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(noun) whatever is suitable or proper; propriety; conformity to recognized standards of conduct; good behavior; proper social conduct
deference
(noun) respect and esteem due to a superior or an elder; courteous regard; respect; homage; submission to the desires, opinions, or judgements of another
deft
(adj) skillful in a quick, sure, and easy way; exhibiting skill and ease in performance; dexterous; adroit; adept
deterrent
(noun) a thing or factor that deters, inhibits, prevents, precludes, etc.; hinderance; discouragement
(adj) restraining; preventing; discouraging; tending to deter
dictum
(noun) a statement, especially a formal statement of fact, opinion, or principle, or of one's will or judgement; pronouncement; an observation intended or regarded as authoritative; decree
didactic
(adj) morally instructive; intended to educate, esp. in moral matters; moralistic
diffident
(adj) lacking in confidence; reserved in manner; timid; shy; unsure of oneself; demure; unassertive
dilettante
(noun) one who follows an art or science only for amusement and in a superficial way; one lacking professional skill in a pursuit; a dabbler
disconsolate
(adj) inconsolable; so unhappy that nothing will comfort; cheerless; dejected; downcast; downhearted
gregarious
(adj) fond of the company of others; sociable; fond of socializing; outgoing
efficacious
(adj) producing the desired effect; effective; efficient
effusion
(noun) an unrestrained expression of feeling; a pouring forth
egregious
(adj) extrordinarily bad; outrageous; flagrant; conspiciously bad
epiphany
(noun) a moment of sudden intuitive understanding; a flash of insight; an illuminating discovery
elicit
(verb) to draw forth; to evoke; cause to be revealed; bring out
emanate
(verb) to come forth; to issue from; to originate from; arise from; flow; stem from
denigrate
(verb) to disparage the character or reputation of; defame; malign; belittle
eminent
(adj) lofty; prominent; standing high in comparison with others; renowned; exalted; remarkable; noteworthy; distinguished
enervate
(verb) to deprive of strength or vitality; weaken physically, mentally, or morally; unnerve
(adj) weakened; deliberated
enigma
(noun) something puzzling or unexplainable; mystery; something hard to understand
Discrepancy
(noun) lack of consistency; a contradiction; a disagreement
Disparage
(verb) slight; express low regard for; belittle
Disparate
(adj.) distinct or different in kind; unequal
Dissemble
(verb) to disguise one's feelings, thoughts, or plans; to pretend, to feign; to cloak one's emotions
Defunct
(adj.) no longer living or existing; dead; extinct; bygone; lost
Disingenuous
(adj.) giving the false appearance of candor; insincere; not straightforward; not candid
Dissolute
(adj.) lacking moral restraint; immoral; very wicked; depraved; licentious
Duplicity
(noun) misrepresentation; deliberate deceitfulness; double-dealing; treachery
Duress
(noun) coercion; compulsion; the use of force or threats
Discrete
(adj.) separate and distinct; not attached to others; unrelated; individually distinct
Discreet
(adj.) careful about what one says or does; prudent; keeping silent or preserving confidence when necessary; unpretentious
ennui
(noun) weariness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest or from inactivity; boredom; tedium; doldrums
enthrall
(verb) to hold as if in a spell; to captivate; to charm
entity
(noun) a being; a discrete unit
epicurean
(adj) devoted to pleasure and luxury; fond of good food and comfort
epitome
(noun) the typical or ideal example; a person or thing that is representative of a larger thing; embodiment; an abstract
ephemeral
(adj) lasting only one day; lasting a very short time; transient; fleeting; short-lived
equivocal
(adj) having two or more meanings; ambiguous; evasive; of uncertain outcome; obscure
ethereal
(adj) delicate; heavenly; celestial; not earthy; airy
erudite
(adj) having or displaying much knowledge; scholarly; learned
esoteric
(adj) intended for or understood by only a select few; limited to a small circle
Edify
(verb) to instruct (especially to improve morally or spiritually); to enlighten; to inform
Ensue
(verb) to come afterward; to follow immediately; to happen as a result
Equanimity
(noun) the quality of remaining calm and undisbuted; composure
Eschew
(verb) to keep away from (something harmful or disliked); to shun; to avoid; abstain from
Erstwhile
(adj) former; once; previous; of an earlier time; one time
Exult
(verb) to rejoice greatly; to be jubilant; to leap for joy
Exalt
(verb) to glorify; to ennoble; to elevate
Excoriate
(verb) to wear off the skin of; abrade; to strip off the skin; to censure scathingly; to denounce
Facade
(noun) a false front; a superficial appearance; the front part of anything , often used figuratively with impplications of an imposing appearance concealing something inferior
Frivolous
(adj) of little value or importance; trifling; trivial; not properly serious; silly
Harbinger
(noun) a person or thing which comes before to announce or give an indiction of what follows; a herald; a forerunner; a precursor
