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earthy

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adj,unrefined;coarse

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ebb

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v,recede;lessen

dalloway watched the tide ebb

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ebullient

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adj,showing excitement;overflowing with enthusiasm

Amy's ebullient nature can't be repressed

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eccentric

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adj

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eccentricity

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n,oddity

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ecclesiastic

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adj,pertaining to the church

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eclectic

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adj,selective;composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

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eclipse

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v,darken;extinguish;surpass

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ecologist

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n.

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economy

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ecstasy

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eddy

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edict

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n.decree

The emperor issued an edict decreein gthat everyone should come see him model his magnificent new clothes.

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edify

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v.instruct; correct morally.

Although his purpose was to edify and not to entertain his audience, many of his listeners were amused and not enlightened.

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eerie

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adj

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efface

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v.rub out

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effectual

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adj,able to produce a desired effect;valid

many once-useful antibiotics are no longer effectual in curing bacterial infections

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effeminate

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adj,having womanly traits

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effervescence

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n.inner excitement or exuberance;bubbing from fermentation or carbonation.

Nothing depressed Sue for long. her natural effervescence soon reasserted itself. Soda that loses its effervesecence goes flat adj. effervescent
v. effervesce

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effete

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adj.worn out;exhausted;barren

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encumber

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v.burnden

you encumber yourself with too much luggage

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endearment

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n.fond word or act

your gifts and endearments cannot make me forget your earlier insolence

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endemic

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adj.prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country

This disease is endemic in this part of the world; more than 80% of the population are at one time or another affected by it

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endorse

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endue

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enduring

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adj.lasting, surviving

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energize

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enervate

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enfranchise

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v.admit to the rights of citezenship ( especially the right to vote)

the blacks were enfranchised shortly after the civil war

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engage

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engaging

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adj.charming; attractive

Everyone liked Nancy's pleasant manners and engaging personality

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engender

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v.cause; produce

to receive praise for real accomplishments engenders self-confidence in a child

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engross

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v.occupy fully.

John was so engrossed in his studies

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enhance

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enigma

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enigmatic

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adj

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enjoin

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v.command; order; forbid

The owners of the company asked the court to enjoin the union fro poicketing the plant

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enmity

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ennui

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n.boredom

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enormity

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enrapture

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v.please intensely

The audience was enraptured by the freshness of the voices and the excellent orchestration

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ensconce

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v.settl comfortably

ensconce the baby safely in the bed

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ensue

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v.follow

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entail

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v.require; necessitate; involve

study entails hard work

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enterprising

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adj.full of initiative

By coming up with fresh ways to market the company's products, Mike proved himself to be an enterprising businessman