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n earthy

unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal

s earthly

of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason

ebb

(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide

ebullient

showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling

eccentric

irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric

eccentricity

oddity; idiosyncrasy

ecclesiastic

ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman

s chapel

small church (in a prison

s chaplain

clergyman attached to a chapel

s padre

chaplain (in the armed forces)

eclectic

selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism

eclipse

darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse

s ecliptic

path of the sun and the planets

ecologist

person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology

s ecosystem

ecological community together with its environment

economy

efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources

ecstasy

rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy

s rapture

great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous

n eddy

swirling current of water

edict

decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command

s sovereign

ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent

s sovereignty

complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern

n edify

instruct; correct morally

s edifice

building (of imposing size)

eerie

weird; causing fear because strange

efface

rub out; remove the surface of

effectual

able to produce a desired effect; valid

s effective

effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph

s effectuate

effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation

effeminate

having womanly traits

s emasculate

weaken; castrate

s castrate

remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)

n effervescence

inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce

effete

having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted

efficacy

power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual

effigy

dummy; likeness of a person made of wood

s dummy

imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy

n effluvium

noxious(harmful) smell

effrontery

rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek

s effulgent

shining brightly; brilliant

effusion

pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing

s gush

(of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.

egoism

excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic

s ego

one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem

egotistical

egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited

s egotism

tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance

egregious

notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

n egress

exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress

n ejaculation

exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate

n elaboration

addition of details; intricacy

s elaborate

work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.

elated

filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation

n elegy

poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal

elicit

draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)

n elixir

cure-all; panacea; something invigorating

ellipsis

omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses

elliptical

elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out

eloquence

expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced

elucidate

explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid

elusive

evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp

n elysian

relating to paradise; blissful

s Elysium

place or condition of bliss

emaciated

thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)

emanate

issue forth; come out

emancipate

set free; liberate

embargo

ban on commerce or other activity

embark

commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey

embed(imbed)

enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass

embellish

adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)

embezzlement

taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)

s emblazon

ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment

s embody

give a bodily form to; incorporate; include

n emboss

produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design

embrace

hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet

s encircle

surround

embroider

decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish

embroil

throw into confusion; involve in strife

embryonic

undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development

emend

correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement

n emetic

substance causing vomiting; ADJ.

n eminent

rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position

emissary

agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger

emollient

soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.

emolument

salary; payment for an office; compensation

n empathy

ability to identify with another's feelings

s compassion

sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate

empirical

based on experience

n emulate

imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)

n enamored

in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love

encipher

encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher

enclave

territory enclosed within an alien land

encomiastic

praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy

encompass

surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.

encroachment

gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon

encumber

burden; N. encumbrance

n endearment

fond word or act; expression of affection

s endear

make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced

endemic

prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic

endorse

approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal

endue

provide with some quality; endow

enduring

lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive

energize

invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active

enervate

weaken; take away energy from

enfranchise

admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise

n engage

attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle

engaging

charming; attractive

s engaged

employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict

engender

cause; produce; give rise to

engross

occupy fully; absorb

enhance

increase; make greater (as in value

enigma

puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling

s puzzle

baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N.

enjoin

command; order; forbid

enmity

ill will; hatred; hostility

n ennui

boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy

enormity

hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous

n enrapture

please intensely; fill with rapture and delight

n ensconce

settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)

ensue

follow (as a result)

entail

make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B

n enterprising

full of initiative; showing enterprise

s enterprise

willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat

enthrall

capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound

entice

lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt

s mischief

behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome

entity

real being

entomology

study of insects

n entrance

put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight

s trance

hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition

s hypnosis

induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize

entreat

plead; ask earnestly

n entree(entr\'ee)

entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle

entrepreneur

businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial

enumerate

list; mention one by one

n enunciate

announce; proclaim; utter or speak

environ

enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)

n eon(aeon)

long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras

n epaulet(epaulette)

ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform

s fringe

decorative edge of hanging threads; edge

ephemeral

short-lived; fleeting

s fleet

fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral

epic

long heroic poem

epicure

connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus

s Epicurean

believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.

n epigram

witty thought or saying

epilogue

short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

n episodic

(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience

n epistemologist

philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology

n epitaph

inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)

n epithet

word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)

epitome

perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody

epoch

period of time

equable

tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform

equanimity

calmness of temperament; composure

n equestrian

rider on horseback; ADJ.

equilibrium

balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity

n equine

resembling a horse; Ex. equine face

equinox

period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial

n equipoise

balance; balancing force; equilibrium

equitable

fair; impartial; OP. inequitable

equity

fairness; justice; OP. inequity

n equivocal

(of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal

n equivocate

use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation

erode

eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.

erotic

pertaining to passionate love or sexual love

n errant

wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant

n erratic

odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable

erroneous

mistaken; wrong; incorrect

erudite

(of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition

escapade

prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules

s prank

mischievous trick

s flighty

(esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing

n eschew

avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks

n esoteric

hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

espionage

spying

n espouse

adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal

esteem

respect; value; judge; N.

estranged

separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement

n ethereal

like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air

s airy

of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal

n ethnic

relating to races

n ethnology

study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology

n ethos

underlying character of a culture

etymology

study of word parts; study of the origins of words

eugenic

pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race

eulogistic

praising; full of eulogy

n eulogy

expression of praise

euphemism

mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic

euphony

sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious

n euphoria

feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric

euthanasia

mercy killing

evanescent

fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce

n evasive

not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit

evince

show clearly

n evenhanded

impartial; fair

evocative

tending to call up (emotions

evoke

call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation

n ewe

female sheep

s ram

male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact

exacerbate

worsen; aggravate; embitter

s embitter

make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.

exacting

extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety

s exact

demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction

exalt

raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation

n exasperate

vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)

n exceptionable

objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable

s except

exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality

n excerpt

selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.

n exchequer

treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer

s chancellor

legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor

s treasure

keep as precious; cherish

excise

cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision

exclaim

cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory

n excoriate

scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off

exculpate

clear from blame or guilt

n execrable

very bad; detestable

execrate

curse; express abhorrence for; detest

execute

put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution

s executor

person designated to execute the terms of a will; ¿¹¼ú ÀÛÇ°ÀÇ Á¦ÀÛÀÚ

s executioner

person administering capital punishment

s executive

person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing

s legislature

legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws

s judiciary

judicial branch of government

n exegesis

explanation

exemplary

serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model

exemplify

show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.

exempt

not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.

exertion

effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort

s exhale

breathe out; OP. inhale

exhilarating

invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car

n exhort

urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation

s urge

drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action

s urgent

compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands

exhume

dig out of the ground; remove from a grave

exigency

urgent situation; ADJ. exigent

exiguous

small in amount; minute

n existential

pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism

exodus

departure (of a large number of people)

exonerate

acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt

exorbitant

(of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds

exorcise

drive out evil spirits

exotic

not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress

s intrigue

make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair

n expansive

(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size

s outgoing

sociable; eager to mix socially with others

n expatiate

talk at length; speak or write in detail

expatriate

exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country

expedient

suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient

expedite

hasten; make go faster

s expeditious

done with speed; quick; N. expedition

expenditure

payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy

expertise

specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill

expiate

make amends for (a sin)

n expletive

meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word

s interjection

exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch''

s swear

vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words

s swear-word

word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''

s oath

solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake''

explicate

explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable

explicit

totally clear; definite; outspoken

exploit

brave and successful act; deed or action

exploit

make use of

expository

explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition

n expostulation

protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate

exposure

risk

expound

explain

n expropriate

take possession of (often for public use and without payment)

n expunge

cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase

expurgate

clean; remove offensive parts of a book

extant

(of something written or painted) still in existence

extemporaneous

not planned; impromptu; extempore

n extenuate

weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)

extirpate

root up; uproot; destroy completely

n extol

praise very highly; glorify

extort

wring from; get money by threats

s wring

twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)

n extradition

surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite

n extraneous

not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject

n extrapolation

projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information

extricate

free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle

extrinsic

external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic

extrovert

person interested mostly in external objects and actions

s mingle

mix together in close association

n extrude

force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die

n exuberance

overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly

s glow

shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color

n exude

flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation

s ooze

(of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river

exult

rejoice