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engaged,a.occupied, employed, engrossed; affianced, betrothed.engagement,n.betrothal, affiance, betrothment;contract,pledge, stipulation,promise;encounter,combat,fight,conflict,action.engine,n.locomotive,mogul, tractionengine.England,n.Albion (Ancient name).Associated words: Anglomaniac, Anglomania, Johnny Bull, Great Britain, anglicize, anglicization, Anglophobe, Anglophobia.English,a.British, Anglican.Englishism,n.Anglicism, Briticism.English legislature.Parliament.Englishman,n.Britisher, Briton.engrave,v.chisel,carve,grave,cut; imprint, infix, impress; stipple.engraving,n.celature, graving, chiseling,carving; print, plate, stippling, stipple.enjoyment,n.pleasure, delight,gratification, delectation, felicity, fruition.enlarge,v.magnify, amplify, augment,expand,develop,increase,extend,swell;dilate, descant, launchout,expatiate; ennoble, broaden.enlargement,n.augmentation,extension,expansion,dilation,development,growth,increase, amplification, dilatation, ennoblement; expatiation.enmity,n.hostility,unfriendliness,opposition, antagonism, malignity,hatred,animosity, malevolence,rancor,antipathy, feud.enormity,n.atrocity, heinousness, flagrancy, depravity.enormous,a.colossal,monstrous,gigantic,mammoth, prodigious,huge;heinous,atrocious,nefarious,flagrant, flagitious.enough,n.sufficiency,plenty,abundance,adequacy.Antonyms:deficiency, inadequacy,surplus.enough,adv.sufficiently, adequately, fully.enrich,v.fertilize;embellish,adorn,beautify; endow.enrichment,n.fertilization;endowment;embellishment,decoration,adornment.enroll,v.enlist,register, matriculate,list,record.enrollment,n.registration, matriculation, enlistment;register,record, roster.enslave,v.enthrall, subjugate,overcome.enslavement,n.enthrallment, subjugation,subjection,bondage,slavery.entangle,v.interweave, complicate,tangle, enmesh,snarl;insnare,puzzle, involve.entanglement,n.complication,intricacy,snarl,tangle,embarrassment, imbroglio.enter,v.penetrate,pierce,perforate; embark in, enlist in;insert.enterprise,n.project, undertaking;activity.enterprising,a.active,stirring,energetic,venturesome.entertain,v.divert,amuse,please,junket,beguile,cheer;harbor,hold, lodge.entertaining,a.diverting,amusing, interesting.entertainment,n.diversion,amusement,recreation,pastime,play, divertissement;banquet,junket,feast, collation.enthusiasm,n.eagerness, intensity,ardor,fervor,fervency, verve, empressement,unction.Antonyms:indifference, wariness,caution,calmness,lukewarmness.enthusiast,n.zealot,fanatic, devotee,partisan.enthusiastic,a.eager,zealous,fanatical,fervent, impassioned.entice,v.seduce,allure,persuade,inveigle,wheedle,tempt.enticement,n.seduction,allurement,temptation,lure,decoy,inducement.enticing,a.seductive,alluring,tempting.entire,a.complete, undivided. Seewhole.entirety,n.completeness, integrity, totality,wholeness.entrance,n.ingress, access; entrée;entry, portal,inlet,gate,door.entrap,v.insnare,entangle,decoy, entrammel,entice.entry,n.entrance, access;hall,vestibule;memorandum,minute,record.envelop,v.surround, inwrap,inclose,encircle, encompass, environ.envelope,n.wrapper,inclosure, capsule,case,sheath.enveloping,a.surrounding, enfolding, circumambient, encircling.environment,n.conditions, entourage.epicure,n.gourmand, gastronome, gourmet;sensualist,voluptuary; sybarite,epicurean.epicurean,a.sensual,voluptuous,luxurious, sybaritic.epicurism,n.hedonism, epicureanism, eudæmonism;sensuality,luxury; gastronomy.epitome,n.compendium,abstract,digest,synopsis.equal,a.coördinate, tantamount,equivalent, corresponding, identical, commensurate, proportionate,adequate,sufficient; equable,uniform, equitable,even.equal,n.peer,mate, compeer,match, coördinate.Antonyms:inferior, subordinate.equality,n.coördination,uniformity, parity,agreement.Antonyms: