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Word
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Definition
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| eagre
| sudden rise of tide in a river
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| earing
| line for fastening corner of a sail to the gaff or yard
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| earwig
| a small insect; to bias; to pester with demands; to eavesdrop
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| easement
| rights held over another's land
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| eau-de-nil
| pale green colour
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| ebberman
| one who fishes under bridges
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| ebeneous
| like or resembling ebony
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| éboulement
| falling in of wall of a fort; landslide
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| ebriection
| mental breakdown from too much drinking
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| ébrillade
| jerking of horse's rein when it does not turn
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| ebrious
| tending towards excessive drinking
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| ebullioscope
| instrument for measuring boiling point of liquids
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| ebullition
| boiling over; agitation; outbreak
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| eburnean
| of or like ivory; ivory-coloured
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| ecardinate
| without hinges
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| ecarlate
| fine woollen cloth, usually dyed scarlet
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| ecaudate
| tailless
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| ecbatic
| grammatical construction indicating result without intention
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| ecbole
| digression
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| ecbolic
| assisting childbirth; aiding abortion
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| eccaleobion
| incubator
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| ecchymosis
| black-and-blue spot
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| ecclesiarchy
| government by clerics or ecclesiastical authorities
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| ecclesiastry
| affairs of the church
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| ecclesiolatry
| excessive devotion to church tradition and form
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| ecclesiology
| study of church affairs
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| eccoprotic
| laxative; mildly cathartic; purgative
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| eccrinology
| study of excretion
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| ecdemic
| not endemic; of foreign origin
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| ecdemomania
| abnormal compulsion for wandering
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| ecdysiast
| striptease performer
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| ecesis
| the establishment of a plant or animal in a new habitat
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| echard
| water in the soil not available to plants
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| echinate
| like a hedgehog; prickly
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| echinuliform
| resembling small spines
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| echoism
| the formation of imitative words
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| echolalia
| echo-like repetition of another's words
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| echopraxia
| echo-like repetition of another's actions
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| eclaircise
| to clear up
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| éclaircissement
| clarification; enlightenment
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| eclat
| to make notorious
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| éclat
| publicity; dazzling effect; brilliance; applause
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| eclegme
| ancient syrupy medicine that is licked off a spoon
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| eclipsareon
| astronomical toy used to show phenomena of solar and lunar eclipses
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| eclipsis
| omission of sounds or words in speech
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| ecliptic
| imaginary circle which the sun follows from Earth perspective
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| eclogue
| pastoral or rustic poem
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| eclosion
| emergence, as from a larva or egg, or of an era or movement
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| ecmnesia
| loss of memory of the events of a specific period
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| ecocide
| destruction of the environment
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| economacy
| position of controller of ecclesiastical affairs
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| ecophene
| range of phenotypes produced by a genotype in a given environment
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| ecophobia
| fear of home
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| écorché
| a human figure portrayed stripped of the skin
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| ecphasis
| explicit declaration or interpretation
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| ecphonensis
| exclamation
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| ecphrasis
| plain interpretation of a thing
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| ecthlipsis
| omitting one or more sounds in pronouncing a word
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| ectobatic
| carrying or leading towards the outside
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| ectogenesis
| variation in response to outside conditions
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| ectopia
| displacement of internal organs in the body
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| ectype
| reproduction or copy
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| ectypography
| etching in relief
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| écuelle
| two-handled soup or porridge bowl
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| ecydisis
| shedding or moulting of the skin
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| edacious
| voracious; gluttonous; pertaining to eating
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| edapha
| organisms living in soil
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| edaphic
| of, like or pertaining to the soil
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| edaphology
| study of soils
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| edentate
| toothless; without teeth; pertaining to aardvarks and sloths
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| edulcorate
| to sweeten; to rid of soluble particles by washing
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| eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious
| good
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| effable
| capable of being expressed
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| efferent
| carrying outward or away
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| effete
| weak or worn-out; degenerate
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| effigurate
| having a definite shape
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| effleurage
| stroking movement in massage
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| effluvium
| invisible emanation; offensive exhalation or smell
