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| eulogistic |
adj. highly praising, encomiastic
eg. eulogistic about his latest book |
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| eugenic |
adj. pertaining to improvement of race |
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| etymology |
n. study about words (origin,meanings,..) |
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| ethos |
n. ideas or attitudes of a culture or group
eg. The Californian ethos |
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| ethnology |
n. study of human races |
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| ethereal |
adj. light, heavenly, (elysian)
eg. the mountain is covered in ethereal mist |
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| estranged |
adj. alienated, separated
eg. He is estranged from his wife |
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| estimable |
adj. worthy of esteem, admirable |
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| esteem |
v. respect greatly, think high of
ant. dislike, disregard, mock |
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| essay |
v. make an attempt at, test
eg. His first essay in politics was a complete disaster. |
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| espouse |
v. - adopt, support
- marrige
eg. to espouse the idea of freedom |
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| espionage |
n. spying
eg. espionage film |
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| esoteric |
adj. obscure, profound, recondite
eg. instructed in esoteric language |
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| eschew |
v. avoid, abstain
eg. eschew wine and cigarette |
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| escapade |
n. dangerous and stupid adventure
eg. Isabel’s latest romantic escapade |
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| erudite |
adj. having much knowledge, scholarly
eg. a computer is an erudite tutor |
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| erroneous |
adj. mistaken, wrong
eg. He seems to be under the erroneous impression that she is in love with him. |
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| erratic |
adj. odd, unpredictable |
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| errant |
adj. misbehaving, devious, wandering
eg. errant fathers who refuse to pay maintenance for their children |
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| erotic |
adj. arousal of sexual desire, prurient, salacious
eg. erotic pictures of young women |
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| erode |
v. eat away, gradual destroy
eg. The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea |
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| equivocate |
v. mislead, conceal the truth |
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| equivocal |
adj. ambiguous, intentionally misleading
eg. She gave an equivocal answer, typical of a politician |
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| equity |
n. fairness, justice
eg. our courts guarantee equity to all |
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| equitable |
adj. fair, impartial, unbiased
eg. the most equitable solution for the dispute |
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| equipoise |
n. balanced state, equilibrium
eg. great equipoise of the acrobat |
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| equinox |
n. period of equal days and nights
eg. the spring / autumn equinox |
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| equine |
adj. horse-like, of horse
eg. the equine species |
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| equilibrium |
n. balance, equipoise
eg. We have achieved an equilibrium in the economy. |
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| equestrian |
adj. of horse-riding
eg. equestrian skill |
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| equanimity |
n. calmness (of mind or temperament)
eg. Their rude remarks cracked his equanimity |
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| equable |
adj. calm, moderate (not extreme hot or cold)
eg. an equable climate/temperament |
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| epoch |
n. a period of time, eon
eg the glacial epoch last thousands of years |
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| epitome |
n. a perfect example of sth, stereotype
(dien? hinh`)
eg. he is a epitome of diligence |
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| epithet |
n. phrases to describe a person's characteristics
eg. Charles the Fat |
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| epitaph |
n. words written about a dead person (often in tombstone)
eg. the epitaph in his grave is the truth |
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| epistemologist |
n. philosopher (study nature knowledge) |
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| episodic |
adj. loosely connected, discursive, discrete
ant. connected, lasting, permanent, regular |
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| epilogue |
n. concluding speech (in drama, film,...), ending |
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| epigram |
n. amusing saying
syn. adage, maxim |
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| epicure |
n. person who is very interested in food or drink, gourmand |
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| epic |
n. long heroic poem |
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| ephemeral |
adj. short-lived, transient, transitory
eg. an ephemeral flower |
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| epaulet |
n. shoulder's ornament (esp in army) |
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| eon |
n. an age, a long period,
eg. It took eons for our civilization to develop |
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| environ |
v. enclose, surround |
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| enunciate |
v. say clearly
eg. she enunciated slowly for her students |
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| enumerate |
v. list, mention one by one
eg. he enumerated all his reasons |
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| entrepreneur |
n. businessman, contractor |
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| entree |
n. entrance, admittance
eg. she made a graceful entree into the ballroom |
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| entreat |
v. plead, beg
eg. pls dont go, I entreat you |
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| entomology |
adj. study of insects |
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| entity |
n. real being thing
eg. The unit has become part of a larger department and no longer exists as a separate entity |
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| entice |
v. lure, tempt
eg. Ads entice customer into pouring money |
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| enthrall |
v. capture, enslave
eg. he was enthralled by her picture |
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| enterprising |
adj. having business acumen, dynamic
eg. an enterprising young woman |
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| entail |
v. require, involve
eg. this job entails a lot of hard work |
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| ensue |
v. result, happen, stem from
eg. What will ensue after these actions |
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| ensconce |
v. establish/settle comfortably
eg. children were ensconced safely in the private school |
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| enrapture |
v. delight Sb
eg. the mountain views enraptured me |
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| enormity |
n. hugeness, wickedness, turpitude, depravity
eg. the enormity of the crime |
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| ennui |
n. boredom, tedium, monotony
ant. enthusiasm, excitement, vigor |
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| enmity |
n. hostility, hatred, animosity
eg. Her action earned her the enmity of two or three colleagues |
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| enjoin |
v. command, order
eg. He enjoined obedience on his followers |
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| enigmatic |
adj. puzzling, obscure
eg. enigmatic smile of the Mona Lisa |
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| enigma |
n. puzzle, mystery
eg. Woman behavior is an enigma to me |
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| enhance |
v. increase, improve |
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| engross |
v. occupy fully (all the time or attention), enthrall
eg. the item engrossed the market |
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| engender |
v. produce, beget, spawn, father, sire, breed
eg. poverty engenders crime |
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| engaging |
adj. charming, attractive, winsome
eg. his engaging personality |
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| engage |
v. attract, hire
eg. ur case engaged my interest |
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| enfranchise |
v. give the rights of citizenship
eg. in Britain, women were enfranchised in 1918 |
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| enervate |
v. weaken, cause to lose strength or energy
ant. animate, empower, energize |
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| energize |
v. invigorate, activate
eg. his childhood energized him |
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| enduring |
adj. lasting, surviving
eg. enduring memories |
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| endue |
v. provide a quality
eg. He was endued with a lion's courage |
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| endorse |
v. approve, support, sustain
eg. endorse one's opinion |
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| endemic |
adj. regional, local
eg. endemic diseases |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:24:10 GMT |
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| endearment |
n. words of affection, love expression
eg. his gifts and endearment did not get her affility |
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| encumber |
v. burden, hinder, restrain
eg. he was encumbered with debt |
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