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Endemic
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adj. prevailing among a specific region or area. The plague was endemic in this part of the world.
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Endue
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v. to provide with some quality; endow. I am endued with lion's courage.
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Enervate
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v. to weaken. After her illness, even a short walk to the door enervated her.
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Enfrachise
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v. admit to the rights of citizenship
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Engender
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v. to cause or produce. To receive an award engenders self confidence.
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Enjoin
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v. command; order; forbid. The owners of the company enjoined the workers to cease their protests.
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Enmity
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n. ill will; hatred. I pray for my enmity to be removed.
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Ennui
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n. boredom. The ennui of a computer desk job is a fact of life for many American workers.
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Enrapture
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v. please intensely. She enraptured me.
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Ensconce
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v. settle comfortably. Let us ensconce in the countryside.
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Environ
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v. enclose; surround. In medieval days, Paris was environed by a wall.
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Epaulet
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n. ornament worn on the shoulder. Fringed epaulet's on George Washington's uniform
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Ephemeral
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adj. short-lived; fleeting. Don't fall for the ephermal pleasure of money and pride.
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Epicure
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n. connoisseur of food and drink. I think I could be an epicure.
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Epigram
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n. witty thought or saying, usually short. David was always full of epigrams to keep me smiling.
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Episodic
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adj. loosely connected. Though he tried to folow the plot of Gravity's Rainbow is dense and episodic.
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Epithet
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n. word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing. Do you have an enderearing epithet?
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Equable
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adj. tranquil; steady; uniform. The equable climate of Florida pleased the old couple.
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Equanimity
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n. calmness of temperament; composure. Even the inevatable strains of caring for an ailing mother did not disturb Bea's equanimity.
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Equinox
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n. period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and automn; the beginning of spring and automn. The equinox was met with great festivity.
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Equivocal
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adj. ambigious; intentionally misleading. Rejecting the candidate's equivocal comments, the journalist sought the truth.
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Equivoate
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v. lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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Errant
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adj. wandering. Let the errant gentleman do what he must.
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Erudite
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adj. learned; scholarly. The erudite young women surprised their peers with their impresive knowledge.
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Eschew
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v. avoid. The akward professor eschewed his students.
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Esoteric
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adj. hard to understand; known only to the chosen few. Kant's texts are notoriously esoteric.
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Espouse
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v. adopt; support. She was always ready to espouse a worthy cause.
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Essay
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v. make an attempt at; test. Although the young actor essayed Angeline's style, she never sucessfully embued all of her qualities.
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Ethnology
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n. study of humnakind.
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Ethos
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n. underlying character of a culture, group, etc. The ethos was so attractive that I wanted to bottle it up.
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