Seeinequality.equilibrium,n.equipoise,balance.equip,v.accouter,furnish, fitout,gird.equipage,n.equipment;carriage, turnout;suite,train,retinue.equipment,n.apparatus, accouterments,paraphernalia,rigging,gear.equipoise,n.equilibrium.equivalent,a.tantamount,equal, commensurate; interchangeable.eradicate,v.extirpate,exterminate.eradication,n.extirpation,extermination.erase,v.expunge, rubout,efface,obliterate, dele, delete.erasure,n.expunging, erasion,obliteration.erect,v.build,raise.erect,a.upright,vertical, raised; undaunted,bold, undismayed.Antonyms: horizontal, recumbent, prone, inverted, oblique,cringing.erection,n.building,raising, construction.erosion,n.corrosion, eroding.err,v.misjudge,mistake,blunder;deviate,sin.errand,n.mission, commission.erratic,a.nomadic,wandering;eccentric,fanciful.erring,a.peccable,sinful,fallible,weak.Antonyms: impeccable,infallible, inerrable.erroneous,a.false,incorrect,untrue, mistaken,inaccurate,wrong.error,n.mistake,inaccuracy,blunder, misapprehension, falsity, misconception.Associated words:fallibility,infallibility,fallible, errant, errancy, inerrancy, inerrability.errors,n. pl.errata;sing.erratum.erudition,n.learning,scholarship.eruption,n.outburst,outbreak; exanthema,rash, efflorescence.erysipelas,n.Saint Anthony'sfire,rose.escort,n.guard,convoy,usher.Eskimo,n.Husky.Eskimo house.topek, igloo.Eskimo language.Husky.especial,a.special,particular,specific.essay,n.dissertation,article, disquisition, thesis; attempt,effort,trial.essential,a.indispensable,necessary,requisite.Antonyms: nonessential,superfluous.establish,v.found,organize, institute;substantiate,verify,ratify.establishment,n.organization, founding, institution;substantiation,verification.esteem,v.respect,value,honor,revere;rate,reckon,estimate.esteem,n.respect,honor,regard;opinion,judgment,estimation.Antonyms: disesteem,aversion,odium,antipathy,unpopularity.estimable,a.computable, calculable;meritorious,worthy,excellent.Antonyms: inestimable, incalculable, incomputable.estimate,v.appraise,value,rate,prize;compute,calculate,reckon.estimation,n.esteem,respect,honor; appraisement,valuation,estimate.estrange,v.alienate, disaffect.estranged,a.alienate, alienated.estrangement,n.alienation, disaffection.eternal,a.self-existent, infinite;endless, asonian. Seeeverlasting.eulogist,n.encomiast, panegyrist,praiser.eulogistic,a.laudatory, panegyrical, encomiastic.eulogize,v.laud,praise,extol, panegyrize.eulogy,n.encomium,panegyric, laudation,praise.Europe and Africa.Associated words: Eurafric, Eurafrican.Europe and Asia.Associated words: Eurasian, Eurasiatic, Scythia.evade,v.shun,avoid; elude,parry,foil,baffle; prevaricate, equivocate,dodge,quibble.evaporate,v.vaporize, evanesce.evaporation,n.vaporization, evanescence; exhalation.Associated words:volatile, volatility, volatilize, evaporable.evasion,n.evading, eluding, escape;baffling, foiling; prevarication, equivocation,sophistry, tergiversation,subterfuge,dodge,excuse.evasive,a.equivocal,indefinite, elusive.even,a.plane,level,flush,flat,smooth; equable,uniform,unvarying.evening,n.dusk,twilight, nightfall, eventide,even, gloaming.Associated words: vespertine, vespertinal, erepuscular, erepusculous, soirée, vesper.evening prayer.compline.evening