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| effodient
| burrowing
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| effulge
| to shine out; to beam
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| effusiometer
| instrument for comparing molecular weights of gases
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| eft
| again; afterwards
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| eft
| newt
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| eftsoons
| soon after
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| egad
| mild oath
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| egency
| need
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| egestion
| the removal of materials from the body
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| egoism
| doctrine that the pursuit of self-interest is the highest good
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| egotheism
| identification of oneself with God
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| Egyptology
| study of ancient Egypt
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| eidetic
| vivid mental image or memory
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| eidograph
| instrument for copying drawings
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| eidolism
| belief in ghosts
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| eidolon
| image, phantom or apparition; confusing reflected image
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| eigne
| first born
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| eikonology
| metaphor
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| eirenarch
| officer in charge of keeping the public peace; justice of the peace
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| eirenicon
| peace-making message, proposition for peace
|
| eirenics
| theological doctrine of religious unification
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| eirenism
| peaceful state of mind
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| eisegesis
| faulty interpretation or explanation of text
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| eisel
| sour wine resembling vinegar
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| ejectamenta
| material ejected from a volcano
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| eke
| in addition; also; likewise
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| ekistics
| study of human settlement
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| ekka
| small one-horse carriage
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| ekphrasis
| description of a work of art as rhetorical exercise
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| élan
| impetuosity; dash or style; brilliancy or vivacity
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| elance
| to throw as a lance
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| elaphine
| of, like or belonging to a red deer; of, of, like or pertaining to red deer
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| elapid
| of, like or pertaining to cobras
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| elative
| indicating movement out of or away from
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| elatrometer
| instrument for measuring gaseous pressure
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| elchee
| ambassador
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| eldritch
| horrifying; arcane; strange
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| electrocardiograph
| instrument for recording unusual electrical fluctuations of the heart
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| electrochemistry
| study of relations between electricity and chemicals
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| electrodynamometer
| instrument for measuring electrical current
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| electroencephalograph
| instrument for measuring the brain's electrical impulses
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| electrogenesis
| production of electricity
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| electrograph
| instrument for recording electrical potential
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| electrology
| study of electricity
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| electrometer
| instrument for measuring electrical potential
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| electromyograph
| instrument for diagnosing neuromuscular disorders
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| electrophile
| substance having an affinity for electrons or negative charge
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| electroretinograph
| instrument for measuring electrical activity in the retina
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| electroscope
| instrument for detecting electrical charges in the body
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| electrostatics
| study of static electricity
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| electuary
| medicine mixed with honey or syrup
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| eleemosynary
| of, like or pertaining to charity or giving alms; dependent on charity
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| elenchus
| refutation; sophism
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| elenctic
| of, like or pertaining to argument; cross-examination or refuting
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| elephant
| large unit of paper measurement equal to 28 by 23 inches
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| elephantine
| of, like or pertaining to elephants
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| eleutherian
| freedom-giving
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| eleutheromania
| manic desire for freedom
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| eleutherophobia
| fear of freedom
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| elflock
| lock of tangled hair
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| elide
| omit; ignore; suppress or abridge
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| ell
| old unit of length equal to 45 inches
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| ellipsograph
| instrument for describing ellipses
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| elocation
| removal from someone's control; alienation
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| éloge
| funeral oration; panegyric
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| eloign
| to convey to a distance; to remove
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| elsin
| shoemaker's awl
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| elumbated
| made weak in the loins
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| elution
| purification or separation by washing
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| elutriate
| to separate by washing into finer portions
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| elydoric
| painted with both oil and watercolour
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| elytriferous
| having or bearing hardened forewings
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| em
| unit of measuring width of typeface where width of letters equals height
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| emacity
| itch to be buying
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| email
| type of dark ink
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| emarcid
| wilted; limp
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| embale
| to enclose; to bind in; to make into a bale
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| embar
| to shut in; to hinder; to put under embargo
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| embase
| to lower; to debase
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| embayment
| bay
