| emancipation | (noun) freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child | - |
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| emasculation | (noun) neutering a male animal by removing the testicles | Synonyms: castration |
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| (noun) loss of power and masculinity | - |
| embarkation | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft | Synonyms: boarding, embarkment |
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| emblazon | (verb) decorate with heraldic arms | Synonyms: blazon |
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| (verb) decorate with colors | Synonyms: color, colour |
| embrocation | (noun) a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain | Synonyms: liniment |
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| emendation | (noun) a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing | - |
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| emersion | (noun) the act of emerging | Synonyms: emergence |
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| (noun) (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse | Synonyms: egress |
| emigration | (noun) migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) | Synonyms: expatriation, out-migration |
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| emission | (noun) the act of emitting; causing to flow forth | Synonyms: emanation |
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| (noun) the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) | - |
| (noun) the release of electrons from parent atoms | - |
| (noun) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body | Synonyms: discharge, expelling |
| (noun) a substance that is emitted or released | Synonyms: discharge |
| emoticon | (noun) a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email | - |
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| emotion | (noun) any strong feeling | - |
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| emulation | (noun) effort to equal or surpass another | - |
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| (noun) (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another | - |
| (noun) ambition to equal or excel | - |
| emulsion | (noun) a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin | Synonyms: photographic emulsion |
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| (noun) (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids | - |
| enation | (noun) a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ | Synonyms: plant process |
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| (noun) line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family | Synonyms: cognation, matrilineage |
| encapsulation | (noun) the process of enclosing (as in a capsule) | - |
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| (noun) the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule) | - |
| encephalon | (noun) that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord | Synonyms: brain |
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| enchiridion | (noun) a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location | Synonyms: handbook, vade mecum |
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| encrimson | (verb) make crimson | - |
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| encrustation | (noun) a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay | Synonyms: incrustation |
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| (noun) a hard outer layer that covers something | Synonyms: crust, incrustation |
| (noun) the formation of a crust | Synonyms: incrustation |
| encryption | (noun) the activity of converting data or information into code | Synonyms: encoding |
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| enculturation | (noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture | Synonyms: acculturation, socialisation, socialization |
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| endopsammon | (noun) The microscopic fauna of sand and mud. | - |
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| endoskeleton | (noun) the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) | - |
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| enervation | (noun) surgical removal of a nerve | - |
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| (noun) lack of vitality | - |
| (noun) serious weakening and loss of energy | Synonyms: debilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustion |
| enteron | (noun) the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate) | - |
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| enthronisation | (noun) the ceremony of installing a new monarch | Synonyms: coronation, enthronement, enthronization, investiture |
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| enthronization | (noun) the ceremony of installing a new monarch | Synonyms: coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, investiture |
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| entomion | (noun) the craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the temporal bone | - |
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| entozoon | (noun) any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | Synonyms: endoparasite, endozoan, entoparasite, entozoan |
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| enucleation | (noun) surgical removal of something without cutting into it | - |
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| enumeration | (noun) the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | Synonyms: count, counting, numeration, reckoning, tally |
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| (noun) a numbered list | Synonyms: numbering |
| enunciation | (noun) the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience | Synonyms: diction |
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| environ | (verb) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle | Synonyms: border, ring, skirt, surround |
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| envision | (verb) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | Synonyms: fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize |
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| (verb) picture to oneself; imagine possible | Synonyms: foresee |
| eon | (noun) (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe | Synonyms: aeon |
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| (noun) an immeasurably long period of time | Synonyms: aeon |
| (noun) the longest division of geological time | Synonyms: aeon |
| ephemeron | (noun) anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form | Synonyms: ephemeral |
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| epidendron | (noun) any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum | - |
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| epigon | (noun) an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician | Synonyms: epigone |
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| epilation | (noun) the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) | Synonyms: depilation |
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| (noun) loss of hair; the result of removing hair | - |
| epipelon | (noun) cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae that live on or in association with fine-grained substrata. | - |
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| epiphenomenon | (noun) a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon | - |
