enormity
) {' g5 v% V% a4 s8 g( \# _hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
4 Z: H- }& Z5 x* F `9 Denrapture ; X2 |3 W( K; _3 C1 D
please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
( U* \& e0 ~) \ensconce 6 G; T4 D) }" x$ l
settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
" Z7 X, y# g* a: v$ Xensue - _8 L& q2 J$ z4 l. I* r
follow (as a result)9 _" s9 p; ^# p4 r; M! V5 t$ b
entail , Q3 E; R0 s" N" ~
make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B
1 X; d2 ^6 M7 p) X8 Senterprise 9 Y8 J6 I, X( o$ \
willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat: z6 P4 g; {6 w. x
enterprising
$ C8 k1 w0 V' ~# y; Sfull of initiative; showing enterprise
& ?0 L& y) e. F) eenthrall ' Y; O" Q" i9 ^8 g% @& a: t
capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound
) y( Z( W |7 p) _0 `entice
2 p0 o9 v" q& vlure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt0 @' o! ~5 z* L8 Q
entity ( \. i: @7 w$ g* f! O& L5 T6 j: \
real being
2 X) `& ~: O4 {2 u3 Jentomology 1 k* V, G, T& ^+ N6 Z8 K
study of insects
- N/ H2 Z9 [1 m2 v; aentourage 6 c+ _/ o- U0 P, J: ~6 x3 D6 W
group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround" N, c6 C8 T$ Q# m/ g5 L
entrance
8 {3 O: D9 J X+ W- f: }6 xput under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight
9 {: }& K1 E; M1 m! |/ V3 \entreat
2 ]4 k/ \' b& t3 V8 u+ I7 u: m! zplead; ask earnestly
- D1 p' w; r( }; bentree(entr\'ee)5 N" \% r Y& P) o8 P8 ~7 _; d
entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle# N; G4 M) b+ i' m0 p. s
entrepreneur
+ u5 I) U- R( T1 p1 @businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial
5 F- ^8 \$ `* l. q# q* Yenumerate
- ?! \9 k% o7 e" i/ _% k, @, c Jlist; mention one by one) B" r5 Z" B0 b; s4 B2 s' r" l; x
enunciate 2 ]9 K0 {) l; G& u: b
announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.+ {$ K8 p( [9 z: [! f6 [- X
environ
0 T: G. C) d F. e1 M+ Senclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
# D4 K$ H, o) H- q0 \! seon(aeon)
; {, K9 p X/ {3 }% B$ Llong period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras, T% H y) d4 W- v2 U. |
epaulet(epaulette)
, h" L/ K. [2 t: w6 S9 qornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)( R# U0 x, s2 @2 g. H
ephemeral M1 p; ^. j' ]1 G6 O4 M' f
short-lived; fleeting. n) s* R; _' Z& f* o; G4 M
epic
6 [) @' W/ {# E& j" \( ^long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand9 V3 \) a. x7 e7 h. J! |! W9 }
epicure
5 ^& g7 L* T- h: l1 [8 w, Vconnoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus
C- V9 t# t3 W0 ~epicurean
# [( a( U6 O8 ?& zbelieving that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.$ t5 J) q- ~6 s0 \/ A! M
epigram % D: j& |: [- J& j& u# l4 t, |5 |
witty thought or saying, usually short( s2 [' y4 R. q. @
epilogue & }3 c9 F8 V% \* c" I" n ?1 n
short speech at conclusion of dramatic work) Y* h) s) B% w5 L! x$ x/ ^
episodic
! H0 [6 j9 X2 m8 p" @# I$ B9 E5 j(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience' @( x7 m+ Q# C
epistemologist
% r( ?8 N9 H( e+ d9 U- Fphilosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology2 G2 L6 Y2 a5 i+ o
epitaph 3 |9 D9 E9 k: [# u! y' q
inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)) K5 V- B1 V0 f7 I$ X
epithet 2 C' ~1 V- I5 [# {8 x& W
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
E S3 T# O+ s" n1 [epitome 0 ^9 W7 H) d9 X1 f' A
perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody) U, B$ S0 n; h
epoch
9 `, G( `! }/ D7 E: Y" Lperiod of time, ]3 J! @! s( [( n
equable 0 R6 R3 e7 N! {' m) V6 S' G9 I
tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform$ N x6 p. J2 F4 U, ^$ G
equanimity 8 Z6 M$ f+ X* ^
calmness of temperament; composure0 c! U+ {/ N. W9 M5 n
equestrian " {& H6 r; A3 `$ _6 T* ?
rider on horseback; ADJ.
5 f4 i8 v B# tequilibrium
0 w7 [: e- E3 C7 r+ Nbalance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
" k6 J- z7 t$ Pequine
* i" }1 m0 T( b6 O8 z" Z( |resembling a horse; Ex. equine face% C4 @$ i5 A* \! h# ~& H+ ~
equinox
, ?% m0 q( a$ Pperiod of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial
7 J* @4 q5 J* h* K- V; Uequipoise
/ C E! h' E) k1 ]* mbalance; balancing force; equilibrium% z. i4 G- u7 U! ~. p! k
equitable ' {; r8 u. X! h( w+ Z" p0 b
fair; impartial; OP. inequitable) t6 s) G. T: P F/ J b3 q
equity
2 {" i( Z8 `9 C7 S- l" T/ sfairness; justice; OP. inequity
8 _5 F- d# W; c, G% [8 x8 ?equivocal 9 @# g M- S+ A( d
(of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal3 V' m- Y0 u* K; Y# }# H
equivocate , K& o' F2 \0 ?% [: F3 p ^
use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation
S( b+ y9 i y, F' X) h6 d" gerode
" B h2 j! ?) w0 I/ h4 F: Deat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.
, ~$ h, y% c' a2 verotic + b% I0 w" y. S2 w
pertaining to passionate love or sexual love" p+ |' n8 n$ z& o6 q# I$ k
errant
) o4 M h! O* Lwandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant2 J! M. c3 i I- R
erratic : j4 L+ @$ j" q" b5 m
odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable
+ L# d3 C5 k, ierroneous r- y+ W/ `9 A# P1 {. @' l* H
mistaken; wrong; incorrect' L8 q' l4 R7 K$ n6 I
erudite ' T1 ^1 y! ~2 C _; [5 Y9 o
(of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition0 ]# G; w9 ]4 P/ }1 y! d
escapade * B- D1 y( v7 X c5 O V& W# q
prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules: H& o# r6 f1 M+ T" _+ O
eschew
+ e# Q8 g8 C% x) {& `. |8 wavoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
, z: F( U! M$ k$ O% K7 d- desoteric / @; \$ @4 C6 x# i0 ?
hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica
# b! I4 U6 J5 z" Fespionage # G1 ~+ [! ?3 I7 Z. c7 X
spying
2 N$ ]. q9 p% W5 m% W- kespouse 2 [2 s) g* j4 a& u9 ]( R
adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal' h- f$ ~3 @$ Z* A3 `& a( V% a+ j2 C
esteem
9 C5 @. X9 K0 Z: A* S7 Srespect; value; judge; N. |
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