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conspicuously bad
"The egregious thief conspired to steal all of their money." |
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exit
"This way to the egress, and you'll find the parking lot." |
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exhilaration, joy
"He felt elation after hearing about his child's success." |
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mournful poem, usually about the dead
"He did not realize that the elegy was about the poet's deceased wife." |
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to draw out; provoke
"Erotic images elicit strong subconscious responses from teenagers." |
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skinny, scrawny, guant from hunger
"The emaciated prisioner was weak from an improper diet." |
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to steal money in violation of a trust
"The employee would embezzle money from the cash register whenever his manager was not looking." |
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to involve in; cause to fall into disorder
"Critics have claimed that the US has embroiled other countries to fight in their war." |
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having soothing qualities
"This emollient lotion is a great soother." |
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appealing to or expressing emotion
"His emotive efforts to win his audience resulted in everyone yelling." |
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to translate a message into a code
"Please encipher this message into a cryptic text." |
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warm praise
"After his return from battle, the soldier received much encomium from his family and friends." |
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to burden, hinder, restrict motion
"The child was encumbered with too much school work, preventing him from playing with his friends." |
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belonging to a particular area, inherent
"The endemic trait of gratitude which characterizes Sri Lanka is not found any where else in the world." |
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marrying within a specific group due to law or custom
"Some criticize endomagous attempts in Jewish culture to marry only within it." |
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to produce, cause, bring about
"The comic knows how to engender laughs from his audience." |
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to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by a judicial order
"The soldier was enjoined not to leave the station again." |
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hostility, antagonism, ill-will
"The enmity he felt for his opponent was a result of his disparaging remarks." |
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boredom, lack of interest and energy
"Perhaps wikkipedia could cure our youth's ennui by provoking them to be interested in learning about new things." |
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to settle comfortably into a place
"He would like to ensconce himself in academia.: |
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to cover, enclose with a dark cover
"Let's enshroud our new grill to prevent it from rusting and losing its color." |
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scientist who studies insects
"The entomologist has a vast collection of butterflies and caterpillers." |
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to plead, beg
"I was so desperate, I nearly began to entreat for a job." |
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established solidly
"The entrenched opinion will not go away soon." |
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indefinitely long period of time
"Scientists predict that the earth first developed live eons ago." |
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person with refined taste in food and wine
"The epicure was able to distinguish between a Charles Shaw bottle of wine and an aged one." |
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short, witty saying or poem
"I learned that roses are red from the epigram." |
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quotation at the beginning of a literary work
"Leonard Cohen's epipraph in The Perfect Game is also found in his song." |
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an abusive word or phrase
"He should appoligize for using that racial epithet in public." |
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very significant or influential; defining or epoch or time period
"The epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill saved us from defeat." |
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calmness, composure
"Just remember to have equanimity when going to take the test." |
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one who rides on horseback
"The equestrian rancher would always bring his horse." |
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relating to horses
"The equine smell always reminds me of old agoura." |
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to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally
"The polititian equivocates his opinion in order to ambiguously appease both conflicting sides." |
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