Word List 17 Flashcards
Encumber
Burden
Endearment
Fond statement
Endorse
Approve; support
Enervate
Weaken
Enfranchise
To admit to the rights of citizenship
Engaging
Charming; attractive
Engender
Cause; produce
Engross
Occupy fully
Enmity
Ill will; hatred
Ennui
Boredom
Enrapture
Please intensely
Ensconce
Settle comfortably
Entail
Require; necessitate; involve
Enterprising
Full of initiative
Enthrall
Capture; enslave
Entice
Lure; attract
Entity
Real being
Entourage
Group of attendants
Entrance
Put under a spell
Entreat
Plead; ask earnestly
Enumerate
List; mention one by one
Eon
Long period of time; an age
Ephemeral
Short-lived
Epicure
Connoisseur of food and drink
Epigram
Thought or saying
Epilogue
Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
Epitaph
Inscription in memory of a dead person
Epithet
Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
Epitome
Perfect example or embodiment
Epoch
Period of time
Equable
Tranquil; steady; uniform
Equanimity
Calmness of temperament
Equitable
Fair; impartial
Equity
Fairness; justice
Equivocal
Ambiguous; intentionally misleading
Equivocate
Lie; mislead
Erratic
Odd; Unpredictable
Erudite
Learned; scholarly
Escapade
Prank; flighty conduct
Eschew
Avoid
Esoteric
Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
Espionage
Spying
Espouse
Adopt; support
Estranged
Separated; alienated
Ethereal
Light; heavenly
Ethos
Underlying character of a culture, group
Etymology
Study of word parts