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Engender |
to produce, cause, or bring about; beget, proliferate, generate, procreate |
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Enigma |
a puzzle, a mystery; conundrum, perplexity |
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Enumerate |
to count, list, itemize; catalog, index, tabulate |
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Ephemeral |
lasting a short time; evanescent, fleeting, transient |
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Equivocate |
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead; ambiguous, evasive, waffling |
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Erratic |
wandering and unpredictable; capricious, irresolute, inconstant, whimsical |
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Erudite |
learned, scholarly, bookish; scholastic, wise |
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Esoteric |
known or understood only by a few; abstruse, arcane, obscure |
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Estimable |
admirable; honorable, laudable, venerable, meritorious |
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Eulogy |
speech in praise of someone; laud, extol, commend |
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Euphemism |
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
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Exacerbate |
to make worse; annoy, irritate, aggravate, intensify, provoke |
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Exculpate |
to clear from blame, prove innocent |
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Exigent |
urgent; requiring immediate action; critical, imperative |
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Exonerate |
to clear of blame; absolve, exculpate, acquit, vindicate |
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Explicit |
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression; candid, frank, unequivocal |
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Fanatical |
acting excessively enthusiastic, filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion; fiery, zealous, frenzied |
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Fawn |
to grovel; toady, pander |
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Fervid |
intensely emotional, feverish; vehement, passionate, zealous |
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Florid |
excessively decorated or embellished; ornate, elaborate, ostentatious |