E Flashcards

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EASE

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free from pain, worry or trouble; comfort. Lessen or alleviate (pain, anxiety, etc.). Make easier, facilitate.

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EGG ON

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urge or incites.

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ELEVATE

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lift up, make higher, raise in rank or status, improve morally, intellectually or culturally, raise spirits of

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ELUDES

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avoids or escapes from by quickness, cunning, etc. Evades.

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EMBARRASS

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cause to feel self-conscious, confused, and ill at ease; disconcert; fluster.

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ENCOURAGE

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give courage, hope, or confidence to; embolden; hearten.

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ENDEAR

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to make dear to or beloved by.

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ENGAGE

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draw into; involve. Attract and hold (the attention of, etc.).

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ENLIGHTEN

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furnish knowledge to, give spiritual insight to

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ENMESH

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entangle in or as in a net.

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ENSURE

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make certain of, safe, guarantee

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ENTICE

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attract by offering hope of reward or pleasure; tempt; allure.

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ENTRAP

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to catch, as in a trap; beguile or trick.

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ENTREAT

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ask earnestly; beg; beseech; implore.

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EVADE

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avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude. Avoid doing or answering directly; get around.

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EXPOSE

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to leave uncovered or unprotected; cause to be liable to or in danger of; reveal the identity or fact of.

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EXALT

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raise in rank, power or character, elevate by praise or in estimation