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Ennui

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Lack of interest

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Ennoble

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To make noble

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Ensemble

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合唱,合奏

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Ensconce

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To settle securely

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Ensue

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Take place afterward

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Entangle

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To involve in troublesome situation

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Entice

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Tempt, lure诱使

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Entreat

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Ask urgently,恳求

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Enunciate

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To utter articulate sounds

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Epaulet

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肩章

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Ephemeral

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Lasting very short time

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Epic

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Surpassing the usual scope or size

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Epicure

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美食家

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Epidermis

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表皮,上皮

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Epigram

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A short, witty poem

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Epilogue

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文学作品的结局,戏剧的收场白

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Epistemology

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认识论

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Epitaph

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墓志铭

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Epithet

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侮辱性的话,外号

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Epitomize

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摘要

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Equable

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Not easily disturbed

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Equivocate

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模棱两可地说以逃避承诺

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Erode

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To diminish or destroy by degrees

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Errant

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Straying from proper course or standards误入歧途

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Erratic

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Lack of consistency, regularity

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Erudite

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Learned

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Escalate

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To increase in extent

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Eschew

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To avoid on moral or practical grounds刻意避开

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Esoteric

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Restrict to a small group

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Espouse

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To take up and support as a cause支持,拥护; to take in marriage

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Estimable

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Admirable

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Estrange

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使疏远,离间

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Etch

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蚀刻,腐蚀剂

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Ethereal

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Immaterial, intangible

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Eulogized

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To speak or write in high praise of

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Euphemism

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Inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

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Euphonious

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Pleasing to ears

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Euphoria

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A feeling of great happiness

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Evacuate

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To empty or remove the contents of

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Evanescent

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Tending to vanish like vapor

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Evasive

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Equivocal, intentionally vague or ambiguous

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Evict

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To put out by legal process

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Evince

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To display clearly

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Ewe

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母羊

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Exacerbate

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To make more violent

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Exacting

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Making severe demands

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Exalt

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To raise in rank, to glorify, praise

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Exasperate

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To excite the anger of

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Excavate

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To dig out and remove

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Excerpt

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摘录

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Excoriate

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严厉批评

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Excrete

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排泄

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Excruciate

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Torture, to inflict severe pain on

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Exculpate

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To clear from guilt

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Excursive

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离题的,散漫的

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Execrate

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To declare to be hateful or abhorrent

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Exemplary

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Deserving imitation

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Exempt

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To release from some liability

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Exhilarate

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To make cheerful and excited

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Exhort

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To urge by strong argument

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Exigent

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Requiring immediate aid

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Exodus

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A mass departure

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Exonerate

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To free from blame

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Exorbitant

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Exceeding the customary or appropriate limits

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Expansive

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Having a great expanse; open and communicate

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Expedite

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To speed up the progress

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Expedition

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Speed in performance

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Expiate

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To extinguish the guilt

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Expire

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To breathe one’s last breath

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Explicit

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Fully expressed without vagueness

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Exploit

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A heroic act; to employ to the greatest possible advantage

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Exponent

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One that advocates

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Expurgate

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净化,删去不当处

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Exquisite

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Flawless craftsmanship

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Extant

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Still in existence

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Extemporize

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To do without prior preparation

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Extenuate

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To lessen the seriousness

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Extol

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To praise highly

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Extort

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勒索

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Extract

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To pull out forcibly

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Extraction

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Origin, lineage, ancestry

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Extraneous

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Having no relevance

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Extravagant

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Spending much more than necessary

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Extricate

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To free from an entanglement