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| epipsammon | (noun) Microscopic flora and fauna found on the surface of and/or attached to sand grains. | - |
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| epixylon | (noun) organisms that are attached to submerged wood surfaces in aquatic ecosystems. | - |
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| epizoon | (noun) any external parasitic organism (as fleas) | Synonyms: ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan |
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| epsilon | (noun) the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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| equalisation | (noun) the act of making equal or uniform | Synonyms: equalization, leveling |
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| equalization | (noun) the act of making equal or uniform | Synonyms: equalisation, leveling |
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| equation | (noun) the act of regarding as equal | Synonyms: equating |
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| (noun) a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal | - |
| (noun) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced | Synonyms: equality, equivalence, par |
| equidistribution | (noun) a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence | - |
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| equilibration | (noun) stabilization by bringing into equilibrium | - |
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| equitation | (noun) the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | Synonyms: horseback riding, riding |
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| equivocation | (noun) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | Synonyms: tergiversation |
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| (noun) intentionally vague or ambiguous | Synonyms: evasiveness, prevarication |
| (noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | Synonyms: evasion |
| eradication | (noun) the complete destruction of every trace of something | Synonyms: obliteration |
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| erection | (noun) the act of building or putting up | Synonyms: erecting |
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| (noun) a structure that has been erected | - |
| (noun) an erect penis | Synonyms: hard-on |
| erosion | (noun) (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively | Synonyms: eating away, eroding, wearing, wearing away |
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| (noun) erosion by chemical action | Synonyms: corroding, corrosion |
| (noun) a gradual decline of something | - |
| (noun) condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind | - |
| eructation | (noun) a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: belch, belching, burp, burping |
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| (noun) (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) | Synonyms: eruption, extravasation |
| erudition | (noun) profound scholarly knowledge | Synonyms: encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, learnedness, learning, scholarship |
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| eruption | (noun) the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material | Synonyms: volcanic eruption |
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| (noun) a sudden very loud noise | Synonyms: bam, bang, blast, clap |
| (noun) the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum | - |
| (noun) a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | Synonyms: irruption, outbreak |
| (noun) (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) | Synonyms: eructation, extravasation |
| (noun) symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible | - |
| escalation | (noun) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy | - |
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| eschaton | (noun) (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives | Synonyms: crack of doom, Day of Judgement, Day of Judgment, day of reckoning, Doomsday, doomsday, end of the world, Judgement Day, Judgment Day, Last Day, Last Judgement, Last Judgment |
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| escutcheon | (noun) a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms | Synonyms: scutcheon |
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| (noun) (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed | - |
| (noun) a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers | Synonyms: finger plate, scutcheon |
| estimation | (noun) a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody | Synonyms: estimate |
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| (noun) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | Synonyms: approximation, estimate, idea |
| (noun) the respect with which a person is held | Synonyms: estimate |
| (noun) a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | Synonyms: appraisal, estimate |
| estivation | (noun) (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens | Synonyms: aestivation |
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| (noun) (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period | Synonyms: aestivation |
| estragon | (noun) fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning | Synonyms: tarragon |
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| (noun) aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia | Synonyms: Artemisia dracunculus, tarragon |
| etiolation | (noun) (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight | - |
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| (noun) the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something | - |
| (noun) a pale and sickly appearance | - |
| etymon | (noun) a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes | Synonyms: root |
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| eudaemon | (noun) a benevolent spirit | Synonyms: eudemon, good spirit |
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| eudemon | (noun) a benevolent spirit | Synonyms: eudaemon, good spirit |
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| eutrophication | (noun) excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life | - |
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| evacuation | (noun) the act of removing the contents of something | Synonyms: emptying, voidance |
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| (noun) the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection | - |
| (noun) the bodily process of discharging waste matter | Synonyms: elimination, excreting, excretion, voiding |
| evaluation | (noun) act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of | Synonyms: rating |
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| (noun) an appraisal of the value of something | Synonyms: rating, valuation |
| evaporation | (noun) the process of becoming a vapor | Synonyms: vapor, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour |
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| (noun) the process of extracting moisture | Synonyms: dehydration, desiccation, drying up |
| evasion | (noun) the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | - |
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| (noun) nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | Synonyms: dodging, escape |
| (noun) the deliberate act of failing to pay money | Synonyms: nonpayment |
| (noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | Synonyms: equivocation |
