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evasion
n. Escape.
evert
v. To turn inside out.
enumerate
v. To name one by one.
excavate
v. To remove by digging or scooping out.
emulate
v. To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
epitome
n. A simplified representation.
euphony
n. Agreeableness of sound.
engrave
v. To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
effluvium
n. A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.
emancipate
v. To release from bondage.
excitation
n. Intensified emotion or action.
extradition
n. The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government.
essence
n. That which makes a thing to be what it is.
expectorate
v. To cough up and spit forth.
engender
v. To produce.
effect
n. A consequence.
exemplify
v. To show by example.
energetic
adj. Working vigorously.
emblazon
v. To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
evict
v. To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.
endurance
n. The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing.
execration
n. An accursed thing.
embark
v. To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.
excel
v. To be superior or distinguished.
embargo
n. Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
executor
n. A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.
exigent
adj. Urgent.
extortion
n. The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion.
edict
n. That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
elasticity
n. That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.
expend
v. To spend.
entrench
v. To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall.
embolism
n. An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.
encumber
v. To impede with obstacles.
evangelist
n. A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.
enact
v. To make into law, as by legislative act.
excursion
n. A journey.
evangelical
adj. Seeking the conversion of sinners.
epithet
n. Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "
external
n. Anything relating or belonging to the outside.
equalize
v. To render uniform.
engross
v. To occupy completely.
egotism
n. Self-conceit.
episode
n. An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it.
effeminacy
n. Womanishness.
euphemism
n. A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
effrontery
n. Unblushing impudence.
elusion
n. Evasion.
efflorescent
adj. Opening in flower.
encamp
v. To pitch tents for a resting-place.
exterior
n. That which is outside.
endemic
adj. Peculiar to some specified country or people.
emblem
n. A symbol.
enfeeble
v. To debilitate.
eventual
adj. Ultimate.
emerge
v. To come into view or into existence.
execrable
adj. Abominable.
expressive
adj. Full of meaning.
extraordinary
adj. Unusual.
evoke
v. To call or summon forth.
eschew
v. To keep clear of.
eloquent
adj. Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.
effeminate
adj. Having womanish traits or qualities.
endear
v. To cause to be loved.
extravagance
n. Undue expenditure of money.
excellent
adj. Possessing distinguished merit.
earthenware
n. Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
exclude
v. To shut out purposely or forcibly.
explosive
adj. Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.
encompass
v. To encircle.
enshrine
v. To keep sacred.
enthrall
v. To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.
eureka
Greek. I have found it.
enjoin
v. To command.
exit
n. A way or passage out.
estimable
adj. Worthy of respect.
Elizabethan
adj. Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era.
equitable
adj. Characterized by fairness.
enrage
v. To infuriate.
enhance
v. To intensify.
errant
adj. Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
exposure
n. An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass.
exposition
n. Formal presentation.
encyclopedia
n. A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject.
egoist
n. One who advocates or practices egoism.
exotic
adj. Foreign.
eminence
n. An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc.
embezzle
v. To misappropriate secretly.
estuary
n. A wide lower part of a tidal river.
elicit
v. To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
exasperate
v. To excite great anger in.
exemplar
n. A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.
epidemic
n. Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
epode
n. A species of lyric poems.
emaciate
v. To waste away in flesh.
exhaustion
n. Deprivation of strength or energy.
erratic
adj. Irregular.
extremity
n. The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position.
exorbitant
adj. Going beyond usual and proper limits.
epidermis
n. The outer skin.
eccentric
adj. Peculiar.
enormity
n. Immensity.
emanate
v. To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
evanesce
v. To vanish gradually.
exceed
v. To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc.
exert
v. To make an effort.
excellence
n. Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities.
excrescence
n. Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development.
expediency
n. Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.
extant
adj. Still existing and known.
elude
v. To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.
efflorescence
n. The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
efficacious
adj. Effective.
efface
v. To obliterate.
eliminate
v. To separate and cast aside.
evolve
v. To unfold or expand.
edible
adj. Suitable to be eaten.
embolden
v. To give courage to.
embellish
v. To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
equanimity
n. Evenness of mind or temper.
explicate
v. To clear from involvement.
emergence
n. A coming into view.
eccentricity
n. Idiosyncrasy.
extinguish
v. To render extinct.
exempt
adj. Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others.
excess
n. That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.
extraneous
adj. Having no essential relation to a subject.
enfranchise
v. To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.
erroneous
adj. Incorrect.
eligible
adj. Qualified for selection.
efficiency
n. The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
Epicurean
adj. Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
enlighten
v. To cause to see clearly.
eminent
adj. High in station, merit, or esteem.
expansion
n. Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.
euphonious
adj. Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
evade
v. To avoid by artifice.
extemporaneous
adj. Done or made without much or any preparation.
electrotype
n. A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin.
expeditious
adj. Speedy.
entwine
v. To interweave.
enmity
n. Hatred.
extrajudicial
adj. Happening out of court.
exodus
n. A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.
entree
n. The act of entering.
emporium
n. A bazaar or shop.
educe
v. To draw out.
expense
n. The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.
emergent
adj. Coming into view.
enlist
v. To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.
expiate
v. To make satisfaction or amends for.
emphatic
adj. Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words.
emeritus
adj. Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.
eradicate
v. To destroy thoroughly.
