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- exiguous
- scanty; small in quantity
- elysian
- blissful; heavenly
- expatriate
- a person who is banished from, or leaves, his native country
- epithet
- a descriptive word or phrase
- ensconce
- to hide; to conceal; to settle comfortably
- esoteric
- for a select few; not generally known
- empathy
- understanding of another's feelings
- eclipse
- to overshadow; to outshine
- elude
- to avoid; to escape notice
- ecology
- study if the environment
- enmity
- hostility; hatred
- embellish
- to decorate
- elucidate
- to make clear
- engrossed
- completely absorbed in
- egress
- exit (noun and verb)
- ellipsis
- omission in a sentence of a word or words
- erroneous
- mistaken; wrong
- emancipate
- to set free
- emulous
- jealous; envious
- emulate
- to imitate
- equivocal
- doubtful; ambiguous
- erudite
- scholarly; learned
- equine
- pertaining to horses
- entomolgy
- study of insects
- electrify
- to thrill
- evoke
- to call forth; to produce
- emolument
- profit; gain
- extant
- atill in existence
- equipoise
- balance
- epitome
- a typical example; a summary or condensed account
- enclave
- a country, or part of a country, surronded by another country
- enamored
- (of) in love with
- ecstatic
- extremely happy
- ephemeral
- temporary; short-lived
- erode
- to wear away
- extort
- to obtain by force
- exude
- to discharge; to ooze
- egregious
- remarkably bad; outrageous
- enthrall
- to charm; to captivate
- equilibrium
- balance; stability
- expressly
- especially; particularly
- epiphany
- appearance of a deity (god); revelation
- ersatz
- artifical; inferior substitute
- energize
- to rouse into activity
- escapade
- a reckless adventure
- entranced
- filled with delight or wonder
- embroil
- to involve in trouble; to complicate
- evolve
- to devvlop gradually
- extinct
- no longer in existence
- elite
- the choice or best of a group of persons
- embryonic
- undevveloped; in an early state
- emollient
- something that soothes or softens
- effeminate
- unmanly; womanly; soft and weak
- escalate
- to increase; to grow rapidly; to intensify
- exotic
- foreign; excitingly strange
- euphemism
- substitution of a pleasant expression for an unpleasant one
- elated
- overjoyed
- espouse
- to support (a cause)
- elapse
- to pass; to slip away
- eerie
- weird; mysterious
- effulgent
- shining forth brilliantly; radiant
- enlighten
- to inform; to reveal truts
- entourage
- a group of personal attendants
- explicate
- explain in detail; make clear
- equestrian
- a horseback rider
- epicure
- one who seeks pleasure in fine foods
- expatiate
- to enlarge upon; to speak or write at length
- elegy
- a sad or mournful poem
- earnest
- sincere; serious
- echelon
- rank of authority;level of power
- estival
- pertaining to summer
- exult
- to rejoice
- effigy
- a likeness; an image
- exigent
- urgent; critical
- equanimity
- calmness; evenness of temperament
- entreaty
- a request; a plea
- effrontery
- shameful boldness
- extrovert
- an outgoing person
- empirical
- based on experience rather than theory
- enormity
- an outrageous and immoral act
- epigram
- witty saying
- exonerate
- to free from guilt or blame
- éclat
- brilliance; fame
- extirpate
- to destroy; to remove completely
- errant
- wandering (insearch of adventure); straying from what is right
- essay
- (verb) to try; to attempt
- eon
- extremely long period of time
- extradite
- to give up a prisoner to another authority
- envoy
- messenger; agent
- ebulient
- enthusiastic
- eradicate
- to ease; to wipe out
- effluent
- flowing out
- enigma
- a puzzling situation; dilemma
- effectual
- effective; adequate
- equivocate
- to confuse by speaking in ambiguous terms
- erotic
- pertaining to sexual love
- exculpate
- to free from blame; to vindicate
- extrapolate
- to estimate; to infer
- engulf
- to overwhelm
- exedient
- practical; advantageous
- etymology
- the origin and development of words
- eschew
- to avoid; to keep away from
- exhume
- to bring out of the earth; to reveal
- ego
- a feeling of self-importance
- escarpment
- steep cliff
- enervate
- to weaken
- eclectic
