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equation
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(n) the act of regarding as equal

(n) a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

(n) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

enroll
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(v) register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

elegant
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(s) refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"

(a) refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"

(s) of seemingly effortless beauty in form or proportion

(s) suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

entity
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(n) that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

eating
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(n) the act of consuming food

expertise
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(n) skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

exploration
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(n) to travel for the purpose of discovery

(n) a careful systematic search

(n) a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"

endorse
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(v) of documents or cheques

(v) guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"

(v) be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

(v) give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"

envelope
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(n) any wrapper or covering

(n) a flat rectangular paper container for papers

(n) the bag containing the gas in a balloon

(n) the maximum operating capability of a system; "test pilots try to push the envelope"

(n) a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"

(n) a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves

elevator
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(n) lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

(n) the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

equity
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(n) conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"

(n) the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation

(n) the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

evil
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(n) morally objectionable behavior

(n) the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"

(n) that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare

(s) having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"

(s) tending to cause great harm

(a) morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

(s) having the nature of vice

exhibit
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(n) something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"

(n) an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence

(v) walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town"

(v) to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

(v) show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

(v) show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"

engagement
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(n) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"

(n) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

(n) the act of giving someone a job

(n) the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

(n) a mutual promise to marry

(n) contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

(n) a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

exit
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(n) the act of going out

(n) an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"

(n) euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"

(v) pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"

(v) lose the lead

(v) move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"

electrical
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(a) relating to or concerned with electricity; "an electrical engineer"; "electrical and mechanical engineering industries"

(a) using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity; "electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm"

exclusive
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(n) a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"

(s) not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention"

(a) excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"

(s) not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication"

excuse
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(n) a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"

(n) a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"

(n) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

(v) excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"

(v) serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again"

(v) grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

(v) ask for permission to be released from an engagement

(v) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

(v) accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"

endless
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(s) occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; "a child's incessant questions"; "your perpetual (or continual) complaints"

(s) having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole; "an endless chain"

(s) having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless"; "sempiternal truth"

(s) infinitely great in number; "endless waves"

(s) tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon"

enthusiasm
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(n) overflowing with enthusiasm

(n) a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"

(n) a feeling of excitement

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