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fiend, Slang nut, freak, groupie, US head: They are model
railway enthusiasts.
enthusiastic
adj. eager, keen, fervent, fervid, hearty, ardent, avid,
energetic, vigorous, devoted, earnest, passionate, spirited,
exuberant, zealous, fanatic(al), unqualified, unstinting,
irrepressible: He's an enthusiastic supporter of the prime
minister's policies.
entice v. lure, allure, tempt, attract, draw, seduce, coax, persuade,
prevail on, beguile, cajole, blandish, wheedle; decoy, lead on,
inveigle, Colloq sweet-talk, soft-soap, Slang suck in: The
prospectus enticed 3.15 million people to buy shares in the
company.
enticement
n. 1 temptation, allurement, beguilement, seduction, cajolery,
wheedling, blandishment, coaxing, persuasion: Do you approve of
the system of enticement used to get you to buy time-share
holidays? 2 lure, bait, decoy, trap, inducement, attraction,
temptation, Colloq come-on, soft soap: Among the enticements
offered was a free weekend in Paris.
entire adj. 1 complete, whole, total, full, undivided, absolute,
thorough, unreserved, unrestricted, undiminished, unconditional,
express, unexceptional, unmixed, unalloyed: That problem has
occupied my entire attention all week. 2 intact, whole, sound,
unbroken, undamaged, unimpaired, inviolate, without a scratch,
unscathed, in one piece: Twelve amphorae were recovered entire
from the wreck. 3 continuous, full, whole, complete,
uninterrupted: She has lasted an entire year in her new job.
entirely adv. 1 completely, wholly, altogether, fully, totally, utterly,
unreservedly, unqualifiedly, unexceptionally, in every respect,
in all respects, thoroughly, to a T, in toto, exhaustively, all
out, from head to toe or foot, (right) down to the ground, from
A to Z, lock, stock and barrel, root and branch, without
exception or reservation: She was entirely satisfied. I agree
with that entirely. 2 solely, exclusively, only, unambiguously,
unequivocally; positively, definitely, clearly: It was entirely
my fault.