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EBB
*b+ decline, retreat, decrease, withdrawal The pain was ebbing.

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*pronunciation+ definition and synonyms Phrase

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EBULLIENT
*ibuhliuhnt+ full of confidence, energy and good humour I put her remarks down to youthful ebullience.

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ECHELON
*chuhln+ a rank or position of authority They are top echelons of Civil Service.

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CLAT
*eicl+ brilliant, ostentation, distinction

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ECLECTIC
*clctic+ choosing or using a wide variety She has very eclectic tastes in literature.

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ECSTATIC
*kstahtik+ very happy, delighted, bliss She was ecstatic about her new job.

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EDICT
*idikt+ an official order or statement, decree The festival was banned by royal edict.

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EDIFICE
*edifis+ large impressive building The World Trade Center were impressive edifices.

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EDIFY
*edifai+ to improve peoples intellects, moral, etc. by instruction They are a store of knowledge and experience that edify us.

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EDITORIALIZE
*ditriuhlaiz+ to express opinion, instead of reporting Yesterday the Washington Post editorialized on this subject.

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EDUCE
*idius+ to develop or evolve

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EFFACE
*efeis+ to make something disappear, obliterate, remove, eradicate She was going out of her way to efface lesser mortals.

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EFFERVECENCE
*fe vsens+ excitement, enthusiasm, full of energy bubbly, fizzy He has a warm effervescent personality.

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EFFETE
*ifit+ weak looking or behaving like a woman An effete monarchy.

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EFFIGY
*fidji+ statue of a famous person

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EFFLORESCE
*fluhrs+ to develop to the most advanced stage, to bloom

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EFFRONTERY
*ifruhnteri+ nerve, behavior that is confident and very rude, shame-less He had the effrontery to accuse me of lying!

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EFFULGENT
*ifuldjent+ shining brightly

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EFFUSIVE
*ifiu siv+ showing too much emotion He was effusive in his praise.

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EGREGIOUS
*igridjiuhs+ extremely bad

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EGRESS
*igrs+ leaving a place This door is intended for egress only.

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EKE
*ik+ to manage to live with very little money For years he eked out a miserable existence in a dreary bedsit in Bristol.

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ELABORATION
*ilabuhreichion+ detail, carefully organize The plan needs no further elaboration.

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ELATE
*ileit+ to fill with high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism very happy They were elated at the result.

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ELEEMOSYNARY
*ehli i msinri+ related to charity Truman was the beneficiary of these premature Republican eleemosynary acts.

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ELEGIAC
*lidjaiek+ expressing sadness, especially about the past Her poetry has an elegiac quality.

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ELICIT
*ilisit+ to get information or reaction from somebody Her tears elicited great sympathy from her audience.

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ELOQUENT
*loqwent+ to express well I am an eloquent speaker.

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ELUDE
*ilud+ to escape or avoid capture, evade He was extremely tired, but sleep eluded him.

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ELUSIVE
*ilusiv+ difficult to find, define or achieve A definitive solution to the problem of nuclear waste is proving elusive.

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EMACIATED
*imeishieitid+ very thin and weak

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EMBODY
*imbdi+ to represent an idea or quality The principles embodied in the Declaration of Human Rights.

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EMBRACE
*imbreis+ hug to accept an idea It is unlikely that such countries will embrace capitalistic ideas.

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EMBROIL
*embril+ to get involved in an argument or difficult situation I was reluctant to embroil myself in his problems.

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EMINENT
*eminent+ famous and respected Niemeyer was an eminent Brazilian architect.

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ENACT
*pronunciation+ to pass a law to take place There was drama being enacted a few feet away from us.

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ENCROACH
*encrch+ use up too much of something He never allows work to encroach upon his family life.

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ENCUMBER
*incuhnbuhr+ to make it difficult to happen The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters.

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ENDEAVOUR
*indvuhr+ an attempt to do something Please make every endeavor to arrive on time.

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ENDEMIC
*endemik+ found in a particular place or group Corruption is endemic in the system.

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ENDORSE
*indrs+ to publicly support I wholeheartedly endorse his remarks.

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ENDOWMENT
*indument+ born with ability or quality Few people are blessed with her mental endowments.

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ENERVATE
*enuhveit+ weakening or tiring An enervating climate.

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ENGAGING
*ingueidjin+ interesting or pleasant in an attractive way He gave him an engaging smile.

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ENGENDER
*indjenduhr+ to make a feeling or situation exist The issue engendered controversy.

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ENGROSS
*ingrous+ very interesting in a way that catches all the attention As business grew, it totally engrossed him.

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ENGULF
*ingulf+ to surround or cover completely He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters.

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ENHANCE
*in hns+ to improve the quality This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company.

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ENMITY
*enmuhti+ feeling of hatred toward somebody Her action earned the enmity of two or three colleagues.

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ENNUI
*n wi+ feeling being bored Lets get rid of this ennui.

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ENSHROUD
*inshrud+ to cover completely The island was enshrouded in mist.

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ENSUE
*insiu+ follow, to happen after An argument ensued.