service.vespers; evensong.evening star.Hesper, Hesperus,Venus, Vesper.evenness,n.uniformity,smoothness, equanimity, equableness.event,n.occurrence, affair,incident, happening;consequence,result,outcome.evergreen,a.indeciduous.everlasting,a.continual,perpetual, interminable,unceasing,eternal,endless, incessant, never-ending;deathless, immortal, æonian,imperishable; (Colloq.)constant,continual.everlasting,n.eternity; immortelle.every-day,a.commonplace,common,customary.every now and then.occasionally, repeatedly, frequently.everywhere present.omnipresent, ubiquitous.--n.omnipresence,ubiquity.evident,a.manifest,obvious,clear, palpable,patent.evil,a.sinful,immoral,sinister,unrighteous,vicious,pernicious. Seebad.evil,n.wickedness, depravity,sin, iniquity, perniciousness, Belial, unrighteousness;disaster,misfortune,calamity,reverse;injustice,damage,injury,wrong, mischief.evil-doer,n.sinner, malefactor,culprit,offender, delinquent. Seewrong-doer.evil-minded,a.malicious, malignant,wicked, depraved.evolution,n.development,unfoldment, evolvement, unfolding.exact,a.precise,accurate,true, literal, undeviating; punctilious,methodical,rigid,severe,rigorous,strict.exact,v.demand, extort,wrest.exacting,a.severe,harsh,oppressive, peremptory.exaction,n.extortion,oppression.exactness,n.precision,accuracy, strictness, exactitude,correctness, scrupulousness.exaggerate,v.overstate.exaggerated,a.overstated,colored, hyperbolical.exaggeration,n.overstatement; hyperbole.exalt,v.elevate;dignify, ennoble,aggrandize;magnify, apotheosize,extol.exaltation,n.elevation,aggrandizement, loftiness, apotheosis.exalted,a.sublime, elevated,lofty,grand,dignified.examination,n.inquiry,autopsy, scrutiny, inspection,investigation, audit, inquest, reconnoissance, inquisition, recension, probing,review.examine,v.inspect, scrutinize,question, audit, heckle, reconnoitre,review,search,probe,investigate, catechise.examiner,n.inspector, investigator, inquirer,questioner, catechiser, resensionist, auditor,censor, reviewer, inquisitor.example,n.sample,specimen, exemplification;model,pattern, prototype,copy, archetype, exemplar; precedentinstance,illustration,case.Associated words: exemplify, exemplification, exemplary, praxis.exasperate,v.provoke,irritate,incense,anger;aggravate, imbitter,intensify.exasperation,n.provocation, irritation, offending,aggravation,anger; exacerbation.exceed,v.surpass, transcend; outvie,excel,outdo; preponderate, predominate.exceeding,a.surpassing.excel,v.outrival, outstrip,surpass,eclipse,outdo, outvie, transcend,exceed.excellence,n.preëminence, transcendence,superiority, eminence, integrity, probity, goodness,worth,merit,virtue.excellent,a.estimable,meritorious,good,worthy,choice.excess,n.superabundance,superfluity, redundancy,redundance,overplus,surplus, surplusage,residue, remainderexuberance,rampancy; overdoing, exorbitance, immoderation;debauchery, dissoluteness,intemperance, immoderation.excessive,a.superfluous,exuberant,superabundant, disproportionate;outrageous,unreasonable, exorbitant inordinate,extravagant,fabulous,immoderate,extreme.exchange,v.trade,barter, traffic, commute,interchange, reciprocate, bandy, permute.exchange,n.traffic,trade,barter, commutation,interchange,reciprocity, permutation; Bourse; agiotage.excitable,a.susceptible,sensitive, emotional, impressible, mobile;irritable,choleric,passionate, irascible,fiery,waspish.Antonyms:unexcitable, imperturbable,calm.excite,v.stimulate,arouse, inflame,incite,provoke;perturb,agitate, disconcert, discompose, distract,unsettle.

