E Flashcards
Words that start with the letter E
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. Effiicient
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 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
Efflugence
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 wast 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
Embarass
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
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 from 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 devilitate
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
Epucurean
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 its 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 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
Ec cetera
Latin. And so forth
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
Eureka
Greek. I have found it
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 though 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 intepretation
Exemplar
n. A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated
Exemplary
adj. Fitted to serve as 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 (which 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
Extempore
adv. Without studied or special 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 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
