drench a. escape; avoid (2) dupe b. run away with a lover, esp. to get married (3) efface c. force...to leave; expel (4) egg d. rub or wipe out; erase (5) eject e. make...beautiful; decorate (6) elope f. make...completely wet (7) elucidate g. try to do as well as or better than... (8) elude (h) strongly encourage sb. to do sth. (9) embellish (i) make...clear; explain (10) emulate (j) deceive or cheat sb.