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electioneer
v. campaign, canvass, support, back, promote: They are busy
electioneering for their candidate.
electric adj. charged, tense, energized, stimulating, exciting,
thrilling, galvanizing, electrifying, moving, stirring: As the
jury filed in, the atmosphere in the courtroom was electric.
electricity
n. excitement, verve, energy, tension, tenseness, fervency,
intensity, ardour; vibrations: I could feel the electricity
between us.
electrify v. 1 startle, shock, stun, jolt, stagger, astound, jar,
astonish, amaze: We were electrified by the news of the
disaster. 2 excite, galvanize, animate, move, rouse, stir,
stimulate, vitalize, fire, thrill, arouse: His fiery oratory
electrified the audience.
elegance n. 1 refinement, grace, tastefulness, good taste, gentility,
polish, courtliness, culture, politeness, politesse, propriety,
dignity: Where but in 18th-century France could one find such
elegance? 2 luxury, grandeur, luxuriousness, sumptuousness,
exquisiteness, splendour, beauty: The overwhelming elegance of
the palace took our breath away.
elegant adj. 1 tasteful, exquisite, handsome, beautiful, comely,
dapper, smart, well turned out; graceful, choice, superior,
fine, select, refined, delicate, discerning, artistic;
dignified, genteel, sophisticated, cultivated, polished, urbane,
Chesterfieldian, suave, soign‚(e), debonair, courtly, to the
manner born, well-bred, well-born, high-born: Desmond and
Elizabeth are such an elegant couple! 2 artistic, stylish,
modish, … la mode, chic, fashionable, Colloq in, with it: The
newly refurbished rooms are very elegant. 3 luxurious,
sumptuous, grand, opulent, plush, Colloq posh, swank, swanky,
ritzy, fancy: We stayed in a very elegant West End hotel. 4
apt, clever, ingenious, neat: What is needed is a more elegant
solution to the problem.
element n. 1 component, constituent, ingredient, essential,
fundamental, part, unit, piece, segment, feature, factor,