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English
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(n) the discipline that studies the English language and literature

(n) an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries

(n) (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

(n) the people of England

(a) of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"

except
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(v) prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"

(v) take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"

expectation
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(n) belief about (or mental picture of) the future

(n) the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

(n) the feeling that something is about to happen

(n) wishing with confidence of fulfillment

entirely
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(r) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a total

(r) without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a

eliminate
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(v) eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

(v) kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"

(v) terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

(v) remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

(v) dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

(v) remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"

(v) do away with

except
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(v) prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"

(v) take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"

equal
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(n) a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

(v) make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"

(v) be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

(v) be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

(a) well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"

(a) equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number"

estimate
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(n) a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"

(n) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"

(n) the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"

(n) a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

(n) a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"

(v) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

(v) judge to be probable

English
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(n) the discipline that studies the English language and literature

(n) an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries

(n) (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

(n) the people of England

(a) of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"

estate
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(n) a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights

(n) extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

(n) everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

extent
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(n) the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"

(n) the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right"

extremely
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(r) to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"

(r) to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting"

(r) to an extreme degree or extent; "his eyesight was exceedingly defective"

(r) to an extreme degree; "the house was super clean for Mother's visit"

ensure
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(v) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

(v) make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"

ethnic
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(s) not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

(s) denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food"

emergency
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(n) a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

(n) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

(n) a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

earth
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(n) a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)

(n) the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"

(n) the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"

(n) the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"

(n) the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

(n) the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"

(n) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

(v) connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"

(v) hide in the earth like a hunted animal

e-mail
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(n) (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in

(v) communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news"

expensive
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(a) high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

empty
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(n) a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"

(v) excrete or discharge from the body

(v) become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

(v) make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

(v) remove; "Empty the water"

(v) leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

(a) holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

(s) emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"

(s) needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"

(s) devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"

(s) having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"

emotional
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(s) of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"

(s) extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"

(a) of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

(a) determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; "it was an emotional judgment"

(a) of or pertaining to emotion; "emotional health"; "an emotional crisis"

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