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n. inner excitement or exuberance; a process of bubbling as gas escapes


Spelling Word: effervescence
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a. difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind


Spelling Word: elusive
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v. be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel


Spelling Word: emulate
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v. weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve


Spelling Word: enervate
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a. wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion


Spelling Word: errant
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v. scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade


Spelling Word: excoriate
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v. breathe out; send air out of your lungs


Spelling Word: exhale
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n. a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry


Spelling Word: falconer
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a. crazy; extremely interested in something


Spelling Word: fanatical
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a. elaborately or excessively ornamented


Spelling Word: flamboyant