 | Term | Definition |
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ennoble |
To dignify. |
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enormity |
Immensity. |
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enormous |
Gigantic. |
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enrage |
To infuriate. |
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enrapture |
To delight extravagantly or intensely. |
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enshrine |
To keep sacred. |
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ensnare |
To entrap. |
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entail |
To involve; necessitate. |
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entangle |
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications. |
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enthrall |
To bring or hold under any overmastering influence. |
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enthrone |
To invest with sovereign power. |
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enthuse |
To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling. |
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enthusiastic |
Full of zeal and fervor. |
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entirety |
A complete thing. |
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entomology |
The branch of zoology that treats of insects. |
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entrails |
pl. The internal parts of an animal. |
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entreaty |
An earnest request. |
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entree |
The act of entering. |
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entrench |
To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall. |
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entwine |
To interweave. |
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enumerate |
To name one by one. |
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epic |
A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc. |
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epicure |
One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking. |
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Epicurean |
Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite. |
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epicycle |
A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle. |
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epicycloid |
A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle. |
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epidemic |
Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region. |
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epidermis |
The outer skin. |
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epigram |
A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation. |
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epilogue |
The close of a narrative or dramatic poem. |
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epiphany |
Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity. |
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episode |
An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it. |
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epitaph |
An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead. |
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epithet |
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas". |
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epitome |
A simplified representation. |
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epizootic |
Prevailing among animals. |
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epoch |
A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events. |
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epode |
A species of lyric poems. |
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equalize |
To render uniform. |
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equanimity |
Evenness of mind or temper. |
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equestrian |
Pertaining to horses or horsemanship. |
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equilibrium |
A state of balance. |
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equitable |
Characterized by fairness. |
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equity |
Fairness or impartiality. |
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equivalent |
Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like. |
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equivocal |
Ambiguous. |
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equivocate |
To use words of double meaning. |
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eradicate |
To destroy thoroughly. |
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errant |
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds. |
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erratic |
Irregular. |
