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to decorate; to elaborate upon
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embellish
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to involve in a quarrel
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embroil
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to try to equal or surpass
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emulate
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to weaken, to lessen the strength of
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enervate
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to cause, to produce, bring into being
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engender
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to add to; to make greater in value
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enhance
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a puzzle; a baffling situation
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enigma
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lasting only for a short time
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ephemeral
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evenness of temper
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equanimity
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to use double meanings in order to mislead; to be shifty; to quibble
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equivocate
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relying on or derived from observation or experiment
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empirical
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marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
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enamored
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warm praise; especially formal expression of such praise; a tribute
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encomium
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a brief but witty saying
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epigram
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scholarly
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erudite
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