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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