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Term

entice

(verb)

Definition

Def: to lead on by arousing hope or desire

Syn: allure, beguile

Ant: repel, repulse

Forms: (noun) enticement; (adjective) enticing

Term

entreat

(verb)

Definition

Def: to ask or petition earnestly

Syn: implore, beseech

Forms: (noun) entreaty

Term

envisage

(verb)

Definition

Def: To have a mental image of something , especially when the thing does not yet exist; to conceive of

Syn: visualize, imagine

Term

epithet

(noun)

Definition

Def: A.  word or phrase used to describe or characterize someone or something     B. a term of abuse or contempt

Syn: appellation, curse

Term

equanimity

(noun)

Definition

Def: Calmness or eveness of temper

Syn: composure, nonchalance 

Ant: fretfulness, agitation

Term

equitable

(adjectives)

Definition

Def: Fair or just

Syn:impartial, unbiased

Ant:biased, partial

Forms: (adjective) inequtable; (adverb) equitably; (noun) equity

Term

erudite

(adjetcive)

Definition

Def: deeply learned, especiallly in a specialized area

Syn: scholarly, knowledgeable

Ant: ignorant, uninformed

Forms: (noun) erudition; (adverb) eruditely

Term

esoteric

(adjective)

Definition

Def: A. Understood by or intened for only a select few    B. Difficult to understand

Syn: abstruse, unfathomable

Ant:exoteric, intelligible

Forms: (adverb) esoterically

Term

ethical

(adjective)

Definition

Def: in accordance with accepted principles of right and wrong

Syn: moral, righteous

Ant:unjust, unscrupulous

Forms: (noun) ethics (adjetcives) unethical

Term

ethnic

(adjective)

Definition

Def: relating to a small but distinct socal group withing the population

Forms: (noun) ethnicity, ethnology

Term

euphemism

(noun)

Definition

Def: The substitution of a relatively inoffensive term for one that is considered too harsh, unpleasnt or blunt

Ant: dysphemism

Forms: (adjectives) euphemistic

Term

exacerbate

(verb)

Definition

Def: to increase the bitterness or severity of; to irritate

Syn: aggravate, worsen 

Ant:mitigate, assuage

Forms: (noun) exacerbation

Term

exalt

(verb)

Definition

Def: To elevate in power, position, character, or the like

Syn: ennoble, uplift 

Ant:debase, degrade

Forms: (adj) exalted; (noun) exaltion

Term

exemplary

(adjective)

Definition

Def: A. worthy of imitation     B. Serving as a model, illustration, or warning

Syn: commendable, meritorious

Forms: (noun) exemplar

Term

exigency

(noun)

Definition

Def: A state of urgency or a situation demanding immediate attention; the pressing needs caused by such a crisis

Syn: crisis, demands

Forms: (noun) exigence; (adjective) exigent; (adverb) exigently

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