engaged,a.occupied, employed, engrossed; affianced, betrothed.

engagement,n.betrothal, affiance, betrothment;contract,pledge, stipulation,promise;encounter,combat,fight,conflict,action.

engine,n.locomotive,mogul, tractionengine.

England,n.Albion (Ancient name).Associated words: Anglomaniac, Anglomania, Johnny Bull, Great Britain, anglicize, anglicization, Anglophobe, Anglophobia.

English,a.British, Anglican.

Englishism,n.Anglicism, Briticism.

English legislature.Parliament.

Englishman,n.Britisher, Briton.

engrave,v.chisel,carve,grave,cut; imprint, infix, impress; stipple.

engraving,n.celature, graving, chiseling,carving; print, plate, stippling, stipple.

enjoyment,n.pleasure, delight,gratification, delectation, felicity, fruition.

enlarge,v.magnify, amplify, augment,expand,develop,increase,extend,swell;dilate, descant, launchout,expatiate; ennoble, broaden.

enlargement,n.augmentation,extension,expansion,dilation,development,growth,increase, amplification, dilatation, ennoblement; expatiation.

enmity,n.hostility,unfriendliness,opposition, antagonism, malignity,hatred,animosity, malevolence,rancor,antipathy, feud.

enormity,n.atrocity, heinousness, flagrancy, depravity.

enormous,a.colossal,monstrous,gigantic,mammoth, prodigious,huge;heinous,atrocious,nefarious,flagrant, flagitious.

enough,n.sufficiency,plenty,abundance,adequacy.Antonyms:deficiency, inadequacy,surplus.

enough,adv.sufficiently, adequately, fully.

enrich,v.fertilize;embellish,adorn,beautify; endow.

enrichment,n.fertilization;endowment;embellishment,decoration,adornment.

enroll,v.enlist,register, matriculate,list,record.

enrollment,n.registration, matriculation, enlistment;register,record, roster.

enslave,v.enthrall, subjugate,overcome.

enslavement,n.enthrallment, subjugation,subjection,bondage,slavery.

entangle,v.interweave, complicate,tangle, enmesh,snarl;insnare,puzzle, involve.

entanglement,n.complication,intricacy,snarl,tangle,embarrassment, imbroglio.

enter,v.penetrate,pierce,perforate; embark in, enlist in;insert.

enterprise,n.project, undertaking;activity.

enterprising,a.active,stirring,energetic,venturesome.

entertain,v.divert,amuse,please,junket,beguile,cheer;harbor,hold, lodge.

entertaining,a.diverting,amusing, interesting.

entertainment,n.diversion,amusement,recreation,pastime,play, divertissement;banquet,junket,feast, collation.

enthusiasm,n.eagerness, intensity,ardor,fervor,fervency, verve, empressement,unction.Antonyms:indifference, wariness,caution,calmness,lukewarmness.

enthusiast,n.zealot,fanatic, devotee,partisan.

enthusiastic,a.eager,zealous,fanatical,fervent, impassioned.

entice,v.seduce,allure,persuade,inveigle,wheedle,tempt.

enticement,n.seduction,allurement,temptation,lure,decoy,inducement.

enticing,a.seductive,alluring,tempting.

entire,a.complete, undivided. Seewhole.

entirety,n.completeness, integrity, totality,wholeness.

entrance,n.ingress, access; entrée;entry, portal,inlet,gate,door.

entrap,v.insnare,entangle,decoy, entrammel,entice.

entry,n.entrance, access;hall,vestibule;memorandum,minute,record.

envelop,v.surround, inwrap,inclose,encircle, encompass, environ.

envelope,n.wrapper,inclosure, capsule,case,sheath.

enveloping,a.surrounding, enfolding, circumambient, encircling.

environment,n.conditions, entourage.

epicure,n.gourmand, gastronome, gourmet;sensualist,voluptuary; sybarite,epicurean.

epicurean,a.sensual,voluptuous,luxurious, sybaritic.

epicurism,n.hedonism, epicureanism, eudæmonism;sensuality,luxury; gastronomy.

epitome,n.compendium,abstract,digest,synopsis.

equal,a.coördinate, tantamount,equivalent, corresponding, identical, commensurate, proportionate,adequate,sufficient; equable,uniform, equitable,even.

