ebullient: cheerful, happy
eclipse: extinguish, hide, darken
effete: barren, worn out, exhausted
effluvium: noxious smell
effrontery: shameless boldness
egregious: conspicuously bad or shocking
egress: exit
elated: in high spirits, overjoyed
ellipsis: omission of words from a text
elucidate: explain, enlighten
emaciated: wasted and thin
embezzlement: stealing
embroil: entangle, throw into confusion
emendation: improvement, correcting of errors
emetic: substance causing vomit
emissary: messenger, agent
emollient: softening or soothing remedy
emolument: compensation, salary
empirical: based on experiences
enclave: territory enclosed within an alien land
encomiastic: eulogistic, praising
encomium: eulogy, high praise
engender: produce, cause
engross: occupy fully
enigmatic: puzzling, obscure
enmity: hatred, ill will
enrapture: please intensely
ensconce: settle comfortably
enterprising: full of initiative
enthrall: enslave, capture
entrance: carry away with emotion | ephemeral: fleeting ,short-lived
equable: uniform, steady, tranquil
equanimity: composure, calmness of temperature
equivocal: vague, ambiguous
erudite: scholarly, learned
escapade: flighty conduct, prank
esoteric: hard to understand
espouse: support, adopt
estranged: alienated, separated
ethereal: unusually refined, heavenly, light
eulogistic: praising
euphemism: mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
evince: show clearly
exculpate: clear from blame
execrable: very bad
exigency: urgent situation
exiguous: minute, small
exonerate: exculpate, acquit
expatiate: talk at length
explicate: interpret, explain
expostulation: remonstrance, protest
expropriate: take possession of
expunge: remove, wipe out
extenuate: mitigate, weaken
extol: glorify, praise
extrapolation: conjecture, projection
extricate: disentangle
extrinsic: not essential, external
exude: give forth, discharge |
