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Good / Exciting

engrossing - Something so interesting that it takes your entire attention

Bill found the movie so engrossing, that when it was over it took him a minute to remember where he was.

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Other / Slowly

Url

eventually - Something that happens in the end, especially after a delay or a long time.

It took hours of searching, but we eventually found the missing keys.

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Good / Big

epic - Large and impressive

Tolstoy's epic 1200 page novel "War and Peace" takes place during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812.

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Bad / Aggressive

Url

entrap - To trick or deceive someone or something, where it's difficult for them to escape.

Internet schemes entrap people and companies who lose about $10 trillion dollars a year, making it the 3rd largest economy after the US and China.

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Other / Move

engulf - To surround something completely

After the accident, a minute after Dan got out of the car, the car was engulfed in flames.

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Bad / Dislike

Url

expel - To force someone to leave a place, especially a certain institution or country, removing them from a group or organization.

The student was expelled for repeated rule violations.

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Bad / Aggressive

Url

eradicate - To completely destroy or eliminate something harmful or unwanted.

The new policy and laws aim to eradicate corruption from the political system.

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Good / Calm

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existential - Concerned with the nature and purpose of life and individual freedom.

Climate change poses an existential threat to humanity.

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Bad / Pain

exasperating - Intensely irritating; infuriating

Molly tried to enter the information in the online form, but she found the confusing directions so exasperating that she grabbed her own hair and screamed in frustration.

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Good / Big

Url

exorbitant - Beyond what is fair, usual, or expected.

The hotel charged an exorbitant fee for a one-night stay, but it was the only hotel room available.

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Good / Smart-Adj

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esoteric - Difficult to understand unless one has specific knowledge or interest.

The professor’s lecture on quantum theory was full of esoteric concepts.

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Bad / Dishonest

evasive - To avoid giving clear direct answers to questions.

Bart was gradually becoming more of a compulsive gambler, and he was evasive when his wife asked him why he often came home late from work.