exodus
(noun) a mass departure; egress; exit; emigration
exonerate
(verb) to relieve from responsibility or obligation; to clear from accusation or blame
expatriate
(verb) to withdraw from residence in or allegiance to one’s native country; banish; exile
expound
(verb) to set forth; state; to explain by setting forth in intricate detail; explain
halcyon
(adj) calm; peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous; placid
expunge
(verb) to strike out; obliterate; mark for deletion; to efface completely; to destroy
extant
(adj) currently or actually existing; not destroyed or lost; current
extenuate
(verb) to lesson or try to lesson the seriousness or extent of something (by making partial excuses); mitigate; to lesson the effect on
extirpate
(verb) to destroy completely; wipe out; to pull up by the root; eradicate; to cut out by surgery
extraneous
(adj) existing or coming from the outside; not forming an essential or vital part; having no relevance; irrelevant
Exude
(verb) to flow out slowly; ooze; seep; to display conspicuously or abundantly (as in - to exude confidence)
Factious
(adj.) caused by a faction; causing dissension; seditious; of or relating to a faction
Fallible
(adj.) liable to be erroneous; capable of making a mistake; errant; inclined to error
Fallacious
(adj.) embodying a fallacy; tending to deceive or mislead; delusive
Fatuous
(adj) complacently or inanely foolish; smugly foolish; stupid; senseless; asinine
Fawn
(verb) to seek favor in a cringing or flattering manner; to act servilely; to exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing; "apple-polish"
Feckless
(adj.) having no real worth or purpose; weak; ineffective; careless; irresponsible; worthless
Felicitous
(adj.) very well suited or expressed: apt; very appropriate; well-timed; fitting; fortunate
Fetid
(adj.) having a heavily offensive odor; rancid; reeking; putrid; stinking; malodorous
Flaunt
(verb) to display oneself to public notice; to wave or flutter showily; to display ostentatiously or impudently; to show off proudly; to parade
Flout
(verb) to treat with contemptuous disregard; to scorn; to indulge in scornful behavior; to scoff at; to sneer at; disregard
Garrulous
(adj.) pointlessly or annoyingly talkative; tending to ramble; talking too much, especially about unimportant things; loquacious
flay
(verb) to strip off the skin or hide of, as by whipping; to criticize or scold mercilessly; scourge; castigate
foist
(verb) to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant; to force another to accept, especially by stealth or deceit; to pass off as genuine (something that it is not); to palm off
foible
(noun) a small weakness; a minor fault; a small character flaw; a vice
foment
(verb) to foster trouble, rebellion, or strife; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
fastidious
(adj) not easy to please; very critical; discriminating; refined in an oversensitive way; reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude; finicky
forte
(noun) something a person does very well; a strong point
fortuitous
(adj) happening by chance; accidental; happening by good fortune; lucky
feign
(verb) pretend; imitate; simulate; to make a false show of
fulminate
(verb) to explode with sudden violence; detonate; to shout forth denunciations
fulsome
(adj) excessively complimentary or flattering; exceeding the bounds of good taste; overdone; too extravagant or ingratiating to be sincere
gauche
(adj) lacking in social graces; likely to commit a social blunder; crude in manner; tactless; unrefined
germane
(adj) truly relevant; pertinent; to the point; appropriate; having a close relationship
gibe
(noun) a jeer or taunt
(verb) to jeer or taunt; to scoff at
goad
(verb) to prod to action; to urge on; to exhort
(noun) a sharp pointed stick used in driving oxen
gratuitous
(adj) granetd without obligation; uncalled for; without cause or justification; given freely; unsolicited
haphazard
(adj) not planned; casual; random; accidental; happening by chance; erratic
hardihood
(noun) resolute courage and fortitude; self-assured audacity (often carried to the point of insolence); temerity; brashness; chutzpah
herculean
(adj) of extraordinary power, intensity, or difficulty; characteristic of Hercules; colossal; immense
hiatus
(noun) a break in continuity; a gap; an interruption in time
gamut
(noun) the entire range or extent (as of emotions); spectrum; a complete series
loath
(adj) unwilling to do something contrary to one’s way of thinking; reluctant; hesitant; averse
loathe
(verb) hate; detest; abhor; despise; to dislike extremely; find repugnant
nonplus
(verb) to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do; perplex
harangue
(noun) a long, blustering, noisy or scolding speech; a tirade
iconoclast
(noun) a person who attacks or ridicules traditional beliefs (regarded by him as erroneous or superstitious)
idiosyncrasy
(noun) any personal peculiarity or mannerism; a quirk; an eccentricity; an individualizing characteristic
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