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| emberlucock
| to confuse; to bewilder
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| emblements
| growing crops
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| embonpoint
| stout; plump or full in figure; corpulent
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| embouchement
| opening of a passage or tunnel
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| embower
| to place in a bower; to shelter with trees
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| embracery
| attempt to influence a jury corruptly
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| embrangle
| to confuse or perplex
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| embrasure
| recess of a door or window
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| embrocate
| to moisten and rub with a lotion
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| embryogenesis
| production of an embryo
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| embryoniform
| shaped like an embryo
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| emendation
| correction; usually of a text
|
| emergicenter
| urban clinic offering emergency outpatient services
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| emesis
| the act of vomiting
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| emetology
| study of vomiting
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| émeute
| a popular rising or uproar
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| emicate
| to sparkle
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| emiction
| the discharging of urine
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| emissile
| able to be emitted or pushed out
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| emmenagogue
| drug aiding menstrual flow
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| emmenology
| the study of menstruation
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| emmet
| ant
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| emmetropia
| correct refraction of light by the eyes
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| emmew
| to confine or mew up
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| emollient
| softening; making supple
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| emolument
| payment; profit arising from employment
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| emonomancy
| divination using demons
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| emotivism
| theory that moral statements are inherently biased
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| empaestic
| of, like or pertaining to the art of embossing
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| empanoply
| to clothe in full armor
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| empasm
| deodorant powder
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| empennage
| airplane's tail unit
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| empery
| wide dominion; empire
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| emphractic
| stopping the pores of the skin
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| emphyteusis
| perpetual but conditional lease of property
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| empiecement
| an insertion in a garment
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| empleomania
| mania for holding public office
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| emporeutic
| of, like or pertaining to trade
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| empressment
| show of affection or eagerness
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| emprise
| adventurous undertaking
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| emption
| the act of buying; purchase
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| emptysis
| spitting up of blood
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| empyreal
| of, like or pertaining to heaven; sublime; skyward
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| emulge
| to milk or drain out
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| emunctory
| conveying waste; pertaining to nose-blowing
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| enallage
| the exchange of one grammatical case for another
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| enantiodromia
| process when a thing is replaced by its opposite
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| enantiomorph
| object which is the mirror image of another
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| enantiopathy
| allopathy; sympathy with one's opposite
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| enantiosis
| ironic expression of idea by refuting its contrary
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| enation
| outgrowth; extension
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| encaenia
| anniversary festival of renewal of an institution
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| encaustic
| having the colours burned in
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| enceinte
| pregnant
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| encephalograph
| instrument for recording brain images
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| encephaloid
| like or resembling a brain
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| enchiridion
| book carried in the hand for reference, esp. for music or theology
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| enchorial
| belonging to or used in a country; domestic
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| encolpion
| reliquary; cross worn on the breast
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| encomiast
| person who utters encomiums; praiser
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| encomic
| having closely curled hair
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| encomium
| glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise
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| encraty
| self-control
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| encyclical
| letter sent by the pope to multiple bishops
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| endarchy
| centralised government
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| endeictic
| showing, exhibiting or demonstrating
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| endeixis
| an indication
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| endemiology
| study of local diseases
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| endlong
| lengthwise
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| endocrinology
| study of glands
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| endogenous
| having no external cause
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| endophagy
| cannibalism within a tribe; eating away from within
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| endoscope
| instrument for visualizing interior of a hollow organ
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| endosmometer
| instrument for measuring osmosis into a solution
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| endysis
| growth of new feathers, hair or skin
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| energumen
| individual inhabited by an evil spirit
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| enervate
| to weaken
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| enfilade
| series arranged as if threaded on a string
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| engastration
| stuffing of one bird inside another
|
| engastrimyth
| ventriloquist
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| engouement
| excessive infatuation
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| engrailment
| ring of dots around edge of a coin
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| engram
| lasting effect on memory
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| engrenage
