#403 embellish

embellish- to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn; to make a story more interesting by adding detail

C14 from Old French embelir, from bel beautiful, from Latin bellus

The different musical styles can not only co-exist, but punctuate and underscore and embellish one another.

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#402 emancipate

emancipate- to free from restriction or restraint, especially social or legal restraint; to free from inhibitions; to liberate

C17 from Latin emancipare to give independence

The new technological devices did not so much "emancipate" workers, as "evict" them.

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#401 emaciate

emaciate- to become or cause to become abnormally thin

C17 from Latin emaciare to make lean, from macer thin

emaciated, emaciation

Run way models often look emaciated to satisfy designer visions?

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#400 elocution

elocution- the art of public speaking, especially of voice production, delivery, and gesture

C15 from Latin elocutio a speaking out , from eloqui, from loqui to speak

The provost at University of Michigan claims that they are too keeping up with changing times, after all - they have recently stopped offering majors in elocution and animal husbandry.

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#399 elegy

elegy- a mournful or plaintive poem or song, especially a lament for the dead

C16 via French and Latin from Greek elegeia, from elegos lament sung to flute accompaniment

elegiac, elegize

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#398 electric

electric- of, derived from, produced by, transmitting, or powered by electricity

(Again, fascinating word etymology.) C17 from New Latin electricus amber-like (because friction causes amber to become charged) from Latin electrum amber, from Greek elektron

many electric, electro words...electroanalysis, electromagnetic...

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#397 elation

elation- joyfulness or exaltation of spirit, as from success, pleasure, or relief; high spirits

Some fans danced on cars in elation.

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