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zealous, heartfelt, excited, fervent, fervid: She reacted in a
very emotional way to the suggestions. 2 tense, nervous,
excitable, highly-strung, high-strung, temperamental, volatile,
hotheaded, demonstrative: He is a very emotional person, who
should not be driving a bus. 3 sensitive, warm, sentimental,
tender, moving, poignant, stirring, emotive, affective,
touching: Their meeting after 50 years was certainly emotional.
4 frantic, agitated, irrational, hysterical, wild, ranting: She
became very emotional when the police took away her son.
emphasis n. importance, stress, significance, prominence, attention,
weight, gravity, force, moment, pre-eminence, priority,
underscoring, underlining, Technical paralipsis: They place too
much emphasis on the social aspects of school.
emphasize v. stress, accentuate, accent, underscore, point up, underline,
call or draw attention to, mark, highlight, play up, spotlight,
feature: The new procedures emphasize safety.
emphatic adj. firm, uncompromising, determined, decided, resolute,
dogged; earnest, definite, unequivocal, unambiguous, distinct,
dogmatic, categorical, peremptory, explicit, incisive,
insistent, affirmative, positive, sure, certain, unmistakable or
unmistakeable, specific, definitive, direct; forceful, vigorous,
energetic, assertive, intense; express, pronounced, strong: She
was emphatic about leaving then and there.
empirical adj. empiric, experiential, practical, observed, pragmatic,
experimental: He has been there and has empirical knowledge of
the system.
employ v. 1 hire, engage, enlist, recruit, enrol, sign (up), take on,
retain, commission: I have employed a solicitor to look after
my affairs while I am away. The company employed 120 engineers.
2 use, make use of, utilize, apply: We plan to employ the most
modern equipment. 3 occupy, take (up), engage, involve: He is
employed with his stamp collection.
employee n. worker, staff member, wage-earner; hand: The employees are
on strike.
employer n. 1 proprietor, owner, patron, manager, director, chief, head,
Colloq boss, Brit gaffer, governor, Eye dialect guv'nor, guv: