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was met with jeers. 4 record, item, memorandum, note, account,<br />

listing; registration; Colloq memo: <strong>The</strong>re is no entry in his<br />

diary for the 15th <strong>of</strong> April. 5 competitor, contestant, player,<br />

entrant, participant, candidate; rival, adversary, opponent:<br />

Dennis was a late entry in the marathon.<br />

entwine v. intwine, interlace, braid, interweave, intertwine, weave,<br />

knit, plait, twist, coil, twine, splice; entangle, tangle: Her<br />

hair was entwined with wild flowers.<br />

enumerate v. 1 list, name, itemize, specify, detail, spell out,<br />

catalogue, tick <strong>of</strong>f, take stock <strong>of</strong>, cite, quote, recite,<br />

recount, relate, narrate , US check <strong>of</strong>f: I shall enumerate the<br />

reasons why you may not go. 2 count, calculate, compute,<br />

reckon, tally, add, number: <strong>The</strong> researcher could enumerate only<br />

seven different species.<br />

enunciate v. 1 articulate, pronounce, utter, voice, say, speak, vocalize,<br />

express, deliver, present, Formal enounce: Foreign names should<br />

be enunciated clearly. 2 state, proclaim, declare, promulgate,<br />

announce, broadcast, pronounce, propound: <strong>The</strong> party platform<br />

was enunciated in last night's speech.<br />

envelop v. 1 wrap, enclose, enfold, enwrap, cover, engulf, swathe,<br />

shroud, enshroud, swaddle: <strong>The</strong> body was enveloped in a white<br />

robe. 2 shroud, enshroud, cover, conceal, hide, screen, shield,<br />

obscure, veil, cloak: <strong>The</strong> motive for the murder was enveloped<br />

in a mass <strong>of</strong> misleading clues.<br />

enviable adj. desirable, wanted, desired, sought-after, covetable, in<br />

demand: He is in an enviable financial position.<br />

envious adj. jealous, covetous, resentful, begrudging, green-eyed,<br />

green (with envy), desirous: He is envious <strong>of</strong> his wife because<br />

she has a better job.<br />

environment<br />

n. surroundings, environs, atmosphere, ecosystem, conditions,<br />

habitat, circumstances, medium, milieu; territory, locale,<br />

setting, mise en scŠne, situation: Car exhaust fumes are<br />

ruining our environment.<br />

environmentalist

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