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1. any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc.
2. the branch of theology dealing with such matters. - eschatology
- to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid
- eschew
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1. Sociology. the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture.
2. a tendency to view alien groups or cultures from the perspective of one's own. - ethnocentric
- 1. Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period: In the Greek ~ the individual was highly valued. <
- ethos
- developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
- etiolated
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1. Pathology. a. the study of the causes of diseases.
b. the cause or origin of a disease.
2. the study of causation.
3. any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics. - etiology
- the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, esp. by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negativ
- eugenics
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1. to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally
2. to strip off or remove the skin from - excoriate
- to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
- exculpate
- scanty; meager; small; slender
- exiguous
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1. to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.
2. to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up - extirpate
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1. a person who invents or relates fables.
2. a liar. - fabulist
- pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.
- febrile
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1. ineffective; incompetent; futile
2. having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy. - feckless
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1. existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
2. having reverted to the wild state, as from domestication
3. of or characteristic of wild animals; ferocious; brutal. - feral
- having an offensive odor; stinking.
- fetid
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1. British Dialect. doomed; fated to die.
2. Chiefly Scot.. appearing to be under a spell; marked by an apprehension of death, calamity, or evil.
3. supernatural; unreal; enchanted
4. being in unnaturally high spirits, as were formerly - fey
- a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- fop
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1. refractory or unruly
2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome - fractious
- shining brightly; dazzling; resplendent
- fulgent