[SAT Vocab] letter 'e'

earthenware

n. anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in

the sun

ebullient

adj. showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling

ecstatic

adj. enraptured

edict

n. that which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a

rule of action

edify

v. to build up or strengthen, especially in morals or

religion

editorial

n. an article presenting the opinion of the publishers

educe

v. to draw out

efface

v. to obliterate

effeminacy

n. lack of manly qualities; femininity

effeminate

adj. having womanish traits or qualities

efferverse

v. to bubble up

effervescent

adj. giving off bubbles of gas

effete

adj. exhausted, as having performed its functions

efficiency

n. the state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for

the performance of a duty

efflorescence

n. the state of being flowery or a flowery appearance

efflorescent

adj. opening in flower

effluvium

n. a noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or

putrefying matter

effrontery

n. unblushing impudence

effulgence

n. splendor

effuse

v. to pour forth

effusion

n. an outpouring

egoism

n. the theory that places man's chief good in the

completeness of self

egotism

n. self-conceit

egotist

n. one given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of

his own views and experiences

egress

n. any place of exit

elapse

v. to quietly terminate

elasticity

n. that property of matter by which a body tends to return

to a former shape after being changed

elctrolysis

n. the process of decomposing a chemical compound by

the passage of an electric current

elctrotype

n. a metallic copy of any surface, as a coin

eleemosynary

adj. pertaining to charity

elegy

n. a lyric poem lamenting the dead

educe

to elicit, to extract

elizabethan

adj. relating to one of the English queens

elocution

n. the art of correct intonation, inflection and gesture in

public speaking or reading

elude

v. to evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice

elusion

n. evasion

emaciate

v. to waste away in flesh

embargo

n. authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any

special trade

embellish

v. to make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or

ornamental features

embellish

v. to make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or

ornamental features

emblazon

v. to set forth publicly or in glowing terms

emblem

n. a symbol

embolism

n. an obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other

blood-vessel

embroil

v. to involve in dissension or strife

emeritus

adj. retired from active service but retained to an

honorary position

emigrant

n. person who moves from one place to settle in another

emigrate

v. to go from one country, state or region for the purpose

of settling or residing in another

emporium

n. a bazaar or shop

emulate

v. to imitate with intent to equal or surpass

enact

v. to legislate; ordain; decree; perform

enamor

v. to inspire with ardent love

encamp

encomium

encomium

n. a formal or discriminating expression of praise

encroach

v. to invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the

possessions of another

encumber

v. to impede with obstacles

enunciate

to emphasize; to articulate

encyclical

adj. intended for general circulation

encyclopedia

n. a work containing information on subjects or

exhaustive of one subject

endear

v. to cause to be loved

endemic

adj. peculiar to some specified country or people

endue

v. to endow with some quality, gift or grace, usually

spiritual

enervate

v. to render ineffective or inoperative

enfranchise

v. to endow with a privilege, especially with the right to

vote

engrave

v. to cut or carve in or upon some surface

enjoin

v. to command

enkindle

v. to set on fire

enlist

v. to enter voluntarily the military service by formal

enrollment

enmity

n. hatred

ennoble

v. to dignify

enormity

n. immensity

enrapture

v. to delight extravagantly or intensely

enshrine

v. to keep sacred

ensnare

v. to entrap

enthrall

v. to bring or hold under any overmastering influence

enthuse

v. to yield to or display intense and rapturous feelings

entomology

n. the branch of zoology that treats of insects

entrails

n. internal parts of an animal

entreaty

n. an earnest request

entree

n. access; act of accessing

entrench

v. to settle firmly; strongly establish; establish a strong

defensive position

entwine

v. to interweave

enumerate

v. to name one by one

epic

n. a poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical

achievements of great personages, heroes, etc

epicure

n. person who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and

drinking

epicurean

adj. indulging, ministering or pertaining to daintiness of

appetite

epicycle

n. a circle that rolls upon the external or internal

circumference of another circle

epicycloid

n. a curve traced by a point on the circumference of a

circle which rolls upon another circle

epidermis

n. the outer skin

epigram

n. a pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation

epiphany

n. a religious holiday celebrated on January 6 to

commemorate the visit of the wise men to Bethlehem

(Christianity)

epitaph

n. an inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in

memory of the dead

epithet

n. word used adjectivally to describe some quality or

attribute of is objects, as in 'Father Aeneas'

epizootic

adj. prevailing among animals

epode

n. a species of lyric poems

equanimity

n. evenness of mind or temper

equestarian

adj. pertaining to horses or horsemanship

equivocal

adj. ambiguous

equivocate

v. to use words of double meaning

errant

adj. roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or

opportunity for gallant deeds

erudite

adj. very-learned