| eventration | (noun) protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall | - |
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| eversion | (noun) the act of turning inside out | Synonyms: everting, inversion |
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| (noun) the position of being turned outward | - |
| eviction | (noun) the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law | Synonyms: dispossession, legal ouster |
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| (noun) action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved | Synonyms: constructive eviction |
| evisceration | (noun) surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient | - |
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| (noun) the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude | Synonyms: disembowelment |
| (noun) altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value | - |
| evocation | (noun) imaginative re-creation | - |
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| (noun) stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors | Synonyms: elicitation, induction |
| (noun) calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations | Synonyms: summoning |
| evolution | (noun) (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Synonyms: organic evolution, phylogenesis, phylogeny |
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| (noun) a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) | Synonyms: development |
| exacerbation | (noun) violent and bitter exasperation | - |
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| (noun) action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse | Synonyms: aggravation |
| exaction | (noun) act of demanding or levying by force or authority | - |
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| exaggeration | (noun) the act of making something more noticeable than usual | - |
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| (noun) making to seem more important than it really is | Synonyms: magnification, overstatement |
| (noun) extravagant exaggeration | Synonyms: hyperbole |
| exaltation | (noun) the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) | Synonyms: apotheosis, deification |
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| (noun) a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) | - |
| (noun) the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence | - |
| (noun) a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion | Synonyms: ecstasy, rapture, raptus, transport |
| examination | (noun) the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) | Synonyms: scrutiny |
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| (noun) the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned | Synonyms: testing |
| (noun) a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) | Synonyms: examen |
| (noun) a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge | Synonyms: exam, test |
| (noun) formal systematic questioning | Synonyms: interrogation, interrogatory |
| exasperation | (noun) actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) | - |
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| (noun) an exasperated feeling of annoyance | Synonyms: aggravation |
| excavation | (noun) the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth | Synonyms: mining |
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| (noun) the act of digging | Synonyms: dig, digging |
| (noun) a hole in the ground made by excavating | - |
| (noun) the site of an archeological exploration | Synonyms: archeological site, dig |
| exception | (noun) a deliberate act of omission | Synonyms: elision, exclusion |
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| (noun) an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization | - |
| (noun) grounds for adverse criticism | - |
| excerption | (noun) The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work. | - |
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| (noun) a passage selected from a larger work | Synonyms: excerpt, extract, selection |
| excision | (noun) surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Synonyms: ablation, cutting out, extirpation |
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| (noun) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | Synonyms: deracination, extirpation |
| (noun) the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society | Synonyms: excommunication |
| (noun) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | Synonyms: cut, deletion |
| excitation | (noun) something that agitates and arouses | Synonyms: excitement |
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| (noun) the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland | Synonyms: innervation, irritation |
| (noun) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up | Synonyms: excitement, fervor, fervour, inflammation |
| exclamation | (noun) an abrupt excited utterance | Synonyms: exclaiming |
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| (noun) an exclamatory rhetorical device | Synonyms: ecphonesis |
| (noun) a loud complaint or protest or reproach | - |
| exclusion | (noun) the act of forcing out someone or something | Synonyms: ejection, expulsion, riddance |
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| (noun) a deliberate act of omission | Synonyms: elision, exception |
| (noun) the state of being excluded | - |
| (noun) the state of being excommunicated | Synonyms: censure, excommunication |
| excogitation | (noun) thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it | - |
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| (noun) the creation of something in the mind | Synonyms: conception, design, innovation, invention |
| excommunication | (noun) the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society | Synonyms: excision |
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| (noun) the state of being excommunicated | Synonyms: censure, exclusion |
| excoriation | (noun) severe censure | - |
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| (noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off | Synonyms: abrasion, scrape, scratch |
| excretion | (noun) the bodily process of discharging waste matter | Synonyms: elimination, evacuation, excreting, voiding |
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| (noun) waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body | Synonyms: body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product |
| excruciation | (noun) the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering | Synonyms: crucifixion |
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| (noun) a state of acute pain | Synonyms: agony, suffering |
| exculpation | (noun) the act of freeing from guilt or blame | - |
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| (noun) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | Synonyms: alibi, excuse, self-justification |
| excursion | (noun) a journey taken for pleasure | Synonyms: expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay |
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| (noun) wandering from the main path of a journey | Synonyms: digression |
| execration | (noun) the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated | - |
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| (noun) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | Synonyms: condemnation, curse |
| (noun) hate coupled with disgust | Synonyms: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, loathing, odium |