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earnest (268) - sincere; eager and serious
editorialized (281) - including comment or criticism in news articles
effect (267) - bring about; make happen; get done; accomplish; achieve
elevate (279) - raise
elites (267) - those thought of as the best people
elsewhere (274) - somewhere else; in other places
emanating (271) - coming forth [from]
emancipation (272) - the act or process of setting free from slavery; release from slavery
emboldened (283) - made bold; encouraged
embraced (269) - welcomed; took up as their own; adopted
emigration (269) - leaving one's own region [the South] to settle in another [the North]
emphasized (267) - stressed; called attention to
endangered (279) - threatened; exposed to loss or injury
ensuing (269) - resulting
enthusiasm (270) - eager interest; zeal; eagerness; fervor
entirely (282) - completely; fully
entitled (268) - had a right to
entrance (270) - the act of entering; joining
envied (268) - felt discontent or ill will toward because of his good fortune; disliked because he had what they wanted
especially (280) - specially; more than others; particularly
essentially (275) - in essence; basically
eventually (281) - in the end; finally
evidence (275) - proof
exacerbated (281) - made worse; aggravated
expectations (269) - good reasons for expecting something; prospects; hopes
exploitation (269) - selfish or unfair use
explosives (281) - explosive substances; bombs
"ex-servicemen" (271) - ex-soldiers; men who had served but were no longer serving in the army
extract (275) - to force from; to obtain by pressing
extreme (280) - very severe; very strong or violent
"eyewitness accounts" (273) - stories told by those who were actually there or actually saw them