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Thinking & knowing

Wondering, deciding, remembering and understanding. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Stretch, Core, Advanced levels: the first 12 of 22, A to Z.

  • eclectic

    adj.Stretch

    made up of a wide mix of styles or sources

    Similar:
    varied
    Opposite:
    alike

  • emphasis

    nounCore

    special importance or attention given to something

    Similar:
    stress
    Opposite:
    disregard

  • endorse

    verbAdvanced

    to say publicly that you support or approve of something

    Similar:
    support
    Opposite:
    condemn

  • engender

    verbStretch

    to cause a feeling or situation to begin to exist

    Similar:
    cause
    Opposite:
    destroy

  • engrossed

    adj.Advanced

    so interested in something that you notice nothing else

    Similar:
    absorbed
    Opposite:
    bored

  • enigma

    nounStretch

    a person or thing that is mysterious and hard to understand

    Similar:
    mystery
    Opposite:
    answer

  • enumerate

    verbStretch

    to name or count items one after another

    Similar:
    list

  • epiphany

    nounStretch

    a sudden moment of clear understanding or realisation

    Similar:
    realisation
    Opposite:
    confusion

  • equivocal

    adj.Stretch

    unclear, with more than one possible meaning

    Similar:
    vague
    Opposite:
    clear

  • erroneous

    adj.Advanced

    wrong or mistaken

    Similar:
    incorrect
    Opposite:
    accurate

  • erudite

    adj.Stretch

    having or showing great knowledge from much study

    Similar:
    learned
    Opposite:
    ignorant

  • esoteric

    adj.Stretch

    understood or enjoyed by only a small group with special knowledge

    Similar:
    secret
    Opposite:
    common

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