- earnestadj.Ardent in spirit and speech
- earthenwaren.Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun
- eatableadj.Edible
- ebullientadj.Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
- eccentricadj.Peculiar
- eccentricityn.Idiosyncrasy
- eclipsen.The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body
- economizev.To spend sparingly
- ecstasyn.Rapturous excitement or exaltation
- ecstaticadj.Enraptured
- edibleadj.Suitable to be eaten
- edictn.That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action
- edifyv.To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion
- editorialn.An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument
- educev.To draw out
- effacev.To obliterate
- effectn.A consequence
- effectiveadj.Fit for a destined purpose
- effectualadj.Efficient
- effeminacyn.Womanishness
- effeminateadj.Having womanish traits or qualities
- effervescev.To bubble up
- effervescentadj.Giving off bubbles of gas
- effeteadj.Exhausted, as having performed its functions
- efficaciousadj.Effective
- efficacyn.The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it
- efficiencyn.The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty
- efficientadj.Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results
- efflorescencen.The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance
- efflorescentadj.Opening in flower
- effluviumn.A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter
- effronteryn.Unblushing impudence
- effulgencen.Splendor
- effusev.To pour forth
- effusionn.an outpouring
- egoismn.The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self
- egoistn.One who advocates or practices egoism
- egotismn.Self-conceit
- egotistn.One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences
- egregiousadj.Extreme
- egressn.Any place of exit
- ejectv.To expel
- elapsev.To quietly terminate: said of time
- elasticityn.That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed
- electrolysisn.The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current
- electrotypen.A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin
- elegyn.A lyric poem lamenting the dead
- elementn.A component or essential part
- elicitv.To educe or extract gradually or without violence
- eligibleadj.Qualified for selection
- eliminatev.To separate and cast aside
- Elizabethanadj.Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era
- elocutionn.The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading
- eloquentadj.Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech
- elucidatev.To bring out more clearly the facts concerning
- eludev.To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice
- elusionn.Evasion
- emaciatev.To waste away in flesh
- emanatev.To flow forth or proceed, as from some source
- emancipatev.To release from bondage
- embargon.Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade
- embarkv.To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme
- embarrassv.To render flustered or agitated
- embellishv.To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features
- embezzlev.To misappropriate secretly
- emblazonv.To set forth publicly or in glowing terms
- emblemn.A symbol
- embodyv.To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form
- emboldenv.To give courage to
- embolismn.An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel
- embroilv.To involve in dissension or strife
- emergev.To come into view or into existence
- emergencen.A coming into view
- emergentadj.Coming into view
- emeritusadj.Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position
- emigrantn.One who moves from one place to settle in another
- emigratev.To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another
- eminencen.An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc
- eminentadj.High in station, merit, or esteem
- emitv.To send or give out
- emphasisn.Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word
- emphasizev.To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words
- emphaticadj.Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words
- employeen.One who works for wages or a salary
- employern.One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay
- emporiumn.A bazaar or shop
- empowerv.To delegate authority to
- emulatev.To imitate with intent to equal or surpass
- enactv.To make into law, as by legislative act
- enamorv.To inspire with ardent love
- encampv.To pitch tents for a resting-place
- encomiumn.A formal or discriminating expression of praise
- encompassv.To encircle
- encoren.The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance
- encouragev.To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind
- encroachv.To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another
- encumberv.To impede with obstacles
- encyclicaladj.Intended for general circulation
- encyclopedian.A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject
- endangerv.To expose to peril
- endearv.To cause to be loved
- endemicadj.Peculiar to some specified country or people
- enduev.To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual
- endurableadj.Tolerable
- endurancen.The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing
- energeticadj.Working vigorously
- enervatev.To render ineffective or inoperative
- enfeeblev.To debilitate
- enfranchisev.To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote
- engenderv.To produce
- engravev.To cut or carve in or upon some surface
- engrossv.To occupy completely
- enhancev.To intensify
- enigman.A riddle
- enjoinv.To command
- enkindlev.To set on fire
- enlightenv.To cause to see clearly
- enlistv.To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment
- enmityn.Hatred
- ennoblev.To dignify
- enormityn.Immensity
- enormousadj.Gigantic
- enragev.To infuriate
- enrapturev.To delight extravagantly or intensely
- enshrinev.To keep sacred
- ensnarev.To entrap
- entailv.To involve; necessitate
- entanglev.To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications
- enthrallv.To bring or hold under any overmastering influence
- enthronev.To invest with sovereign power
- enthusev.To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling
- enthusiasticadj.Full of zeal and fervor
- entiretyn.A complete thing
- entomologyn.The branch of zoology that treats of insects
- entrailsn.pl.The internal parts of an animal
- entreatyn.An earnest request
- entreen.The act of entering
- entrenchv.To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall
- entwinev.To interweave
- enumeratev.To name one by one
- epicn.A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc
- epicuren.One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking
- Epicureanadj.Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite
- epicyclen.A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle
- epicycloidn.A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle
- epidemicn.Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region
- epidermisn.The outer skin
- epigramn.A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation
- epiloguen.The close of a narrative or dramatic poem
- epiphanyn.Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity
