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ecclesiatial

referring to the church or clergy

earnest

too serious

earwig

a type of small insect with pincers at the tail

easel

the wooden frame used to support a picture while it is being painted

eaves

the part of a roof that hangs out over a wall

ebb

1. the movement of the tide away from the land

2. the decline or failure of something

3. to move away from the land

4. to decline

ebullient

very lively by nature

eccentric

1. odd, unusual, rather strange

2. not having the same center

3. moving in an elliptical pattern

eclectic

not following any one thing but taking what is best from them all

ecumenical

principles or practices that promote worldwide Christian unity and interdenominational cooperation

Eddy

a circular, swirling movement that runs counter to or deviates from the main current

edict

ruling made by ruler

edifice

a large building

edify

to improve the mind’s knowledge of right and wrong

efface

rub out or remove a stain mark

effeminate

like a woman

effervese

1. to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes a liquid

2. to bubble over with excitement or enthusiasm

effete

weak with no use

efficacious

having the result which is wanted

effigy

an object made of wood or stone that is made to look like a person

effluent

a stream of water flowing from a river, sewage tank, factory, waste pipe, etc

effrontery

boldness in doing wrong or the ability to do wrong without caring what other people think

effusion

1. expressions of strong feelings in bad poetry

2. pouring out liquid

effusive

expressing too much strong feeling

egalitarian

believing that all people are equals

ego

the self

eiderdown

the cover of a bed filler with the down of an elder duck

ejaculate

1. to say suddenly

2. to send out from the body

Élan

liveliness

elate

to make very happy

elegy

a type of poem written to show sorrow at the death of somebody

elephantine

large and clumsy like an elephant

elephantiasis

a type of disease in which parts of the body become very large

white elephant

any useless and expensive object

Elicit

to get information from somebody

elide

to omit, ignore or pass over something

elision

the omission of a sound, vowel, or syllable in speech or writing

elocution

the art of speaking well and clearly in public

elucidate

to explain clearly something that is difficult to understand

emanate

to come out or flow from a source

emancipate

to set free

emasculate

to make weak by removing strength

embellish

to make more beautiful

embitter

to make a person have feelings of anger or hate

emblem

a drawing, sign, or object that represents something

embroil

to cause someone to join a quarrel

Emend

To correct mistakes in a text or piece of writing

emery

paper with a rough of surface used for smoothing and polishing metal

emetic

a substance which causes someone to throw out of the stomach whatever one has swallowed

émigré

a person who has left their country after a revolution

emir

the title of certain Muslim leader

emollient

making smooth and soft

emolument

money received for working

empanel

to put someone on a list of people who will serve on a jury

empirical

based on experience, not theory

emulsion

1. a mixture of two or more liquids that normally do not mix where one liquid is suspended as tiny droplets throughout the other

2. substance covering photographic film that is sensitive to light

3. type of paint that dries matte

enact

1. to make law

2. to play a role in theatre

enclave

a part of a country that is completely surrounded by another country

encroach

to go beyond the proper boundaries

encumber

to prevent free and easy movement

endeamic

a disease that is always present in an area

enema

an injection of liquid into the bowels for medical purposes

enervate

to make weak and useless

enfeeble

to make weak