in basketball we exalt the most
etymology: (n.) the history of words, their origin and development (From the study of etymology, I know that the word "quixotic" derives from Don Quixote and the word "gaudy" refers to the Spanish architect Gaudí
disrepute: (n.) a state of being held in low regard (The ofﬁcer fell into disrepute after it was learned that he had disobeyed the orders he had given to his own soldiers
dispatch: (v.) to send off to accomplish a duty (The carpenter dispatched his assistant to fetch wood
dissemble: (v.) to conceal, fake (Not wanting to appear heartlessly greedy, she dissembled and hid her intention to sell her ailing father's stamp collection
divulge: (v.) to reveal something secret (Pressured by the press, the government ﬁnally divulged the previously unknown information
excursion: (n.) a trip or outing (After taking an excursion to the Bronx Zoo, I dreamed about pandas and monkeys
discrepancy: (n.) difference, failure of things to correspond (He was troubled by the discrepancy between what he remembered paying for the appliance and what his receipt showed he paid for it
evanescent: (adj.) ﬂeeting, momentary (My joy at getting promoted was evanescent
exonerate: (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exculpate (The true thief's confession exonerated the man who had been held in custody for the crime
edict: (n.) an order, decree (The ruler issued an edict requiring all of his subjects to bow down before him
deft: (adj.) skillful, capable (Having worked in a bakery for many years, Marcus was a deft bread maker
daunting: (adj.) intimidating, causing one to lose courage (He kept delaying the daunting act of asking for a promotion
extol: (v.) to praise, revere (Violet extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving brother
emollient: (adj.) soothing (This emollient cream makes my skin very smooth
dearth: (n.) a lack, scarcity (An eager reader, she was dismayed by the dearth of classic books at the library
demagogue: (n.) a leader who appeals to a people's prejudices (The demagogue strengthened his hold over his people by blaming immigrants for the lack of jobs
debase: (v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something (The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity
desiccated: (adj.) dried up, dehydrated (The skin of the desiccated mummy looked like old paper
excavate: (v.) to dig out of the ground and remove (The pharaoh's treasures were excavated by archeologists in Egypt
empirical: 1. (adj.) based on observation or experience (The scientist gathered empirical data on the growth rate of dandelions by studying the dandelions behind his house
disseminate: (v.) to spread widely (The politician disseminated his ideas across the town before the election
dissipate: 1. (v.) to disappear, cause to disappear (The sun ﬁnally came out and dissipated the haze.) 2. (v.) to waste (She dissipated her fortune on a series of bad investments
encore: (n.) the audience's demand for a repeat performance; also the artist's
expurgate: (v.) to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book (The history editors expurgated from the text all disparaging and inﬂammatory comments about the Republican Party
defamatory: (adj.) harmful toward another's reputation (The defamatory gossip spreading about the actor made the public less willing to see the actor's new movie
discern: (v.) to perceive, detect (Though he hid his emotions, she discerned from his body language that he was angry
desolate: (adj.) deserted, dreary, lifeless (She found the desolate landscape quite a contrast to the hustle and bustle of the overcrowded city
espouse: (v.) to take up as a cause, support (I love animals so much that I espouse animal rights
elude: (v.) to evade, escape (Despite an intense search, the robber continues to elude the police
denigrate: (v.) to belittle, diminish the opinion of (The company decided that its advertisements would no longer denigrate the company's competitors
egregious: (adj.) extremely bad (The student who threw sloppy joes across the cafeteria was punished for his egregious behavior
dirge: (n.) a mournful song, especially for a funeral (The bagpipers played a dirge as the casket was carried to the cemetery
debunk: (v.) to expose the falseness of something (He debunked her claim to be the world's greatest chess player by defeating her in 18 consecutive matches
deter: (v.) to discourage, prevent from doing (Bob's description of scary snakes couldn't deter Marcia from traveling in the rainforests
exacerbate: (v.) to make more violent, intense (The gruesome and scary movie I saw last night exacerbated my fears of the dark
enigmatic: (adj.) mystifying, cryptic (That man wearing the dark suit and dark glasses is so enigmatic that no one even knows his name
exhort: (v.) to urge, prod, spur (Henry exhorted his colleagues to join him in protesting against the university's hiring policies
dialect: (n.) a variation of a language (In the country's remote, mountainous regions, the inhabitants spoke a dialect that the country's other inhabitants had difﬁculty understanding
dogmatic: (adj.) aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles (His dogmatic claim that men were better than women at ﬁxing appliances angered everyone
euphoric: (adj.) elated, uplifted (I was euphoric when I found out that my sister had given birth to twins
depravity: (n.) wickedness (Rumors of the ogre's depravity made the children afraid to enter the forest
ebullient: (adj.) extremely lively, enthusiastic (She became ebullient upon receiving an acceptance letter from her ﬁrst-choice college
ecstatic: (adj.) intensely and overpoweringly happy (The couple was ecstatic when they learned that they had won the lottery
diaphanous: (adj.) light, airy, transparent (Sunlight poured in through the diaphanous curtains, brightening the room
deface: (v.) to ruin or injure something's appearance (The brothers used eggs and shaving cream to deface their neighbor's mailbox
duress: (n.) hardship, threat (It was only under intense duress that he, who was normally against killing, ﬁred his gun
discomﬁt: (v.) to thwart, bafﬂe (The normally cheery and playful children's sudden misery discomﬁted the teacher
efface: (v.) to wipe out, obliterate, rub away (The husband was so angry at his wife for
emote: (v.) to express emotion (The director told the actor he had to emote, or else the audience would have no idea what his character was going through
extricate: (v.) to disentangle (Instead of trying to mediate between my brother and sister, I extricated myself from the family tension entirely and left the house for the day
defer: (v.) to postpone something; to yield to another's wisdom (Ron deferred to Diane, the expert on musical instruments, when he was asked about buying a piano
effrontery: (n.) impudence, nerve, insolence (When I told my aunt that she was boring, my mother scolded me for my effrontery
emulate: (v.) to imitate (I idolize Britney Spears so much that I emulate everything she does: I wear her outﬁts, sing along to her songs, and date a boy named Justin
devious: (adj.) not straightforward, deceitful (Not wanting to be punished, the devious girl blamed the broken vase on the cat
conspicuous: (There is an eminent stain on that shirt
demure: (adj.) quiet, modest, reserved (Though everyone else at the party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure
elated: (adj.) overjoyed, thrilled (When she found out she had won the lottery, the writer was elated
entail: (v.) to include as a necessary step (Building a new fence entails tearing down the old one
decry: (v.) to criticize openly (The kind video rental clerk decried the policy of charging customers late fees
2.: (adj.) capable of being proved or disproved by experiment (That all cats hate getting wet is an empirical statement: I can test it by bathing my cat, Trinket
duplicity: (n.) crafty dishonesty (His duplicity involved convincing his employees to let him lower their salaries and increase their stock options, and then to steal the money he saved and run the company into the ground

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