| series of decisions leading towards unspoken goal
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| enigmatography
| composition of riddles or enigmas
|
| enigmatology
| study of enigmas
|
| enjambment
| continuation of the sense of a verse without pause
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| enjoin
| to command; to order; to prohibit by injunction
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| ennead
| any group of nine objects
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| enneagon
| polygon with nine sides
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| ennomic
| lawful; legal
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| enoptromancy
| divination using mirrors
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| enosimania
| pathological belief that one has sinned
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| enosis
| union; unification
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| enounce
| to enunciate; to proclaim
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| enow
| enough
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| ensanguine
| to cover with blood
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| ensiform
| resembling or possessing characteristics of a sword
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| ensign
| large naval flag
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| ensilage
| storage of green fodder in silos
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| entablature
| wall that rests on top of columns
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| entasis
| swelling on vertical columns to counteract optical illusion of concavity
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| entelechy
| perfect realization of ultimate goal or reason for existence
|
| enteral
| of, pertaining to or within the intestine
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| enthalpy
| heat per unit mass
|
| entheomania
| abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired
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| enthetic
| introduced from outside the body
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| entify
| to treat as or cause to become a separate entity
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| entitative
| regarded as a distinct entity without regard to context
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| entomical
| of, like or pertaining to insects
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| entomology
| study of insects
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| entomophagous
| eating insects
|
| entomophilous
| adapted for pollination by insects
|
| entoptic
| within the eyeball; visibility of objects in the eye
|
| entozoology
| study of parasites that live inside larger organisms
|
| entremets
| edible pastry sculpture served between main courses
|
| entrepot
| a warehouse, particularly for international trade
|
| entresol
| mezzanine
|
| entropion
| inversion of the edge of the eyelid
|
| entryism
| doctrine of joining a group to change its policies
|
| enuresis
| uncontrollable urination
|
| enzone
| to engirdle or surround with a zone or belt
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| enzymology
| study of enzymes
|
| eoan
| of, like or pertaining to dawn
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| eolation
| geological effects of the wind
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| éolienne
| fine silk and wool
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| eolith
| stone naturally formed but thought to be manufactured
|
| eonism
| adoption by a male of female dress and manner
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| eosophobia
| fear of dawn
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| eozoic
| containing early evidence of animals
|
| epact
| excess of the calendar month over the lunar month
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| epaenetic
| eulogistic
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| epagoge
| induction
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| epagomenal
| intercalary; inserted between others
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| epanadiplosis
| sentence which begins and ends with same word
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| epanalepsis
| repetition
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| epanodos
| recapitulation of chief points in a discourse after digression
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| epanorthosis
| retraction of statement in order to intensify it
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| eparchy
| diocese of an Eastern church
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| epedaphic
| of, like or pertaining to atmospheric conditions
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| epeirogenesis
| building continents by moving of earth's crust
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| epenthesis
| insertion of extra sound into a word
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| epeolatry
| worship of words
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| epergne
| branched ornamental centrepiece
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| epexegesis
| addition of words to make the sense more clear
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| ephebiatrics
| branch of medicine dealing with adolescence
|
| ephectic
| tending to reserve judgement
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| ephelis
| freckle or mole
|
| ephemeris
| table giving location of celestial body at different specific times
|
| ephemeromorph
| life form that cannot be classified as animal or vegetable
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| ephemeron
| creature that lives for only one day
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| ephestian
| domestic
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| ephidrosis
| profuse perspiration
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| ephod
| Jewish priestly vestment
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| epibole
| device of beginning several clauses with same word
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| epicede
| funeral ode
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| epicedial
| of, like or pertaining to dirges or elegies
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| epicene
| having one form or characteristics of either sex
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| epicheirema
| syllogism confirmed by an incidental proposition
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| epichoric
| belonging or pertaining to a rural area
|
| epiclesis
| calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the Eucharist
|
| epicrisis
| critical appreciation for literature
|
| epideictic
| done for show or display
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| epidemiology
| study of diseases; epidemics
|
| epidiascope
| instrument for projecting images of objects
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| epidiascope
| magic lantern used for opaque and translucent objects
|
| epigamic
| attractive to the other sex
|
| epigeal
| living near or in the ground
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| epigenesis
| theory of embryonic development
|
| epigeous
| growing or living on or above the ground
|
| epigon
| descendant or successor
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| epigone
| inferior follower or imitator of a distinguished original
|
| epilate
| to remove hair from
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| epileptology
| study of epilepsy
|
| epimyth
| moral of a story or work of literature
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| epinician
| celebrating a triumph
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| epinikion
| ode in honour of a victor or winner
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| epinosic