- selecting; choosing from various sources
- epilogue
- closing part of a speech or literary work
- efflorescent
- blossoming; flowering
- eugenics
- science of improving the human race
- elicit
- to draw forth; to cause to be revealed
- extamporaneous
- offhand; done without preparation
- evince
- to show clearly
- eulogy
- praise for a dead person
- excoriate
- (two meanings) to scrape the skin off; to criticze sharply
- educe
- to draw or bring out
- epistle
- a letter
- exuberant
- full of enthusiasm
- entity
- independent being
- earthy
- realistic; coarse
- extenuating
- less serious
- effusion
- a pouring out; an uncontrolled display of emotion
- efficacy
- power to produce an effect
- eventuate
- to result; to happen finally
- environs
- surrondings
- exacerbate
- to aggravate; to make more violent
- ennui
- boredom
- exhort
- to warn
- equity
- fairness; justice; impartiality
- emetic
- causing vomiting
- epitaph
- inscription on a tomb
- endemic
- confined to a particular country or area
- ethereal
- spiritual; airy
- emaciated
- abnormally thin
- encyclopedic
- filled with knowledge; comprehensive
- egalitarian
- pertaining to belief in the equality of all men
- ebb
- to slowly decrease
- extol
- to praise
- emendation
- correction
- embezzle
- to steal
- explicit
- clear; unambiguous; direct
- ethnic
- pertaining to a particular race or culture
- entrenched
- firmly established; dug in
- endearment
- an expression of affection
- exorbitant
- excessive; unreasonable
- effete
- worn-out; barren
- expiate
- to atone for
- emissary
- one sent on a special mission
- ecclesiastical
- pertaining to the church
- err
- to make a mistake
- extrinsic
- external; coming from outside
- exalt
- to raise in position; to praise
- extricate
- to set free; to disentangle
- evict
- to expel; to throw out
- embark
- (on) begin a journey or an endeavor
- enunciate
- to pronounce words clearly
- eloquent
- convincing or forceful in speech
- encompass
- to include; to surrond
- enhance
- to increase in vlaue or beauty; to improve
- expound
- to explain; to interpret
- encumbrance
- hindrance; obstruction
- evansecent
- temporary; fleeting
- edifice
- structure; buliding
- elusive
- difficult to grasp
- emit
- to send out; to give forth
- euphoria
- a feeling of well-being
- exhilaration
- liveliness; high spirits
- enigmatic
- mysterious; puzzling
- equitable
- fair; just
- enfranchise
- to give the right to vote
- exorcise
- to drive out an evil spirit
- epic
- a long poem about a heroic occurrences
- expedite
- to speed up; to make easy
- engender
- to promote
- ensue
- to follow; to result from
- egotism
- selfishness; boasting about oneself
- edify
- to improve someone morally; to instruct
- exact
- (two meanings) accurate (adjective); to demand or to require (verb)
- emanate
- to come forth; to send forth
- exodus
- a departure; a going out
- envisage
- to imagine; to form a mental picture
- expunge
- to ease
- effervescent
- bubbly; spirited
- epoch
- particular period of history
- eccentric
- odd; out of the ordinary
- ergo
- therfore
- exectorate
- to spit out
- evaisve
- not straightforward; tricky
- ejaculation
- an exclamation
- execrate
- to curse
- eject
- to throw out
- exasperate
- to irritate; to annoy extremely
- enrapture
- to delight beyond measure
- entice
- to attract; to tempt
- expurgate
- to remove offensive passages; to cleanse
- entrepreneur
- successful businessman; promoter
- encore
- to repeat performance
- estranged
- seperated; alienated
- extraneous
- unrelated; not essential
- exemplary
- worthy of imitation
- efface
- to erase; to wipe out
- euthanasia
- mercy killing
- erstwhile
- formerly; in the past
- excruciating
- unbearably pain
- expendable
- replaceable
- elixir
- remedy
- espionage
- spying
- encomium
- an expression of high praise
- equinox
- time when day and night are equal length
- erratic
- irregular; abnormal
- escrow
- (preceded by in) money deposited with a third person pendiong fulfillment of a condition
- encroach
- (upon) to tresspass; to intrude
- exploit
- to use for one's own advantage
- excise
- (two meanings) a tax on liquor, tobacco, etc. (noun); to cut out or off (verb)