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ebullient |
1. Overflowing with excitement, enthusiasm or exuberance. 2. Boiling. Said of a [...] |
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ebullition |
1. The bubbling or effervescence of a liquid; a boiling. 2. A sudden, violent, o [...] |
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effluvium |
(pl. ~via) Foul smelling vapour or fumes emanating from decaying matter. |
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effulgent |
Resplendent. Shining forth brilliantly. |
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effusive |
1. Irrepressibly demonstrative. 2. Unrestrained in emotional expression; gushing [...] |
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egesta |
Egested matter, especially excrement. |
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egregious |
1 (archaic) Distinguished. 2. Conspicuously bad. |
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empyreal |
Of the sky. Heavenly. Sublime. |
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emulous |
To have ambition fueled by rivalry. |
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encomium |
A formal expression of lofty praise; a tribute; a eulogy. |
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ensiform |
Sword shaped. |
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ephemeral |
Short lived or transitory. |
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epispastic |
Causing blisters. ~n. A blistering agent; a a vesicatory. |
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equivocal |
1. deliberately ambiguous, with the intention to mislead or confuse: "The langua [...] |
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equivocate |
1 : to use equivocal language, especially with the intent to deceive
2 : to avo [...] |
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erhine |
Promoting nasal discharge ~n. An erhine medicine. |
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eschew |
To habitually avoid, especially on moral or practical grounds : |
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esoteric |
Intended for or understood only by a small minority. |
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excise |
1. To delete a passage of text. 2. To remove as if by cutting. Especially of an [...] |
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execrable |
1. Detestable; abominable; abhorrent. 2. Extremely inferior; very bad. |
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execrate |
1. (archaic) To invoke a curse upon; curse. 2. To inveigh against; denounce. 3. [...] |
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execration |
1. A curse. 2. Something that is loathed. 3. The act of execrating. |
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extirpate |
1. To uproot. 2. To destroy completely; exterminate. 3. To remove by surgery. |