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Swath | a path clearly cut; a row or line of grass While i was mowing the lawn, I made a swath. |
Impute | to ascribe; to attribute; to credit or blame. He was imputed with giving info leading to the arrest. |
Sycophant | an insincere flatterer; someone who attempts to curry I compliment so much that I am considered a sycophant. |
Emancipation | act of setting free; a state of freedom; liberation. Abraham Lincoln gave African Americans their emancipation. |
Embellish | to make more beautiful or valuable; to add to; to I embellished the pottery creation with glaze. |
Emboss | to carve or mold a design; on (a surface) so that it is I emboss my hand in the cement. |
Efficacious | effective; (typically of something inanimate or abstract); |
Effigy | an image or statue; a figure made to represent someone They burned the governor's effigy during the riot. |
Eminent | distinguished; renowned; outstanding; prominent; He had heavy security because he was an eminent star. |
Emissary | a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative. I was sent as an emissary to retreive the documents. |