| unhealthy; unwelcome
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| epipastic
| dusting powder used in medicine
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| epiphenomenalism
| doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain activity
|
| epiphonema
| exclamation, finishing phrase or reflection
|
| epiphora
| watering of the eyes
|
| epipolism
| fluorescence
|
| episcope
| instrument for projecting images of opaque objects
|
| episcopicide
| killing of bishops
|
| episcopolatry
| worship of bishops
|
| episemon
| badge or characteristic device; one of three extra Greek numeral-letters
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| epistatic
| suppressing some factor
|
| epistaxis
| nose bleeding
|
| epistemology
| study of grounds of knowledge
|
| epistemology
| theory of a method or grounds of knowledge
|
| epistolary
| of, like or pertaining to letters
|
| epistoler
| reader of the epistle in Anglican service
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| epistolography
| letter-writing
|
| epistrophe
| ending of successive clauses with the same word
|
| epitasis
| part of a play where the action is developed
|
| epithalamion
| song or poem composed for weddings
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| epithesis
| addition of one or more letters to a word
|
| epithymetic
| of, like or pertaining to desire
|
| epitimesis
| adverse criticism
|
| epitoga
| wide academic gown with bell sleeves
|
| epitonic
| subjected to excessive strain; overstrained
|
| epitrachelion
| stole of an Orthodox priest or bishop
|
| epitrope
| ironic permission
|
| epizeuxis
| immediate repetition of a word for emphasis
|
| epizoic
| dwelling upon an animal
|
| epomania
| craze for writing epics
|
| eponym
| personal name from which another name is derived
|
| epopee
| epic poem; saga
|
| epopoean
| befitting an epic poet
|
| epopoeist
| one who writes epic poetry
|
| epopt
| one who is initiated into mysteries
|
| epos
| epic poem
|
| éprouvette
| instrument for testing strength of gunpowder
|
| epulary
| of, like or pertaining to banquets
|
| epulation
| feasting
|
| epulotic
| substance encouraging growth of scar tissue
|
| epuration
| purification or purging
|
| equable
| smooth; without wide variations
|
| equanimity
| evenness of mind or temper; calmness
|
| equative
| indicating likeness or identity
|
| equatorium
| computational instrument for planetary astronomy
|
| equilibrist
| tightrope walker
|
| equine
| of, like or pertaining to horses
|
| equiparate
| to regard or treat as equal
|
| equiparent
| having a level or mutual relationship
|
| equipluve
| line drawn through locations having same annual rainfall
|
| equipoise
| equilibrium; counterbalancing thing
|
| equipollent
| having equal power or force
|
| equiponderate
| to be equal in weight; to balance
|
| equison
| horse groom; jockey
|
| equitation
| horseback riding
|
| equivorous
| consuming horseflesh
|
| eradiate
| to shoot out like a ray of light
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| ere
| before
|
| erean
| made of copper or brass
|
| erelong
| before long; soon
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| eremic
| of or belonging to deserts
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| eremite
| hermit; religious recluse
|
| eremology
| study of deserts
|
| eremophyte
| plant that lives in desert biome
|
| erethism
| abnormal irritability
|
| erewhile
| until now
|
| erg
| unit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeter
|
| ergasia
| love of work; workaholism
|
| ergasiomania
| excessive desire to work; ergomania
|
| ergasiophobia
| fear of work
|
| ergative
| indicating subject of a transitive verb
|
| ergatocracy
| government by the workers or the working class
|
| ergo
| therefore; hence
|
| ergograph
| instrument for measuring and recording muscular work
|
| ergology
| study of effects of work on humans
|
| ergomania
| excessive desire to work; workaholism
|
| ergometer
| instrument for measuring work performed
|
| ergonomics
| study of people at work
|
| ergophile
| one who loves work
|
| ergophobia
| fear of work
|
| ergotise
| to wrangle
|
| eriometer
| instrument for measuring very small diameters
|
| eristic
| of, like or pertaining to controversy or argument
|
| erogenesis
| induction of sexual desire; production of arousal
|
| eromancy
| divination using water vessels
|
| erotetic
| engaging in or pertaining to rhetorical questioning
|
| erotogenic
| producing erotic desire or sexual gratification
|
| erotology
| erotic description in literature
|
| erotomania
| abnormally powerful sex drive
|
| erotopathy
| pathological sexual desire
|
| erotophobia
| fear of sex
|
| errhine
| something which causes sneezing or for nasal ingestion
|
| erubescent
| growing red; blushing
|
| eruciform
| like or resembling a caterpillar
|
| eructate
| to belch out; to emit lava
|
| erumpent
| bursting out; bursting forth
|
| erythema
| redness of the skin
|
| erythraean
| reddish colour
|
| erythrochroism
| excessive or pathological redness of the hair
|
| erythrophobia
| fear of red lights or of blushing
|
| erythropsia
| condition of seeing all colour as red
|
| esbat
| meeting of a witches' coven
|
| escadrille
| squadron of aircraft; flotilla
|
| escalade
| crossing moat or scaling wall using ladders
|
| escalier
| staircase
|
| escapology
| study of freeing oneself from constraints
|
| escargatoire
| place where snails are reared
|
| escharotic
| caustic
|
| eschatocol
| concluding clause or section of a charter
|
| eschatology
| doctrine of life and afterlife
|
| eschatology
| study of death; final matters
|
| eschaton
| end of the world; end time
|
| escheatment
| forfeiture of property to state for lack of heir
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| esclandre
| notoriety; unpleasantness
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| escritoire
| writing-desk
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| esculent
| eatable; fit for consumption
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| escutcheon
| part of ship's stern where name is displayed
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| escutcheon
| shield on which coat of arms is represented
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| esemplastic
| unifying; moulding diverse ideas into one
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| esemplasy
| the unifying power of imagination
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| esker
| ridge of sandy soil
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| esotropic
| squinting
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| espalier
| lattice on which trees are trained across
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| espiègle
| roguish; frolicsome; mischievous
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| essive
| indicating a temporary state of being
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| essoin
| giving of an excuse for not appearing in court
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| essorant
| soaring
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| estacade
| dike of stakes in a river against an enemy
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| estafette
| military courier or express
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| estaminet
| small bar or cafe
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| estampie
| vigorous rhythmic Provençal stamping dance
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| estiferous
| producing heat
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| estival
| of, like or pertaining to summer
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| estoppage
| preventing someone from alleging a fact due to prior denial
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| estrade
| low platform or dais
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| estrapade
| horse's attempt to throw its rider
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| estreat
