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It is recommended that a driver turn his lights on at the first signs of dusk.

Dwarf (verb)

to make extremely small

Given that is has snowed 35 inches in less than two days, this blizzard dwarfs any other

storm that we have ever seen in our state.

Dwellings (noun)

a building or shelter where one lives

Many ancient Native American dwellings were built within the cliffs of the Grand

Canyon in Northern Arizona.

Dye (noun)

something that gives color

Ancient peoples used fermentation to make beer and used plants to produce dyes and

medicines.

Dynamism (noun)

the quality of being energetic, vigorous

Driven by dizzying mutations in medical costs, program directors and staff ponder the

disruptive dynamism of these new reforms.

Dysfunction (noun)

abnormal, impaired, or incomplete functioning, as of a body organ or part

Victims may have a predisposition to mood disorders which can be heightened by

dysfunctions in family life.

Easternmost (adjective)

the farthest east of a boundary or territory

On the easternmost edge of Colorado lies a Native American settlement.

Eccentricity (noun)

deviating from the normal or customary; peculiar behavior

The high eccentricity of Mercury's orbit would produce very strange effects for an

observer on Mercury's surface. At some longitudes the observer would see the Sun rise

and then gradually increase in apparent size as it slowly moved toward the zenith.

Eclipse (verb)

to be greater or better than

Albert Einstein eclipsed his predecessors with his revolutionary breakthroughs in

relativity.

Echolocation (noun)

a process of locating distant or invisible objects by means of sound waves reflected back to

the emitter (as a bat or a submarine) by the objects

The biological sonar, or echolocation, of bats and a few other animals is one of nature’s

great inventions.

Eerie (adjective)

of a mysteriously strange and usually frightening nature

Movies also use conditioned stimuli such as darkness or eerie music to arouse the

conditioned response of fear.

Efficiency (noun)

the power or capacity to produce a desired result

Anyone who can read and write can improve the efficiency of their memory.

Eject (verb)

to throw out or off from within; to drive out especially by physical force

Many scientists have thought for years that the moon was formed during the early days

of the solar system when another planet collided with Earth, ejecting fragments of

rocky material that condensed into Earth's only satellite.

Elaborate (adjective)

complexly detailed

Our gut can best be described as a very elaborate food "disassemble" plant.

Elevate (verb)

to increase the level of something; to move something to a higher position

Studies show an elevated (but so far not statistically significant) risk of lymphatic and

hematopoietic cancers for most firefighters.

Elite (adjective)

relating to a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power

or influence

Early decision started at most elite colleges in the late 1990s as a way for top students to

win admission to their first choice of college without having to go through the longer

admissions process.

Eloquent (adjective)

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