equal,n.peer,mate, compeer,match, coördinate.Antonyms:inferior, subordinate.

equality,n.coördination,uniformity, parity,agreement.Antonyms: Seeinequality.

equilibrium,n.equipoise,balance.

equip,v.accouter,furnish, fitout,gird.

equipage,n.equipment;carriage, turnout;suite,train,retinue.

equipment,n.apparatus, accouterments,paraphernalia,rigging,gear.

equipoise,n.equilibrium.

equivalent,a.tantamount,equal, commensurate; interchangeable.

eradicate,v.extirpate,exterminate.

eradication,n.extirpation,extermination.

erase,v.expunge, rubout,efface,obliterate, dele, delete.

erasure,n.expunging, erasion,obliteration.

erect,v.build,raise.

erect,a.upright,vertical, raised; undaunted,bold, undismayed.Antonyms: horizontal, recumbent, prone, inverted, oblique,cringing.

erection,n.building,raising, construction.

erosion,n.corrosion, eroding.

err,v.misjudge,mistake,blunder;deviate,sin.

errand,n.mission, commission.

erratic,a.nomadic,wandering;eccentric,fanciful.

erring,a.peccable,sinful,fallible,weak.Antonyms: impeccable,infallible, inerrable.

erroneous,a.false,incorrect,untrue, mistaken,inaccurate,wrong.

error,n.mistake,inaccuracy,blunder, misapprehension, falsity, misconception.Associated words:fallibility,infallibility,fallible, errant, errancy, inerrancy, inerrability.

errors,n. pl.errata;sing.erratum.

erudition,n.learning,scholarship.

eruption,n.outburst,outbreak; exanthema,rash, efflorescence.

erysipelas,n.Saint Anthony'sfire,rose.

escort,n.guard,convoy,usher.

Eskimo,n.Husky.

Eskimo house.topek, igloo.

Eskimo language.Husky.

especial,a.special,particular,specific.

essay,n.dissertation,article, disquisition, thesis; attempt,effort,trial.

essential,a.indispensable,necessary,requisite.Antonyms: nonessential,superfluous.

establish,v.found,organize, institute;substantiate,verify,ratify.

establishment,n.organization, founding, institution;substantiation,verification.

esteem,v.respect,value,honor,revere;rate,reckon,estimate.

esteem,n.respect,honor,regard;opinion,judgment,estimation.Antonyms: disesteem,aversion,odium,antipathy,unpopularity.

estimable,a.computable, calculable;meritorious,worthy,excellent.Antonyms: inestimable, incalculable, incomputable.

estimate,v.appraise,value,rate,prize;compute,calculate,reckon.

estimation,n.esteem,respect,honor; appraisement,valuation,estimate.

estrange,v.alienate, disaffect.

estranged,a.alienate, alienated.

estrangement,n.alienation, disaffection.

eternal,a.self-existent, infinite;endless, asonian. Seeeverlasting.

eulogist,n.encomiast, panegyrist,praiser.

eulogistic,a.laudatory, panegyrical, encomiastic.

eulogize,v.laud,praise,extol, panegyrize.

eulogy,n.encomium,panegyric, laudation,praise.

Europe and Africa.Associated words: Eurafric, Eurafrican.

Europe and Asia.Associated words: Eurasian, Eurasiatic, Scythia.

evade,v.shun,avoid; elude,parry,foil,baffle; prevaricate, equivocate,dodge,quibble.

evaporate,v.vaporize, evanesce.

evaporation,n.vaporization, evanescence; exhalation.Associated words:volatile, volatility, volatilize, evaporable.

evasion,n.evading, eluding, escape;baffling, foiling; prevarication, equivocation,sophistry, tergiversation,subterfuge,dodge,excuse.

evasive,a.equivocal,indefinite, elusive.

even,a.plane,level,flush,flat,smooth; equable,uniform,unvarying.

evening,n.dusk,twilight, nightfall, eventide,even, gloaming.Associated words: vespertine, vespertinal, erepuscular, erepusculous, soirée, vesper.

evening prayer.compline.

