Word List 17 Flashcards
Endearment
Fond statement
Encumber
Burden
Endemic
Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a a specific area or country.
Endorse
Support
Approve
Enduring
Lasting, surviving
Enervate
Weaken
Enfranchise
To admit to the rights of a citizenship.
Engage
Attract, hire
Engaging
Attractive, charming
Engender
Cause, produce
Engross
Occupy fully
Enigma
Puzzle, mystery
Ennui
Boredom
Enrapture
Please intensely
Ensconce
Settle comfortably
Ensemble
Group of supporting players
Organic unity
Costume
Entail
Require, involve
Enterprising
Full of initiative
Enthral
Capture, enslave
Entitlement
Right to claim something
Entity
Real being
Entourage
Group of attendants
Entrance
Put under a spell
Carry away with emotion
Entrepreneur
Businessman, contractor
Enumerate
List, mention one by one
Enunciate
Speak distinctly
Ephemeral
Fleeting
Epic
Long heroic poem or a similar work of art
Epicure
Connoisseur of food and drink
Epigram
Witty thought or saying usually short
Epilogue
Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
Episodic
Loosely connected
Divided into incidents
Epistolary
Consisting of letters
Epitaph
Inscription in memory of a dead person
Epithet
A word or saying characteristically used to describe something
Epitome
Perfect example or embodiment
Epoch
A period of time.
Equable
Tranquil, steady
Equanimity
Calmness of temperament, composure
Equinox
Period of equal days and nights
Equitable
Fair, impartial
Equity
Fairness, justice
Equivocal
Ambiguous
Equivocate
Lie, mislead
Erode
Eat away
Erratic
Unpredictable
Erroneous
Mistaken, wrong
Erudite
Learned, scholarly
Escapade
Prank
Escapism
Avoiding reality by diverting oneself with amusements
Eschew
Avoid
Esoteric
Hard to understand
Espouse
Adopt, support
Esteem
Respect, value
Estranged
Separated
Ethereal
Light, heavenly
Ethos
Underlying character of a culture
Etymology
Study of word parts