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| 1 | enamored | (adjective satellite) marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 2 | encomium | (noun) a formal expression of praise Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 3 | encroach | (verb) advance beyond the usual limit (verb) impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 4 | encumber | (verb) hold back Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 5 | endemic | (noun) a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island" (noun) a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location (adjective satellite) originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan" (adjective) native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species" (adjective) of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of th Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 6 | endorse | (verb) of documents or cheques (verb) guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" (verb) be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" (verb) give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 7 | enervate | (verb) weaken mentally or morally (verb) disturb the composure of Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 8 | enfeeble | (verb) make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 9 | enfranchised | (adjective) endowed with the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 10 | engender | (verb) make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" (verb) call forth Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 11 | enhance | (verb) increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" (verb) make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 12 | enigma | (noun) something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" (noun) a difficult problem Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 13 | enigmatic | (adjective satellite) resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile" (adjective satellite) not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 14 | ennui | (noun) the feeling of being bored by something tedious Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 15 | eon | (noun) (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe (noun) an immeasurably long period of time (noun) the longest division of geological time Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 16 | ephemeral | (adjective satellite) enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 17 | epicure | (noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 18 | epigram | (noun) a witty saying Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 19 | epilogue | (noun) a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" (noun) a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 20 | epiphany | (noun) a divine manifestation (noun) twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 21 | epitaph | (noun) an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there (noun) a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 22 | epitome | (noun) a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" (noun) a brief abstract (as of an article or book) Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 23 | equanimity | (noun) steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 24 | equinox | (noun) (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic (noun) either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 25 | equivocal | (adjective satellite) uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal" (adjective) open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivo (adjective satellite) open to question; "aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 26 | eradication | (noun) the complete destruction of every trace of something Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 27 | errant | (adjective satellite) uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable; "an errant breeze" (adjective satellite) straying from the right course or from accepted standards; "errant youngsters" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 28 | erratic | (adjective satellite) liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" (adjective satellite) likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster (adjective satellite) having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 29 | erroneous | (adjective satellite) containing or characterized by error; "erroneous conclusions"; "the answer was inaccurate" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 30 | erudite | (adjective satellite) having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 31 | eschew | (verb) avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 32 | esoteric | (adjective) confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 33 | estimable | (adjective satellite) may be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "computable odds"; "estimable assets" (adjective) deserving of respect or high regard (adjective satellite) deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 34 | ethereal | (adjective satellite) characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" (adjective satellite) characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" (adjective satellite) of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" (adjective) of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 35 | ethnic | (adjective satellite) not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam (adjective satellite) denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 36 | eulogy | (noun) a formal expression of praise Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 37 | euphemism | (noun) an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 38 | euphony | (noun) any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 39 | evanescent | (adjective satellite) tending to vanish like vapor; "evanescent beauty" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 40 | evasion | (noun) the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver (noun) nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" (noun) the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" (noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 41 | evoke | (verb) call to mind or evoke (verb) evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" (verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" (verb) call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" (verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 42 | exculpate | (verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 43 | execute | (verb) sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty" (verb) put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" (verb) carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" (verb) kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" (verb) murder execution-style; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" (verb) carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" (verb) carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 44 | exemplary | (adjective satellite) serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" (adjective satellite) being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct"; (adjective satellite) worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 45 | exhaustive | (adjective satellite) very thorough; exhaustively complete; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 46 | exhume | (verb) dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 47 | exigent | (adjective satellite) requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" (adjective satellite) demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 48 | exonerate | (verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
| 49 | exorbitant | (adjective satellite) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" Source: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Look up this word at: (Dictionary.com | Thesaurus.com ) |
