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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
Elkwoods
- noun - small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
Ellipses
- noun - a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"
- omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
Ellipsis
- noun - omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
Elmwoods
- noun - hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture