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Embellish v. to decorate, to elaborate upon.
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Adorn Amplify Embroider festoon garnish overstate
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Embroil v. to involve in a quarrel
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Confound Derange Encumber Enmesh Ensnare Entangle Mire Perplex
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Emulate v. to try to equal or surpass
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Ditto Rival
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Enervate v. to weaken, to lessen the strength of
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Debilitate Enfeeble Incapacitate Sap Vitiate
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Engender v. to cause, to produce, bring into being
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Beget Foment Incite Muster Precipitate Provoke Stimulate
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Enhance v. to add to; to make greater in value
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Adorn Amplify Augment Exalt Pad Reinforce
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Enigma n. a puzzle; a baffling situation
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Cliffhanger Conundrum Crux Knot Parable
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Ephemeral adj. lasting for only a short time
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Episodic Evanescent Fleeting Flitting Transient Volatile
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Equanimity n. evenness of temper
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Composure Detachment Serenity
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Equivocate v. to use double meanings in order to mislead; to be shifty
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Cavil Duplicity Elude Evade Falsify Parry Prevaricate Quibble
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