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was met with jeers. 4 record, item, memorandum, note, account,
listing; registration; Colloq memo: There is no entry in his
diary for the 15th of April. 5 competitor, contestant, player,
entrant, participant, candidate; rival, adversary, opponent:
Dennis was a late entry in the marathon.
entwine v. intwine, interlace, braid, interweave, intertwine, weave,
knit, plait, twist, coil, twine, splice; entangle, tangle: Her
hair was entwined with wild flowers.
enumerate v. 1 list, name, itemize, specify, detail, spell out,
catalogue, tick off, take stock of, cite, quote, recite,
recount, relate, narrate , US check off: I shall enumerate the
reasons why you may not go. 2 count, calculate, compute,
reckon, tally, add, number: The researcher could enumerate only
seven different species.
enunciate v. 1 articulate, pronounce, utter, voice, say, speak, vocalize,
express, deliver, present, Formal enounce: Foreign names should
be enunciated clearly. 2 state, proclaim, declare, promulgate,
announce, broadcast, pronounce, propound: The party platform
was enunciated in last night's speech.
envelop v. 1 wrap, enclose, enfold, enwrap, cover, engulf, swathe,
shroud, enshroud, swaddle: The body was enveloped in a white
robe. 2 shroud, enshroud, cover, conceal, hide, screen, shield,
obscure, veil, cloak: The motive for the murder was enveloped
in a mass of misleading clues.
enviable adj. desirable, wanted, desired, sought-after, covetable, in
demand: He is in an enviable financial position.
envious adj. jealous, covetous, resentful, begrudging, green-eyed,
green (with envy), desirous: He is envious of his wife because
she has a better job.
environment
n. surroundings, environs, atmosphere, ecosystem, conditions,
habitat, circumstances, medium, milieu; territory, locale,
setting, mise en scŠne, situation: Car exhaust fumes are
ruining our environment.
environmentalist