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Elegises
- verb - compose an elegy
- Laments
Elegists
- noun - the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead
Elements
- noun - a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
- an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the
Elenchus
- - Refutation of an argument by proving the contrary of its conclusion, especially syllogistically
- Same as Elench.
Elevates
- verb - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
- raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
- raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
Elisions
- noun - a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
- omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
Elitisms
- noun - the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
Elitists
- noun - someone who believes in rule by an elite group