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The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

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electioneer<br />

v. campaign, canvass, support, back, promote: <strong>The</strong>y are busy<br />

electioneering for their candidate.<br />

electric adj. charged, tense, energized, stimulating, exciting,<br />

thrilling, galvanizing, electrifying, moving, stirring: As the<br />

jury filed in, the atmosphere in the courtroom was electric.<br />

electricity<br />

n. excitement, verve, energy, tension, tenseness, fervency,<br />

intensity, ardour; vibrations: I could feel the electricity<br />

between us.<br />

electrify v. 1 startle, shock, stun, jolt, stagger, astound, jar,<br />

astonish, amaze: We were electrified by the news <strong>of</strong> the<br />

disaster. 2 excite, galvanize, animate, move, rouse, stir,<br />

stimulate, vitalize, fire, thrill, arouse: His fiery oratory<br />

electrified the audience.<br />

elegance n. 1 refinement, grace, tastefulness, good taste, gentility,<br />

polish, courtliness, culture, politeness, politesse, propriety,<br />

dignity: Where but in 18th-century France could one find such<br />

elegance? 2 luxury, grandeur, luxuriousness, sumptuousness,<br />

exquisiteness, splendour, beauty: <strong>The</strong> overwhelming elegance <strong>of</strong><br />

the palace took our breath away.<br />

elegant adj. 1 tasteful, exquisite, handsome, beautiful, comely,<br />

dapper, smart, well turned out; graceful, choice, superior,<br />

fine, select, refined, delicate, discerning, artistic;<br />

dignified, genteel, sophisticated, cultivated, polished, urbane,<br />

Chesterfieldian, suave, soign‚(e), debonair, courtly, to the<br />

manner born, well-bred, well-born, high-born: Desmond and<br />

Elizabeth are such an elegant couple! 2 artistic, stylish,<br />

modish, … la mode, chic, fashionable, Colloq in, with it: <strong>The</strong><br />

newly refurbished rooms are very elegant. 3 luxurious,<br />

sumptuous, grand, opulent, plush, Colloq posh, swank, swanky,<br />

ritzy, fancy: We stayed in a very elegant West End hotel. 4<br />

apt, clever, ingenious, neat: What is needed is a more elegant<br />

solution to the problem.<br />

element n. 1 component, constituent, ingredient, essential,<br />

fundamental, part, unit, piece, segment, feature, factor,

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