| to consult court records in order to enable prosecution
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| estuosity
| heated state or condition
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| esurient
| hungry; greedy; starving
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| etamine
| light open-mesh cotton or worsted
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| eternalism
| the belief that matter has existed eternally
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| etesian
| periodic; winds blowing at certain seasons
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| eth
| old English letter for voiced 'th' sound
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| etheromania
| craving for ether
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| ethmoid
| of or like a sieve
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| ethnarchy
| government over an ethnic group
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| ethnocracy
| government by an ethnic group or race
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| ethnogenesis
| origin of an ethnic group
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| ethnogeny
| study of origins of races or ethnic groups
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| ethnomania
| obsessive devotion to one's own people
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| ethnomethodology
| study of everyday communication
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| ethnomusicology
| study of comparative musical systems
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| ethology
| study of natural or biological character
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| ethonomics
| study of economic and ethical principles of a society
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| etiolate
| to become pale; to make pale by depriving of light
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| etiology
| the science of causes; especially of disease
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| étui
| case for holding sewing articles
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| etymology
| study of origins of words
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| etymon
| true origin of a word
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| etypical
| unconformable to type
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| euchology
| prayer book
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| eucrasy
| state of fitness and physical well-being
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| eudaemonism
| ethical belief that happiness equals morality
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| eudaemony
| happiness or well-being
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| eudiaphoresis
| normal perspiration
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| eudiometer
| instrument for measuring air purity
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| euhemerism
| explanation of mythology as growing out of history
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| eulogomania
| obsessive craze for eulogies
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| eumoiriety
| happiness due to state of innocence and purity
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| eunomia
| state of being well governed
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| euonym
| a pleasing or beautiful name
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| euonymous
| appropriately named
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| eupathy
| state of contentment
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| eupeptic
| of, like or pertaining to good digestion; cheerful
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| euphobia
| fear of good news
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| euphonism
| custom of using pleasing sounding words
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| euphonym
| euphonious synonym
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| euphuism
| high-flown and affected style of writing
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| eupraxia
| correct or orthodox action
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| eupsychics
| proper education to induce human progress
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| euripus
| arm of the sea with strong currents
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| Europhile
| one who loves Europe
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| eurythermic
| tolerating a wide variation in temperature
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| eurythmics
| system of rhythmic and harmonious movement
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| eustacy
| changes in world shoreline by changes in sea level
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| eustatic
| remaining at same altitude despite geological activity
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| eusuchian
| of, like or pertaining to alligators and crocodiles
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| eutaxy
| good order
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| eutechnics
| improvement in condition of humanity through natural forces
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| eutexia
| the property of being easily melted
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| euthenics
| science concerned with improving living conditions
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| eutony
| pleasantness of the sound of a word
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| eutrapely
| wit, ease and urbanity of conversation
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| eutropic
| turning to face the sun
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| evagation
| wandering; digression
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| evaginate
| to remove from a sheath; without a sheath
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| evanescent
| tending to vanish like vapour
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| evanish
| to vanish; to die away
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| evanition
| vanishing; dying away
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| evaporimeter
| instrument for measuring rate of evaporation
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| evection
| attraction of the moon to the sun causing change in its orbit
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| eventration
| protrusion of an organ from the abdomen
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| eversion
| turning inside out or outwards
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| evince
| indicate or exhibit
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| evirate
| to castrate; to make weak
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| eviscerate
| disembowel
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| eviternal
| eternal
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| évolué
| primitive person educated in modern ways
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| evulgate
| to divulge; to publish
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| evulse
| to pluck out
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| exactor
| one who exacts; extortioner; claimer of rights
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| exallotriote
| foreign
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| exanimate
| lifeless; spiritless; depressed
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| exarate
| containing grooves or furrows
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| exarch
| viceroy; rank below patriarch in Eastern church
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| exarchy
| government by bishops
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| exaugurate
| to desanctify; to deprive of sacred status
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| excalation