- episoden.An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it
- epitaphn.An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead
- epithetn.Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas"
- epitomen.A simplified representation
- epizooticadj.Prevailing among animals
- epochn.A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events
- epoden.A species of lyric poems
- equalizev.To render uniform
- equanimityn.Evenness of mind or temper
- equestrianadj.Pertaining to horses or horsemanship
- equilibriumn.A state of balance
- equitableadj.Characterized by fairness
- equityn.Fairness or impartiality
- equivalentadj.Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like
- equivocaladj.Ambiguous
- equivocatev.To use words of double meaning
- eradicatev.To destroy thoroughly
- errantadj.Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds
- erraticadj.Irregular
- erroneousadj.Incorrect
- eruditeadj.Very-learned
- eruditionn.Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc
- eschewv.To keep clear of
- espyv.To keep close watch
- esquiren.A title of dignity, office, or courtesy
- essencen.That which makes a thing to be what it is
- estheticadj.Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts
- estimableadj.Worthy of respect
- estrangev.To alienate
- estuaryn.A wide lower part of a tidal river
- et ceteraLatin.And so forth
- eugenicadj.Relating to the development and improvement of race
- eulogizev.To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character
- eulogyn.A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character
- euphemismn.A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted
- euphoniousadj.Characterized by agreeableness of sound
- euphonyn.Agreeableness of sound
- eurekaGreek.I have found it
- evadev.To avoid by artifice
- evanescev.To vanish gradually
- evanescentadj.Fleeting
- evangelicaladj.Seeking the conversion of sinners
- evangelistn.A preacher who goes from place to place holding services
- evasionn.Escape
- eventualadj.Ultimate
- evertv.To turn inside out
- evictv.To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree
- evidentialadj.Indicative
- evincev.To make manifest or evident
- evokev.To call or summon forth
- evolutionn.Development or growth
- evolvev.To unfold or expand
- exacerbatev.To make more sharp, severe, or virulent
- exaggeratev.To overstate
- exasperatev.To excite great anger in
- excavatev.To remove by digging or scooping out
- exceedv.To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc
- excelv.To be superior or distinguished
- excellencen.Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities
- excellencyn.A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials
- excellentadj.Possessing distinguished merit
- excerptn.An extract or selection from written or printed matter
- excessn.That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience
- excitableadj.Nervously high-strung
- excitationn.Intensified emotion or action
- exclamationn.An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling
- excludev.To shut out purposely or forcibly
- exclusionn.Non-admission
- excrescencen.Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development
- excretionn.The getting rid of waste matter
- excruciatev.To inflict severe pain or agony upon
- excursionn.A journey
- excusableadj.Justifiable
- execrableadj.Abominable
- execrationn.An accursed thing
- executorn.A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will
- exegesisn.Biblical exposition or interpretation
- exemplarn.A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated
- exemplaryadj.Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation
- exemplifyv.To show by example
- exemptadj.Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others
- exertv.To make an effort
- exhalev.To breathe forth
- exhaustv.To empty by draining off the contents
- exhaustibleadj.Causing or tending to cause exhaustion
- exhaustionn.Deprivation of strength or energy
- exhaustiveadj.Thorough and complete in execution
- exhilaratev.To fill with high or cheerful spirits
- exhumev.To dig out of the earth (what has been buried)
- exigencyn.A critical period or condition
- exigentadj.Urgent
- existencen.Possession or continuance of being
- exitn.A way or passage out
- exodusn.A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people
- exoneratev.To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame
- exorbitancen.Extravagance or enormity
- exorbitantadj.Going beyond usual and proper limits
- exorcisev.To cast or drive out by religious or magical means
- exoticadj.Foreign
- expandv.To increase in range or scope
- expansen.A continuous area or stretch
- expansionn.Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like
- expatriatev.To drive from one's own country
- expectv.To look forward to as certain or probable
- expectancyn.The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable
- expectoratev.To cough up and spit forth
- expediencyn.Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case
- expedientadj.Contributing to personal advantage
- expeditev.To hasten the movement or progress of
- expeditiousadj.Speedy
- expendv.To spend
- expensen.The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength
- expiatev.To make satisfaction or amends for
- explicatev.To clear from involvement
- explicitadj.Definite
- explodev.To cause to burst in pieces by force from within
- explosionn.A sudden and violent outbreak
- explosiveadj.Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak
- expositionn.Formal presentation
- expositoryadj.Pertaining to a formal presentation
- expostulatev.To discuss
- exposuren.An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass
- expressiveadj.Full of meaning
- expulsionn.Forcible ejection
- extantadj.Still existing and known
- extemporaneousadj.Done or made without much or any preparation
- extemporeadv.Without studied or special preparation
- extensibleadj.Capable of being thrust out
- extensionn.A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope
- extensiveadj.Extended widely in space, time, or scope
- extensorn.A muscle that causes extension
- extenuatev.To diminish the gravity or importance of
- exteriorn.That which is outside
- externaln.Anything relating or belonging to the outside
- extinctadj.Being no longer in existence
- extinguishv.To render extinct
- extolv.To praise in the highest terms
- extortv.To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity
- extortionn.The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion
- extraditev.To surrender the custody of
- extraditionn.The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government
- extrajudicialadj.Happening out of court
- extraneousadj.Having no essential relation to a subject
- extraordinaryadj.Unusual
- extravagancen.Undue expenditure of money
- extravagantadj.Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure
- extremistn.One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views
- extremityn.The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position
- extricatev.Disentangle
- extrudev.To drive out or away
- exuberancen.Rich supply
- exuberantadj.Marked by great plentifulness