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Elusive

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Evasive, baffling, hard to pin down

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Eminent

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Distinguished as being above others by birth, station, talent, or virtue; standing out, notable

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Emulate

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To strive to equal or excel; to rival

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Encroach

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To gradually invade another’s property, business, etc.; trespass

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Enervate

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To sap the strength and energy of; to unnerve

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Engender

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To cause to develop; to bring forth; to produce

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Enormity

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Immensity (also: extreme wickedness; outrageous act or offense)

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Equanimity

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Composure, self-possession, calm

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous; intentionally confusing; wavering in meaning

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Erudite

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Scholarly, learned, polished

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Espouse

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To take up a cause; to embrace, promote

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Etiology

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Science or description of causes, especially of diseases

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Euphemism

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An inoffensive expression substituted for one that might offend or upset

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Exacerbate

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To aggravate a condition, make worse

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Exemplify

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To serve as an example

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Exigency

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An emergency; an urgent requirement

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Expatriate

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To renounce allegiance to one’s homeland

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Extol

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To sing the praises of to; to laud

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Exude

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To give off, to ooze out

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Elucidate

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To explain; to make clear and understandable