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- ebb
- to fade away, recede
- ebullient
- exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
- eclectic
- selecting from various sources
- ecstatic
- joyful
- eddy
- air or wind current
- edict
- law, command, official public order
- edifice
- building
- edify
- to instruct morally and spiritually
- editorialize
- to express an opinion on an issue
- efface
- to errase or make illegible
- effervescent
- bubbly, lively
- efficacious
- effective, efficient
- effigy
- stuffed doll; likeness of a person
- effluvia
- outpouring of gases or vapors
- effrontery
- impudent boldness; audacity
- effulgent
- brilliantly shining
- effusive
- expressing emotion without restraint
- egocentric
- acting as if things were centered around oneself
- egregious
- conspicuously bad
- egress
- exit
- elation
- exhilaration, joy
- elegy
- mournful poem, usually about the dead
- elicit
- to draw out, provoke
- eloquence
- fluent and effective speech
- elucidate
- to explain, clarify
- emaciated
- skinny, scrawny, gaunt, especially from hunger
- emancipate
- to set free, liberate
- embellish
- to ornament; make attractive with decoration or details; add details to a statement
- embezzle
- to steal money in violation of a trust
- embroil
- to involve in; cause to fall into disorder
- emend
- to correct a text
- eminent
- celebrated, distinguished; outstanding, towering
- emollient
- having soothing qualities, especially for skin
- emotive
- appealing to or expressing emotion
- empathy
- identification with another's feelings
- emulate
- to copy, imitate
- encipher
- to translate a message into code
- encore
- additional performance, often demanded by audience
- encumber
- to hinder, burden, restrict motion
- endemic
- belonging to a particular area, inherent
- endurance
- ability to withstand hardships
- enervate
- to weaken, sap strength from
- engender
- to produce, cause, bring about
- enigmatic
- puzzling, inexplicable
- enjoin
- to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order
- enmity
- hostility, antagonism, ill-will
- ennui
- boredom, lack of interest and energy
- enormity
- state of being gigantic or terrible
- ensconce
- to settle comfortably into a place
- enshroud
- to cover, enclose with a dark cover
- entail
- to involve as a necessary result, necessitate
- enthrall
- to captivate, enchant, enslave
- entity
- something with its own existence or form
- entomologist
- scientist who studies insects
- entreat
- to plead, beg
- enumerate
- to count, list, itemize
- enunciate
- to pronounce clearly
- ephemeral
- momentary, transient, fleeting
- epicure
- person with refined taste in food and wine
- epigram
- short, witty saying or poem
- epigraph
- quotation at the beginning of a literary work
- epilogue
- concluding section of a literary work
- epitome
- representative of an entire group; summary
- epochal
- very significant or influential; defining an epoch or time period
- equanimity
- calmness, composure
- equestrian
- one who rides on horseback
- equine
- relating to horses
- equivocal
- ambiguous, open to more than one interpretation
- equivocate
- to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally
- eradicate
- to erase or wipe out
- errant
- straying, mistaken, roving
- erudite
- learned, scholarly
- eschew
- to abstain from, avoid
- esoteric
- understood by only a learned few
- espouse
- to support or advocate; to marry
- estrange
- to alienate, keep at a distance
- ethereal
- not earthly, spiritual, delicate
- ethos
- beliefs or character of a group
- etymology
- origin and history of a word; study of words
- eulogy
- high praise, often in a public speech
- euphemism
- use of an inoffensive words or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
- euphony
- pleasant, harmonious sound
- euphoria
- feeling of well-being or happiness
- eurythmics
- art of harmonious bodily movement
- euthanasia
- mercy killing; intentional, easy, and painless death
- evade
- to avoid, dodge
- evanescent
- momentary, transitory, short-lived
- evict
- to put out or force out
- evince
- to show clearly, display, signify
- evoke
- to inspire memories; to produce a reaction
- exacerbate
- to aggravate, intensify the bad qualities of
- exasperation
- irritation
- excerpt
- selection from a book or play
- excommunicate
- to bar from membership in the church
- excruciating
- agonizing, intensely painful
- exculpate
- to clear of blame or fault, vindicate
- execrable
- utterly detestable, abhorrent
- exhilaration
- state of being energetic or filled with happiness
- exhort
- to urge or incite by strong appeals
- exhume
- to remove from a grave; uncover a secret
- exigent
- urgant, excessively demanding
- exonerate
- to clear of blame, absolve
- exorbitant
- extravagant, greater than reasonable
- exorcise
- to expel evil spirits
- exotic
- foreign; romantic, excitingly strange
- expansive
- sweeping, comprehensive; tending to expand
- expatriate (n)
- one who lives outside one's native land
- expatriate (v)
- to drive someone from his/her native land
- expedient
- convenient, efficient, practical
- expiate
- to atone for, make amends for
- expire
- to come to an end; die; breathe out
- explicable
- capable of being explained
- explicit
- clearly defined, specific; forthright in expression
- explode
- to debunk, disprove; blow up, burst
- exponent
- one who champions or advocates
- expound
- to elaborate; to expand or increase
- expunge
- to erase, eliminate completely
- expurgate
- to censor
- extemporaneous
- unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment
- extenuate
- to lessen the seriousness, strength, or effect of
- extinction
- end of a living thing or species
- extol
- to praise
- extort
- to obtain something by threats
- extraneous
- irrelevant, unrelated, unnecessary
- extremity
- outermost or farthest point
- extricate
- to free from, disentangle
- extrinsic
- not inherent or essential, coming from without
- exuberant
- lively, happy, and full of good spirits
- exude
- to give off, ooze
- exult
- to rejoice