Words starting with E Flashcards
earthy
direct or uninhibited
ebullient
extremely lively or enthusiastic
echelon
a level or ranking in an organisation, society or profession
eclat
brilliant display or effect
eclectic
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
edify
instruct or improve morally or intellectually
efface
to obliterate or wipe off
effete
worn-out, barren
efficacious
effective
effigy
a sculpture or model of a person
effrontery
shameful boldness, impudence or insolence
effulgent
radiant, splendorous
egregious
remarkably bad
elated
overjoyed
elegy
a speech given in honour of a dead person.
elicit
to biring forth a matter or issue
eloquent
expressive,
elucidate
to make clear, clarify
emaciated
enfeeble, abnormally thin
emancipate
to see free
embroil
deeply in argument or conflict
emissary
one set one a special mission
emollient
soothing
empirical
based on observation or experience, not theoretically
emulous
seeking to emulate someone
encumber or encumbrance
weigh down, burden
obstacle or hindrance
endemic
confined to a particular country or region
enfranchise
to give the right to vote
engender
to bring about, create, encourage
ennui
boredom
enrapture
to delight beyond measure
ephemeral
short lived
epigram
a pithy saying or remark that expresses an idea in a clever way
epistle
a letter
epitome
a perfect example, embodiment
equanimity
calmness or composure, especially in a difficult situation
equivocal
ambiguous, uncertain,
ersatz
made or used as a substitute, usually something that is inferior to another object.
eschew
to shun or avoid
esoteric
only understood by a select few people
ethereal
heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined
evanescent
fleeting or momentary
evince
to show clearly
exacerbate
to make more violent or intense
exculpate
to free from guilt or blame
execrable
loathsome, detestful
exigent
urgent or critical
exiguous
scanty:small in quantity
expedient
advisable, advantageous
expunge
to erase, eradicate or obliterate
expiate
to make amends for, to atone for
expurgate
to remove offensive passages from usually a text
extant
still in existence
extol
to praise or revere
extraneous
not essential, unrelated
extricate
to disentangle