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emeritus adj.
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Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position
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emigrant n.
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One who moves from one place to settle in another.
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emigrate v.
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To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another
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eminence n.
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An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc
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eminent adj.
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high in station, merit, or esteem
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emit v.
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to send or give out
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emphasis n.
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an special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word
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emphasize v.
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to articulate or enunciae with special impressiveness upon a word,
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emphatic adj.
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spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words
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employee n
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One who works for wages or a salary
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employer n.
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One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay
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emporium n
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A bazaar or shop.
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empower v.
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To delegate authority to
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emulate v.
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To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
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enact v.
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To make into law, as by legislative act.
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enamor v
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To inspire with ardent love.
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encamp v.
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To pitch tents for a resting-place
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encomium n.
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A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
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encompass v
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to encircle
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encore n.
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the call for a repitition, as of some part of a play or performance
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employer n.
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One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay
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emporium n
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A bazaar or shop.
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empower v.
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To delegate authority to
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emulate v.
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To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
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enact v.
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To make into law, as by legislative act.
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enamor v
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To inspire with ardent love.
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encamp v.
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To pitch tents for a resting-place
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encomium n.
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A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
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encompass v
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to encircle
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encore n.
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the call for a repitition, as of some part of a play or performance
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encourage v.
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to inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind
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encroach v.
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to invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another
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encumber v.
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to impede with obstacles
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encyclical adj.
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intended for general circulation
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encyclopedia n.
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a work containing information on subects, or exhaustive of one subject
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endanger v.
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to expose to peril
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endear v.
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to cause to be loved
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endemic adj.
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peculiar to some specified country or people
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endue v.
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to endow with some specified country or people
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endurabe adj.
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tolerable
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endurance n.
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the ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing
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energetic adj.
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working vigorously
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enervate v.
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to render ineffective or inoperative
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enfeeble v.
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to debilitate
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enfranchise v.
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to endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote
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engender v
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to produce
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engrave v.
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to cut or carve in or upon some surface
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engross v.
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to occupy completely
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enhance v.
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to intensify
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enigma n.
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a riddle
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enjoin v.
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to command
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enkindle v.
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to set on fire
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enlighten v.
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to cause to see clearly
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enlist v.
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to enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment
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enmity n.
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hatred
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ennoble v.
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to dignify
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enormity n.
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immensity
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enormous adj.
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gigantic
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enrage v.
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to infuriate
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enrapture v.
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to delight extravagantly or intensely
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enshrine
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to keep sacred
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ensnare v.
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to entrap
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entail v.
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to involve necessitate
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entangle v.
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to inolve in difficulties, confusion, or complications
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enthrall v.
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to bring or hold under any overmastering influence
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entrhone v.
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to invest with sovereign power
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enthuse v.
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to yield or display intense and rapturous feeling
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enthusiastic adj.
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full of zeal and fervor
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entierty n.
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a complete thing
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entomology n.
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the branch of zoology that treats of insects
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entrails n. pl
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the internal parts of an animal
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entreaty n.
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an earnest request
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entree n.
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the act of entering
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entrench v.
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to fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall
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entwine v.
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to interweave
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enumerate v.
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to name one by one
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epic n.
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a poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes,
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epicure n.
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one who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking
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epicurean adj.
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indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintness of appetite
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epicycle n.
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a circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of anoter circle
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entrails n. pl
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the internal parts of an animal
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entreaty n.
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an earnest request
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entree n.
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the act of entering
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entrench v.
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to fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall
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entwine v.
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to interweave
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enumerate v.
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to name one by one
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epic n.
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a poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes,
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epicure n.
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one who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking
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epicurean adj.
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indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintness of appetite
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epicycle n.
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a circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of anoter circle
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epicycloid n.
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a curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle
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epidermic
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wide-spread occurence of a disease in a certain region
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epidermis n.
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the outer skin
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epigram n.
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a pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation
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epilogue n.
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the close of a narrative or dramatic poem
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epiphany n.
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any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity
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episode n.
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An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it
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epitaph n
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An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead
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epithet n
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Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas".
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epitome n.
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A simplified representation
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epizootic adj.
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prevailing among animals
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epoch n.
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A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events
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epode n
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A species of lyric poems.
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equalize v.
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To render uniform
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equanimity n
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evenness of mind or temper
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equestrian adj.
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pertaining to horses or horsemanship
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equilibrium n
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a state of balance
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equitable adj
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characterized by fairness
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equity n
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Fairness or impartiality
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equivalent adj.
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Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
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