| omission of one of a series or sequence
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| excarnate
| to remove flesh from
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| exclaustration
| return to public upon release from vows
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| exclave
| part of a country surrounded by foreign soil
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| excogitate
| to discover by thinking out or reasoning
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| excoriate
| censure severely; strip the hide off of
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| excorticate
| to strip the bark off of
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| excrementitial
| of, like or pertaining to excrement
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| excresence
| outgrowth; projection; tumour
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| excubant
| on guard
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| excursive
| constituting a digression
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| exeat
| permission from bishop for clergyman to work elsewhere
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| exeat
| formal leave of absence; permission to be absent
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| execrate
| to denounce or place under a curse
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| executancy
| technique in music
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| exedra
| semicircular bench beside episcopal throne; outdoor bench or recess
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| exegetic
| explanatory, especially of Scripture
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| exemplum
| short story or anecdote with a moral
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| exenterate
| to disembowel
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| exequy
| funeral rites; procession
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| exercitation
| putting into practice; exercise
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| exergue
| reverse of coin where date is contained
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| exgorgitation
| vomited material
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| exheredate
| to disinherit
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| exigible
| liable to be exacted
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| exiguous
| scanty; slender; sparse
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| exility
| slenderness or smallness; refinement
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| eximious
| excellent or distinguished
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| existentialism
| doctrine of individual human responsibility in an unfathomable universe
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| exlex
| outside the law
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| exobiology
| study of extraterrestrial life
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| exocentric
| of a linguistic compound, having a different grammatical function than its parts
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| exoculate
| blind; eyeless
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| exode
| farce or afterpiece
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| exodist
| one who goes out; emigrant
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| exodontia
| extraction of teeth
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| exodromy
| stabilizing movement of exchange
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| exogenous
| having an external origin
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| exonym
| name for a town or country in a foreign language
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| exopathic
| due to external forces or causes
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| exophagy
| cannibalism outside one's own group
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| exorable
| capable of being moved or influenced
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| exordium
| beginning or introduction to a composition
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| exosculate
| to kiss fervently or heartily
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| exoteric
| intelligible to the uninitiated; commonplace
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| exotropia
| outward squint
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| expatiate
| to wander freely; to write about in great detail
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| expeditate
| to deprive of the ball of the foot or the claws
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| expergefacient
| awakening; arousing
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| experientialism
| doctrine that knowledge comes from experience
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| expiate
| to make amends for wrong
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| expiscate
| to find out by strict examination
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| explement
| complement
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| exponible
| able to be explained
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| expostulate
| to remonstrate; to discuss or reason with
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| exprobate
| to reproach; to upbraid
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| expromission
| relieving another person's debt by taking it upon oneself
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| expugn
| to take by storm; to overcome
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| expurgate
| to purify or revise; to censor
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| exsanguinous
| without blood
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| exscind
| to cut off; to uproot
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| exsect
| to cut out
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| exsert
| to protrude
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| exsiccate
| to dry up
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| exspuition
| spitting
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| exstrophy
| turning an organ inside out
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| exsuccous
| lacking sap
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| exsufflate
| to blow away; to exorcise
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| extensometer
| instrument for measuring deformation in object due to forces applied
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| exterritority
| exemption from local regulations
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| extispicy
| divination using entrails
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| extramundane
| beyond the known universe
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| extravasate
| to let out of the proper vessels; to flow out
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| extrorse
| turned outward
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| extrospection
| examination of matters external to oneself
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| exungulation
| paring of the nails
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| exuviate
| to cast off or shed
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| eyas
| unfledged falcon or other bird of prey
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| eyelet
| small hole in fabric to allow passage of a cord; cotton fabric with small holes
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| eyeservice
| work done while the boss is watching
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| eyne
| eyes
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| eyot
| small island in a lake or river
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