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Encapsulate
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To place in a capsule; to condense or summarize
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En-, em-: In
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Enclave
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Any small, distinct area or group withina larger one
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En-, em-: In
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Enmesh
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To catch in a net; entangle
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En-, em-: In
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Ensemble
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All parts of a th9ing considered only as the whole, not separately, such as an entire costume or a group of musicians, singers, dancers, or actors.
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Embed
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To fix or place firmly in a surrounding mass; to insert, as a clause in a sentence
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Embroiled
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To be involved in conflict or confusion
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Embellish
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To beautify with ornamental or elaborate details
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Enroll
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To register or become a member of a group
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Eclipse:
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Any obsvuring of light (darkening)especially of planetys; to surpass by comparison
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Emaciate
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To make abnormally thin; a gradual wasting away
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Eccentric
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Peculiar or odd; not havng the same center
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Effervescent
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Bubbling; lively or enthusiastic
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Exalt
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raise or elevate in rank or character; praise highly
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Exaggerate
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To stretch the limits of the truth or overstate
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Nonchalant
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Coolly indifferent, unconcerned, unexcited
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Non-: not
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Nondescript
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Undistinguished or dullm a eprson or thing of no specific type or kind; not easy to describe
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Non-: not
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Nonpartisan
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An objective person; not controlled by any establised political party
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Non-: not
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Nonplussed
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Completely puzzled, totally perplexed so as to become unable to continue
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Non-: not
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Nonconformist
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Someone who refuses to act in accordance with established customs.
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Non-: not
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Calorie
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A specific unit of heat (cal.) in ophysics; a unit expressing the energy value of food (cal.) in nutrition
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Calor-: Heat
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Caloric
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Of or pertaining to calories or heat; high in caloried
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Calor-: Heat
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Scald
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To burn with hot liquid or steam; to bring to a temperature just short of the boiling point
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Caldera
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A basinlike depression or collapsed area caused by the explosion of the center of a volcano
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Cauldron
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A large kettle for boiling
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Calor-: Heat
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