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ENTAIL
*inteil+ involve The job entails a lot of hard work.

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ENTHRAL(L)
*inthrl+ very interesting and beautiful in a way that captures all the attention The child watched enthralled by the bright moving images.

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ENTICE
*intais+ persuade The animal refused to be enticed from its hole.

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ENTICING
*intaisin+ very attractive and interesting The offer was too enticing to refuse.

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ENVIABLE
*enviuhbl+ invejvel He is in the enviable position of having two job offers to choose from.

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EON
*iuhn+ extremely long period of time, thousands of years It seemed eons ago since the last time they saw each other.

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EPITHET
*epithet+ an adjective or phrase used to describe something The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet epic.

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EPITOME
*ipituhmi+ a perfect example, embodiment He is the epitome of a modern young man.

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EQUANIMITY
*kwuhnimuhti+ a calm state of mind, hard to get angry His sense of humor allowed him to face his opponents with equanimity.

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EQUITABLE
*kwituhbl+ fair and reasonable He has urged them to come to an equitable compromise.

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ERGO
*ergou+ therefore Neither side would have a real incentive to start a war. Ergo, peace would reign.

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ERRATIC
*irrtik+ unpredictable The electricity supply here is quite erratic.

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ETHOS
*iths+ moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group The whole ethos of the hotel is effortless service.

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EUPHONIOUS
*iuphoniuhs+ pleasant to listen Her voice is euphonious.

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EVASIVE
*iveisiv+ cagey, not willing to give clear answers Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night.

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EVINCE
*ivins+ to show clearly a feeling or quality He evinced a strong desire to be reconciled with his family.

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EVOKE
*ivouk+ to bring something to mind The music evoked memories of her youth.

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EX OFFICIO
*eks uhfishiou+ included or allowed because of position He was present at the meeting ex officio.

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EXACERBATE
*ekzah suhbeit+ to make a problem worse His aggressive reaction only exacerbated the situation.

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EXACT
*igzahkt+ to precise, correct in every detail, meticulous She gave an exact description of the attacker.

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EXACTING
*igzaktin+ demanding He was an exacting man to work for.

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EXASPERATE
*igzaspuhreit+ to annoy or irritate very much, infuriate Her moods exasperated him.

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EXCERPT
*ehksuhpt+ a short piece of writing The document was excerpted from an unidentified file.

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EXCISION
*iksijn+ the act of removing something The numerous excisions have destroyed the literary value of the text.

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EXCRUCIATE
*ikskrushieit+ to cause extreme pain The pain in my back was excruciating.

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EXECRABLE
*eksikruhbl+ very bad, terrible Apart from one movie, the rest of his work is execrable.

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EXEMPT
*igzempt+ isento Some students are exempt from some exams.

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EXERT
*igzuht+ exercer (poder) The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides.

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EXHAUSTIVE
*igzstiv+ include everything possible, complete This list is not intended to be exhaustive.

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EXHILARATING
*igziluhreitin+ very exciting My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience.

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EXHORT
*igzt+ try hard to persuade, urge The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for elections.

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EXIGUOUS
*egzigwiuhs+ very small, hardly enough An exiguous salary.

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EXORBITANT
*igzrbituhnt+ much too high It is a good hotel but the prices are exorbitant.

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EXPEDIENT
*ikspidiuhnt+ effective action that is not morally right or fair The curfew is a temporary expedient made necessary by a sudden emergency.

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EXPEDITE
*kspuhdait+ speed up We have developed rapid order processing to expedite deliveries to customers.

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EXPLOIT
*iksplit+ explorar He exploited his fathers name to get himself a job.

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EXPOSTULATE
*ikspstiuleit+ argue, disagree or protest His family expostulated with him.

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EXPOUND
*ikspund+ to explain something in a detailed way He expounded his views on the subject to me at great lenght.

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EXPRESSLY
*iksprsli+ clearly, definitely She was expressly forbidden to touch my papers.

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EXPROPRIATE
*ksprouprieit+ to officially take away private property The Bolsheviks expropriated the property of the landowners.

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EXPUNGE
*ikspandj+ get rid, erase The details of his criminal activities were expunged from the file.

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EXQUISITE
*ikskwizit+ extremely beautiful, well made Her wedding dress was exquisite.

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EXTANT
*kstant+ something old that still in existence A limited number of documents from the period are extant.

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EXTEMPORIZE
*ikstempuhraiz+ improvise He completely departed from the text and extemporized in a very energetic fashion.

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EXTOL
*ikstl+ to praise very much She was extolled as a genius.

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EXTRANEOUS
*ikstreiniuhs+ irrelevant We do not want any extraneous information on the page.

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EXTRICATE
*kstrikeit+ escape from a difficult situation He had managed to extricate himself from most of his unofficial duties.

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EXTRUDE
*ikstrud+ to force or push Lava is extruded from the volcano.

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EXUDE
*ikziud+ to demonstrate you have a quality She exuded confidence.

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EXULT
*ikzult+ be very excited and happy He leaned back, exulting at the success of his plan.