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tion of epithets." Stephen Crane, "The Open Boat"

epitome

"My community considers a man in uniform to be the living epitome of heroism." Lucius Garvin, Collected Essays

equanimity

"We have to call upon our whole people to stand up with equanimity to the fire of the enemy." Winston Churchill, speech, 1942

eradicate

"The urologist said that prostate cancer patients shouldn't hang their hopes on having the vaccine eradicate the disease in the near future." Associated Press, "Vaccine Fights Prostate Cancer," Newsday, 10/21/99

erudite

"The erudite historian, Prof. Garrett Clark, will speak on 'Evaluating Democracy' at our April meeting." Lancaster Library Bulletin, Spring 2000

eruption

"We have learned about this ancient city, frozen in time by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D." Grand Circle Travel Booklet, 1999

escalation

"There is a dangerous escalation in Kashmir as India and Pakistan are engaged in the worst fighting in decades." Editorial, New York Times, 6/22/99

eschew

"When in Rome, we decided to eschew Arithmetic." Ruth McKinney, "Proof in Nine"

ethics

"The vast majority of employees perform in a highly satisfactory manner because good work ethics exist in their kitchens." Manual for School Food Service Managers in N.Y.C. Public Schools [adapted]

euphemism

"But now he was merely an elder statesman, the euphemism for a politician who no longer has any influence." Robert Wallace, "Not Him"

evaluate

"Mr. Gooding hopes to find the answer if his mentor gives him the chance to evaluate the prisoner." Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times, 6/4/99

evanescent

"The incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind." Samuel Johnson, "The Rambler" No. 30

eventuated

"Her illness following the chemotherapy eventuated in death." Terrence Foy, St. Louis Blues

evince

"The vote on Roe vs. Wade will show whether enough senators evince an interest in overturning the 1973 Supreme Court decision." Elaine Povich, "Abortion Politics," Newsday, 10/22/99

exacerbated

"Jason Isringhausen's injuries were exacerbated by his immaturity." Howie Rose, Mets Baseball Announcer, Fox Sports, 6/8/99 [adapted]

excoriate

"Senator Bradley refused to excoriate his opponent, preferring to take the high road in the campaign." ABC Eyewitness T.V. News, 10/21/99

excruciating

"An almost excruciating agitation results when a leaf falls into still water." Jack London, "To Build a Fire"

exhort

"There was no reason for me to exhort the guys to play hard because they were already giving me 110%." Mets Baseball Manager Bobby Valentine on Radio Talk Show WFAN, 10/21/99

exonerate

"There is no reason to exonerate him from the ordinary duties of a citizen." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Collected Legal Papers

expatriate

"For months she lived the nocturnal life of an expatriate American tango bum." Jimmy Scott, "Flirting with the Tango," New York Times, 6/11/99

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expedient

"There exists the age old choice between a moral action and an expedient one." Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

expedite

"There was a pressing need to expedite assistance to those suffering after the earthquake." Newsday, 8/15/99

exploit

"He has not wanted to exploit his fame as a basketball star for political advantage." Boston Globe, 7/27/99

expunge

"If the offender made it to adulthood without further problems, everything would be expunged." James Kilpatrick, "Boy Learns Constitutionthe Hard Way," Burlington Vermont Free Press, 6/12/99

expurgate

"Lenny resisted any attempt by the law to expurgate his language dealing with personal and private behavior." "Lenny Bruce, Voice of Shock," Atlantic Monthly, 5/86

extant

"Rumors are extant that the Federal Reserve members are greatly concerned about the irrational exuberance of investors." Bloomberg Financial News, 4/12/98

extinct

"There are many warnings that loss of habitat will make many species extinct in the near future." "The Rotunda," Publication of the American Museum of Natural History, 5/5/98

extol

"They extol the largely nonexistent virtues of bygone eras." Artemus Abruzzi, Commonsense

extortion

"To the prince who goes forth with his army, supporting it by pillage and extortion, this open-handedness is necessary." Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

extraneous

"The ballet struck me as extraneous and out of keeping with the rest of the play." Wolcott Gibbs, More in Sorrow

extrinsic

"Disdaining contributions from extrinsic lobbying groups, the candidate won my admiration and my vote." Lawrence Burton, "Inside the Polls"

exult

"YANKEES EXULT OVER PETTITTE'S PERFORMANCE" Headline, Sports Section, Newsday, 6/19/99

exultation

"We face the year 2000 with a combination of concern and exultation." Newsweek, 12/15/99

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fabricate

"Perhaps the dialogues that you fabricate are nothing more than monologues." Miguel Unamuno, "Mist"

façade

"He hid behind the façade of public servant to work at a private agenda." H. L. Woods

facet

"As soon as one becomes computer-literate, a new technical facet is introduced that challenges us once again." New York Times, 10/25/99

facetious

"Politicians must be careful about any facetious comment that can be turned into an opponent's advantage." Jewell Bellush and Dick Netzer, Urban Politics

facile

"We are usually more facile with words we read than with words we use to write or speak." Charlton Laird, The Miracle of Language

factitious

"The opposition was challenged by a factitious outpouring of what appeared to be popular support for the government." Robert Kaplan, Balkan Tragedy

fallacious

"The demand was plausible, but the more I thought about it, the more fallacious it seemed." A. D. White, Scams and Schemes [adapted]

falter

"Should we falter in our determination to pursue an honorable solution to the problems of the Middle-East, and face

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