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earnest: adj. Ardent in spirit and speech.
earthenware: n. Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
eatable: adj. Edible.
ebullient: adj. Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
eccentric: adj. Peculiar.
eccentricity: n. Idiosyncrasy.
eclipse: n. The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body.
economize: v. To spend sparingly.
ecstasy: n. Rapturous excitement or exaltation.
ecstatic: adj. Enraptured.
edible: adj. Suitable to be eaten.
edict: n. That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
edify: v. To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.
editorial: n. An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.
educe: v. To draw out.
efface: v. To obliterate.
effect: n. A consequence.
effective: adj. Fit for a destined purpose.
effectual: adj. Efficient.
effeminacy: n. Womanishness.
effeminate: adj. Having womanish traits or qualities.
effervesce: v. To bubble up.
effervescent: adj. Giving off bubbles of gas.
effete: adj. Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
efficacious: adj. Effective.
efficacy: n. The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
efficiency: n. The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
efficient: adj. Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.
efflorescence: n. The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
efflorescent: adj. Opening in flower.
effluvium: n. A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.
effrontery: n. Unblushing impudence.
effulgence: n. Splendor.
effuse: v. To pour forth.
effusion: n. an outpouring.
egoism: n. The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self.
egoist: n. One who advocates or practices egoism.
egotism: n. Self-conceit.
egotist: n. One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences.
egregious: adj. Extreme.
egress: n. Any place of exit.
eject: v. To expel.
elapse: v. To quietly terminate: said of time.
elasticity: n. That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.
electrolysis: n. The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current.
electrotype: n. A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin.
elegy: n. A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
element: n. A component or essential part.
elicit: v. To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
eligible: adj. Qualified for selection.
eliminate: v. To separate and cast aside.
Elizabethan: adj. Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era.
elocution: n. The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.
eloquent: adj. Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.
elucidate: v. To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
elude: v. To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.
elusion: n. Evasion.
emaciate: v. To waste away in flesh.
emanate: v. To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
emancipate: v. To release from bondage.
embargo: n. Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
embark: v. To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.
embarrass: v. To render flustered or agitated.
embellish: v. To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
embezzle: v. To misappropriate secretly.
emblazon: v. To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
emblem: n. A symbol.
embody: v. To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form.
embolden: v. To give courage to.
embolism: n. An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.
embroil: v. To involve in dissension or strife.
emerge: v. To come into view or into existence.
emergence: n. A coming into view.
emergent: adj. Coming into view.
emeritus: adj. Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.
emigrant: n. One who moves from one place to settle in another.
emigrate: v. To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.
eminence: n. An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc.
eminent: adj. High in station, merit, or esteem.
emit: v. To send or give out.
emphasis: n. Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
emphasize: v. To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words.
emphatic: adj. Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words.
employee: n. One who works for wages or a salary.
employer: n. One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay.
emporium: n. A bazaar or shop.
empower: v. To delegate authority to.
emulate: v. To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
enact: v. To make into law, as by legislative act.
enamor: v. To inspire with ardent love.
encamp: v. To pitch tents for a resting-place.
encomium: n. A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
encompass: v. To encircle.
encore: n. The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.
encourage: v. To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind.
encroach: v. To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.
encumber: v. To impede with obstacles.
encyclical: adj. Intended for general circulation.
encyclopedia: n. A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject.
endanger: v. To expose to peril.
endear: v. To cause to be loved.
endemic: adj. Peculiar to some specified country or people.
endue: v. To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual.
endurable: adj. Tolerable.
endurance: n. The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing.
energetic: adj. Working vigorously.
enervate: v. To render ineffective or inoperative.
enfeeble: v. To debilitate.
enfranchise: v. To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.
engender: v. To produce.
engrave: v. To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
engross: v. To occupy completely.
enhance: v. To intensify.
enigma: n. A riddle.
enjoin: v. To command.
enkindle: v. To set on fire.
enlighten: v. To cause to see clearly.
enlist: v. To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.
enmity: n. Hatred.
ennoble: v. To dignify.
enormity: n. Immensity.
enormous: adj. Gigantic.
enrage: v. To infuriate.
enrapture: v. To delight extravagantly or intensely.
enshrine: v. To keep sacred.
ensnare: v. To entrap.
entail: v. To involve; necessitate.
entangle: v. To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
enthrall: v. To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.
enthrone: v. To invest with sovereign power.
enthuse: v. To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.
enthusiastic: adj. Full of zeal and fervor.
entirety: n. A complete thing.
entomology: n. The branch of zoology that treats of insects.
entrails: n. pl. The internal parts of an animal.
entreaty: n. An earnest request.
entree: n. The act of entering.
entrench: v. To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall.
entwine: v. To interweave.
enumerate: v. To name one by one.
epic: n. A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.
epicure: n. One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
Epicurean: adj. Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
epicycle: n. A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.
epicycloid: n. A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.
epidemic: n. Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
epidermis: n. The outer skin.
epigram: n. A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.
epilogue: n. The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.
epiphany: n. Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.
episode: n. An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it.
epitaph: n. An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
epithet: n. Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas".
epitome: n. A simplified representation.
epizootic: adj. Prevailing among animals.
epoch: n. A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.
epode: n. A species of lyric poems.
equalize: v. To render uniform.