exclusion
n. Non-admission.
exemplary
adj. Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.
espy
v. To keep close watch.
emphasize
v. To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words.
exhaustible
adj. Causing or tending to cause exhaustion.
emigrant
n. One who moves from one place to settle in another.
endanger
v. To expose to peril.
eulogize
v. To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character.
exhilarate
v. To fill with high or cheerful spirits.
equivocal
adj. Ambiguous.
excellency
n. A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials.
enormous
adj. Gigantic.
egotist
n. One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences.
expedite
v. To hasten the movement or progress of.
exonerate
v. To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.
evolution
n. Development or growth.
empower
v. To delegate authority to.
eclipse
n. The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body.
expostulate
v. To discuss.
extinct
adj. Being no longer in existence.
extremist
n. One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views.
equilibrium
n. A state of balance.
epizootic
adj. Prevailing among animals.
entrails
n. pl. The internal parts of an animal.
exorbitance
n. Extravagance or enormity.
equestrian
adj. Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.
endue
v. To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual.
effervesce
v. To bubble up.
exuberance
n. Rich supply.
element
n. A component or essential part.
egoism
n. The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self.
epicycloid
n. A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.
esquire
n. A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
exorcise
v. To cast or drive out by religious or magical means.
evince
v. To make manifest or evident.
epicure
n. One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
entangle
v. To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
epigram
n. A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.
effervescent
adj. Giving off bubbles of gas.
extrude
v. To drive out or away.
extensive
adj. Extended widely in space, time, or scope.
enervate
v. To render ineffective or inoperative.
emphasis
n. Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
elapse
v. To quietly terminate: said of time.
epiphany
n. Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.
epilogue
n. The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.
ecstasy
n. Rapturous excitement or exaltation.
exhaust
v. To empty by draining off the contents.
erudite
adj. Very-learned.
expedient
adj. Contributing to personal advantage.
exclamation
n. An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.
estrange
v. To alienate.
entail
v. To involve
expository
adj. Pertaining to a formal presentation.
eject
v. To expel.
expanse
n. A continuous area or stretch.
existence
n. Possession or continuance of being.
entirety
n. A complete thing.
excitable
adj. Nervously high-strung.
ennoble
v. To dignify.
extempore
adv. Without studied or special preparation.
encore
n. The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.
extensor
n. A muscle that causes extension.
extensible
adj. Capable of being thrust out.
encomium
n. A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
eulogy
n. A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.
exegesis
n. Biblical exposition or interpretation.
enthusiastic
adj. Full of zeal and fervor.
edify
v. To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.
exhume
v. To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).
effuse
v. To pour forth.
elocution
n. The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.
emigrate
v. To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.
entomology
n. The branch of zoology that treats of insects.
equivalent
adj. Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
extol
v. To praise in the highest terms.
elucidate
v. To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
effectual
adj. Efficient.
exuberant
adj. Marked by great plentifulness.
epoch
n. A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.
eatable
adj. Edible.
efficient
adj. Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.
equivocate
v. To use words of double meaning.
enamor
v. To inspire with ardent love.
endurable
adj. Tolerable.
emit
v. To send or give out.
explode
v. To cause to burst in pieces by force from within.
expect
v. To look forward to as certain or probable.
egress
n. Any place of exit.
extravagant
adj. Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure.
excusable
adj. Justifiable.
electrolysis
n. The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current.
excretion
n. The getting rid of waste matter.
ebullient
adj. Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
egregious
adj. Extreme.
evidential
adj. Indicative.
expulsion
n. Forcible ejection.
exigency
n. A critical period or condition.
entreaty
n. An earnest request.
elegy
n. A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
enigma
n. A riddle.
explicit
adj. Definite.
editorial
n. An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.
evanescent
adj. Fleeting.
encyclical
adj. Intended for general circulation.
expatriate
v. To drive from one's own country.
extradite
v. To surrender the custody of.
embody
v. To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form.
epicycle
n. A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.
encroach
v. To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.
extension
n. A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope.
effulgence
n. Splendor.
epitaph
n. An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
enthuse
v. To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.
economize
v. To spend sparingly.
expand
v. To increase in range or scope.
et
cetera Latin. And so forth.
effusion
n. an outpouring.
exhaustive
adj. Thorough and complete in execution.
excruciate
v. To inflict severe pain or agony upon.
ecstatic
adj. Enraptured.
ensnare
v. To entrap.
exaggerate
v. To overstate.
equity
n. Fairness or impartiality.
encourage
v. To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind.
explosion
n. A sudden and violent outbreak.
esthetic
adj. Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.
extort
v. To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
excerpt
n. An extract or selection from written or printed matter.
embarrass
v. To render flustered or agitated.
employee
n. One who works for wages or a salary.
exacerbate
v. To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
enthrone
v. To invest with sovereign power.
epic
n. A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.
exhale
v. To breathe forth.
erudition
n. Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.
effective
adj. Fit for a destined purpose.
employer
n. One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay.
efficacy
n. The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
enkindle
v. To set on fire.
extricate
v. Disentangle.
extenuate
v. To diminish the gravity or importance of.
enrapture
v. To delight extravagantly or intensely.
expectancy
n. The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.
eugenic
adj. Relating to the development and improvement of race.
effete
adj. Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
embroil
v. To involve in dissension or strife.

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