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endear |
make beloved |
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endemic |
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country |
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endorse |
approve;support;write one's signature on |
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endue |
provide with some quality |
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energize |
invigorate;give energy to;make forceful and active |
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enervate |
weaken;take away energy from |
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engaging |
charming;attractive |
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engender |
cause;produce;give rise to |
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engross |
occupy fully;absorb |
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enjoin |
command;order;forbid |
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ennui |
boredom;listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest |
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enrapture |
please intensely;fill with rapture and delight |
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ensconce |
settle comfortably;place comfortably |
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ensue |
follow (as a result) |
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enthrall |
capture;enslave;captivate;hold the complete attention of;hold spellbound |
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entreat |
plead;ask earnestly |
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eon |
long period of time;an age;longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras |
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epaulette |
ornament worn on the shoulder |
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fringe |
decorative edge of hanging threads;edge |
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epicure |
connoisseur of food and drink;gourmet |
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epicurean |
believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad |
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epigram |
witty thought or saying that is short |
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episodic |
loosely connected;made up of separate and loose parts |
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epistemologist |
philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge |
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epitome |
perfect example or embodiment;brief summary |
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equable |
tranquil;of even calm temper;steady/uniform of temperature |
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equanimity |
calmness of temperament;composure |
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equestrian |
rider on horseback |
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equine |
resembling a horse |
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equinox |
period of equal days and nights;beginning of spring and autumn |
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equipoise |
balance;balancing force;equilibrium |
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equitable |
fair;impartial |
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errant |
wandering;straying from proper moral standards |
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erudite |
learned;full of learning;scholarly |
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flighty |
capricious;changing;impulsive |
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eschew |
avoid habitually |
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estimable |
worthy of esteem;admirable;deserving esteem;possible to estimate |
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ethereal |
like a spirit or fairy;unearthly light;heavenly;unusually refined |
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ethnology |
study of humankind;study of the different races of human beings |
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ethos |
underlying character of a culture,group,etc;character or ideas peculiar to a specific person/group/culture |
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etymology |
study of word parts;study of origins of words |
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eugenic |
pertaining to improvement of race |
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eulogistic |
praising;full of eulogy |
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eulogy |
expression of praise,often after death |
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euphony |
sweet sound |
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euphoria |
feeling of exaggerated or unfounded well-being;feeling of great happiness or well-being |
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euthanasia |
mercy killing |
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evanescent |
fleeting;vanishing;disappearing |
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evasive |
not frank;trying to hide the truth;eluding;evading |
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