equanimity: n. Evenness of mind or temper.
equestrian: adj. Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.
equilibrium: n. A state of balance.
equitable: adj. Characterized by fairness.
equity: n. Fairness or impartiality.
equivalent: adj. Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
equivocal: adj. Ambiguous.
equivocate: v. To use words of double meaning.
eradicate: v. To destroy thoroughly.
errant: adj. Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
erratic: adj. Irregular.
erroneous: adj. Incorrect.
erudite: adj. Very-learned.
erudition: n. Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.
eschew: v. To keep clear of.
espy: v. To keep close watch.
esquire: n. A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
essence: n. That which makes a thing to be what it is.
esthetic: adj. Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.
estimable: adj. Worthy of respect.
estrange: v. To alienate.
estuary: n. A wide lower part of a tidal river.
eugenic: adj. Relating to the development and improvement of race.
eulogize: v. To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character.
eulogy: n. A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.
euphemism: n. A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
euphonious: adj. Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
euphony: n. Agreeableness of sound.
evade: v. To avoid by artifice.
evanesce: v. To vanish gradually.
evanescent: adj. Fleeting.
evangelical: adj. Seeking the conversion of sinners.
evangelist: n. A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.
evasion: n. Escape.
eventual: adj. Ultimate.
evert: v. To turn inside out.
evict: v. To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.
evidential: adj. Indicative.
evince: v. To make manifest or evident.
evoke: v. To call or summon forth.
evolution: n. Development or growth.
evolve: v. To unfold or expand.
exacerbate: v. To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
exaggerate: v. To overstate.
exasperate: v. To excite great anger in.
excavate: v. To remove by digging or scooping out.
exceed: v. To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc.
excel: v. To be superior or distinguished.
excellence: n. Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities.
excellency: n. A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials.
excellent: adj. Possessing distinguished merit.
excerpt: n. An extract or selection from written or printed matter.
excess: n. That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.
excitable: adj. Nervously high-strung.
excitation: n. Intensified emotion or action.
exclamation: n. An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.
exclude: v. To shut out purposely or forcibly.
exclusion: n. Non-admission.
excrescence: n. Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development.
excretion: n. The getting rid of waste matter.
excruciate: v. To inflict severe pain or agony upon.
excursion: n. A journey.
excusable: adj. Justifiable.
execrable: adj. Abominable.
execration: n. An accursed thing.
executor: n. A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.
exegesis: n. Biblical exposition or interpretation.
exemplar: n. A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.
exemplary: adj. Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.
exemplify: v. To show by example.
exempt: adj. Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others.
exert: v. To make an effort.
exhale: v. To breathe forth.
exhaust: v. To empty by draining off the contents.
exhaustible: adj. Causing or tending to cause exhaustion.
exhaustion: n. Deprivation of strength or energy.
exhaustive: adj. Thorough and complete in execution.
exhilarate: v. To fill with high or cheerful spirits.
exhume: v. To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).
exigency: n. A critical period or condition.
exigent: adj. Urgent.
existence: n. Possession or continuance of being.
exit: n. A way or passage out.
exodus: n. A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.
exonerate: v. To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.
exorbitance: n. Extravagance or enormity.
exorbitant: adj. Going beyond usual and proper limits.
exorcise: v. To cast or drive out by religious or magical means.
exotic: adj. Foreign.
expand: v. To increase in range or scope.
expanse: n. A continuous area or stretch.
expansion: n. Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.
expatriate: v. To drive from one's own country.
expect: v. To look forward to as certain or probable.
expectancy: n. The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.
expectorate: v. To cough up and spit forth.
expediency: n. Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.
expedient: adj. Contributing to personal advantage.
expedite: v. To hasten the movement or progress of.
expeditious: adj. Speedy.
expend: v. To spend.
expense: n. The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.
expiate: v. To make satisfaction or amends for.
explicate: v. To clear from involvement.
explicit: adj. Definite.
explode: v. To cause to burst in pieces by force from within.
explosion: n. A sudden and violent outbreak.
explosive: adj. Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.
exposition: n. Formal presentation.
expository: adj. Pertaining to a formal presentation.
expostulate: v. To discuss.
exposure: n. An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass.
expressive: adj. Full of meaning.
expulsion: n. Forcible ejection.
extant: adj. Still existing and known.
extemporaneous: adj. Done or made without much or any preparation.
extensible: adj. Capable of being thrust out.
extension: n. A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope.
extensive: adj. Extended widely in space, time, or scope.
extensor: n. A muscle that causes extension.
extenuate: v. To diminish the gravity or importance of.
exterior: n. That which is outside.
external: n. Anything relating or belonging to the outside.
extinct: adj. Being no longer in existence.
extinguish: v. To render extinct.
extol: v. To praise in the highest terms.
extort: v. To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
extortion: n. The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion.
extradite: v. To surrender the custody of.
extradition: n. The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government.
extrajudicial: adj. Happening out of court.
extraneous: adj. Having no essential relation to a subject.
extraordinary: adj. Unusual.
extravagance: n. Undue expenditure of money.
extravagant: adj. Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure.
extremist: n. One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views.
extremity: n. The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position.
extricate: v. Disentangle.
extrude: v. To drive out or away.
exuberance: n. Rich supply.
exuberant: adj. Marked by great plentifulness.

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