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Usage

• enthrall

  If something enthralls you, it makes you so interested and excited that you give it all your attention.

• envisage

  When you envisage something, you imagine or consider its future possibility.

• endemic

  Something that is endemic to a place, such as a disease or life form, is very frequently found in and restricted to that area or region.

• ensconce

  If you ensconce yourself somewhere, you put yourself into a comfortable place or safe position and have no intention of moving or leaving for quite some time.

• enclave

  An enclave is a small area within a larger area of a city or country in which people of a different nationality or culture live.

• ensue

  When something ensues, it happens after or as a result of another event.

• entropy

  Entropy is the lack of organization or measure of disorder currently in a system.

• encumber

  If something encumbers you, it makes it difficult for you to move freely or do what you want.

• enjoin

  When you enjoin someone to do something, you order or bid him to do it with authority.

• engender

  If something engenders a particular feeling or attitude, it causes that condition.

• entourage

  An entourage is a group of assistants, servants, and other people who tag along with an important person.

• encomium

  An encomium strongly praises someone or something via oral or written communication.

• disentangle

  When you disentangle a knot, you untie it completely; when you disentangle yourself from a problem, you get yourself out of it.

• encompass

  When something encompasses something else, it includes all aspects of it or completely surrounds it.

• encroachment

  When you are guilty of encroachment, you intrude upon or invade another person's private space.

• parenthetical

  A parenthetical remark further explains or qualifies information.

• endure

  When someone is able to endure something difficult, they are able to last or keep on going without stopping.

• endorse

  When someone endorses a product, they support or approve of it in a formal and public way.

• engaging

  An engaging activity is attractive or agreeable to those who are involved in it.

• entice

  When someone entices you into doing something, they are trying to lure, tempt, or attract you into doing it in a persuasive manner.

• environment

  Your environment is those things that surround you, including the natural world.