E Words Flashcards

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Eloquence

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Speech or writing that is vivid, forceful graceful and persuasive

Syn: articulate, rhetoric, enunciation, diction, intelligibility

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Encumbrance

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Something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance

Syn: obstacle, onus, interference, impediment, liability

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Enmity

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A feeling of condition of hostility; ill will; animosity; antagonism

Syn: antipathy, malice, resentment, aversion, spite, abhorrence, detestation, friction, contention, repugnant, repulsion

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Erratic

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Having no fixed course or purposes; irregular; random; wandering

Syn: unpredictable, fitful, whimsical, spasmodic, sporadic, intermittent

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Endeavor

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To exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive

Syn: attempt, effort, seek, aspire, struggle

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Epilepsy

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A recurrent disorder of the nervous system, characterized by seizures of excessive brain activity which cause mental or physical dysfunction, as convulsion, unconsciousness, etc

Syn: paroxysm, contortion, spasm, throe, tremor

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Etiquette

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The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group

Syn: good manners, civility, formalities, proper behavior

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Embellished

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make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Syn: adorn, beautify, enhance, decorate, garnish

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Embezzle

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steal or misappropriate (money placed in one’s trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).

Syn: pilfer, commit fraud, purloin, rob

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