evening service.vespers; evensong.

evening star.Hesper, Hesperus,Venus, Vesper.

evenness,n.uniformity,smoothness, equanimity, equableness.

event,n.occurrence, affair,incident, happening;consequence,result,outcome.

evergreen,a.indeciduous.

everlasting,a.continual,perpetual, interminable,unceasing,eternal,endless, incessant, never-ending;deathless, immortal, æonian,imperishable; (Colloq.)constant,continual.

everlasting,n.eternity; immortelle.

every-day,a.commonplace,common,customary.

every now and then.occasionally, repeatedly, frequently.

everywhere present.omnipresent, ubiquitous.--n.omnipresence,ubiquity.

evident,a.manifest,obvious,clear, palpable,patent.

evil,a.sinful,immoral,sinister,unrighteous,vicious,pernicious. Seebad.

evil,n.wickedness, depravity,sin, iniquity, perniciousness, Belial, unrighteousness;disaster,misfortune,calamity,reverse;injustice,damage,injury,wrong, mischief.

evil-doer,n.sinner, malefactor,culprit,offender, delinquent. Seewrong-doer.

evil-minded,a.malicious, malignant,wicked, depraved.

evolution,n.development,unfoldment, evolvement, unfolding.

exact,a.precise,accurate,true, literal, undeviating; punctilious,methodical,rigid,severe,rigorous,strict.

exact,v.demand, extort,wrest.

exacting,a.severe,harsh,oppressive, peremptory.

exaction,n.extortion,oppression.

exactness,n.precision,accuracy, strictness, exactitude,correctness, scrupulousness.

exaggerate,v.overstate.

exaggerated,a.overstated,colored, hyperbolical.

exaggeration,n.overstatement; hyperbole.

exalt,v.elevate;dignify, ennoble,aggrandize;magnify, apotheosize,extol.

exaltation,n.elevation,aggrandizement, loftiness, apotheosis.

exalted,a.sublime, elevated,lofty,grand,dignified.

examination,n.inquiry,autopsy, scrutiny, inspection,investigation, audit, inquest, reconnoissance, inquisition, recension, probing,review.

examine,v.inspect, scrutinize,question, audit, heckle, reconnoitre,review,search,probe,investigate, catechise.

examiner,n.inspector, investigator, inquirer,questioner, catechiser, resensionist, auditor,censor, reviewer, inquisitor.

example,n.sample,specimen, exemplification;model,pattern, prototype,copy, archetype, exemplar; precedentinstance,illustration,case.Associated words: exemplify, exemplification, exemplary, praxis.

exasperate,v.provoke,irritate,incense,anger;aggravate, imbitter,intensify.

exasperation,n.provocation, irritation, offending,aggravation,anger; exacerbation.

exceed,v.surpass, transcend; outvie,excel,outdo; preponderate, predominate.

exceeding,a.surpassing.

excel,v.outrival, outstrip,surpass,eclipse,outdo, outvie, transcend,exceed.

excellence,n.preëminence, transcendence,superiority, eminence, integrity, probity, goodness,worth,merit,virtue.

excellent,a.estimable,meritorious,good,worthy,choice.

excess,n.superabundance,superfluity, redundancy,redundance,overplus,surplus, surplusage,residue, remainderexuberance,rampancy; overdoing, exorbitance, immoderation;debauchery, dissoluteness,intemperance, immoderation.

excessive,a.superfluous,exuberant,superabundant, disproportionate;outrageous,unreasonable, exorbitant inordinate,extravagant,fabulous,immoderate,extreme.

exchange,v.trade,barter, traffic, commute,interchange, reciprocate, bandy, permute.

exchange,n.traffic,trade,barter, commutation,interchange,reciprocity, permutation; Bourse; agiotage.

excitable,a.susceptible,sensitive, emotional, impressible, mobile;irritable,choleric,passionate, irascible,fiery,waspish.Antonyms:unexcitable, imperturbable,calm.

excite,v.stimulate,arouse, inflame,incite,provoke;perturb,agitate, disconcert, discompose, distract,unsettle.


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