endurance n. The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without

succumbing.

energetic adj. Working vigorously.

enervate v. To render ineffective or inoperative.

enfeeble v. To debilitate.

enfranchise v. To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.

engender v. To produce.

engrave v. To cut or carve in or upon some surface.

engross v. To occupy completely.

enhance v. To intensify.

enigma n. A riddle.

enjoin v. To command.

enkindle v. To set on fire.

enlighten v. To cause to see clearly.

enlist v. To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.

enmity n. Hatred.

ennoble v. To dignify.

enormity n. Immensity.

enormous adj. Gigantic.

enrage v. To infuriate.

enrapture v. To delight extravagantly or intensely.

enshrine v. To keep sacred.

ensnare v. To entrap.

entail v. To involve; necessitate.

entangle v. To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.

enthrall v. To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.

enthrone v. To invest with sovereign power.

enthuse v. To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.

enthusiastic adj. Full of zeal and fervor.

entirety n. A complete thing.

entomology n. The branch of zoology that treats of insects.

entrails n. pl. The internal parts of an animal.

entreaty n. An earnest request.

entree n. The act of entering.

entrench v. To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall.

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. One 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.

epidemic n. Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.

epidermis n. The outer skin.

epigram n. A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.

epilogue n. The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.

epiphany n. Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.

episode n. An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it.

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".

epitome n. A simplified representation.

epizootic adj. Prevailing among animals.

epoch n. A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.

epode n. A species of lyric poems.

equalize v. To render uniform.

equanimity n. Evenness of mind or temper.

equestrian adj. Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.

equilibrium n. A state of balance.

equitable adj. Characterized by fairness.

equity n. Fairness or impartiality.

equivalent adj. Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.

equivocal adj. Ambiguous.

equivocate v. To use words of double meaning.

eradicate v. To destroy thoroughly.

errant adj. Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.

erratic adj. Irregular.

erroneous adj. Incorrect.

erudite adj. Very-learned.

erudition n. Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.

eschew v. To keep clear of.

espy v. To keep close watch.

esquire n. A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.

essence n. That which makes a thing to be what it is.

esthetic adj. Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.

estimable adj. Worthy of respect.

estrange v. To alienate.

estuary n. A wide lower part of a tidal river.

et cetera Latin. And so forth.

eugenic adj. Relating to the development and improvement of race.

eulogize v. To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character.

eulogy n. A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.

euphemism n. A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.

euphonious adj. Characterized by agreeableness of sound.

euphony n. Agreeableness of sound.

eureka Greek. I have found it.

evade v. To avoid by artifice.

evanesce v. To vanish gradually.

evanescent adj. Fleeting.

evangelical adj. Seeking the conversion of sinners.

evangelist n. A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.

evasion n. Escape.

eventual adj. Ultimate.

evert v. To turn inside out.

evict v. To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.

evidential adj. Indicative.

evince v. To make manifest or evident.

evoke v. To call or summon forth.

evolution n. Development or growth.

evolve v. To unfold or expand.

exacerbate v. To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.

exaggerate v. To overstate.

exasperate v. To excite great anger in.

excavate v. To remove by digging or scooping out.

exceed v. To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc.

excel v. To be superior or distinguished.

excellence n. Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities.

excellency n. A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials.

excellent adj. Possessing distinguished merit.

excerpt n. An extract or selection from written or printed matter.

excess n. That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.

excitable adj. Nervously high-strung.

excitation n. Intensified emotion or action.

exclamation n. An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.

exclude v. To shut out purposely or forcibly.

exclusion n. Non-admission.

excrescence n. Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development.

excretion n. The getting rid of waste matter.

excruciate v. To inflict severe pain or agony upon.

excursion n. A journey.

excusable adj. Justifiable.

execrable adj. Abominable.

execration n. An accursed thing.

executor n. A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.

exegesis n. Biblical exposition or interpretation.

exemplar n. A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.

exemplary adj. Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.

exemplify v. To show by example.

exempt adj. Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting

others.

exert v. To make an effort.

exhale v. To breathe forth.

exhaust v. To empty by draining off the contents.

exhaustible adj. Causing or tending to cause exhaustion.

exhaustion n. Deprivation of strength or energy.

exhaustive adj. Thorough and complete in execution.

exhilarate v. To fill with high or cheerful spirits.

exhume v. To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).

exigency n. A critical period or condition.

exigent adj. Urgent.

existence n. Possession or continuance of being.

exit n. A way or passage out.

exodus n. A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.

exonerate v. To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.

exorbitance n. Extravagance or enormity.

exorbitant adj. Going beyond usual and proper limits.

exorcise v. To cast or drive out by religious or magical means.

exotic adj. Foreign.

expand v. To increase in range or scope.

expanse n. A continuous area or stretch.

expansion n. Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.

expatriate v. To drive from one's own country.

expect v. To look forward to as certain or probable.

expectancy n. The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.

expectorate v. To cough up and spit forth.

expediency n. Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.

expedient adj. Contributing to personal advantage.

expedite v. To hasten the movement or progress of.

expeditious adj. Speedy.

expend v. To spend.

expense n. The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.

expiate v. To make satisfaction or amends for.

explicate v. To clear from involvement.

explicit adj. Definite.

explode v. To cause to burst in pieces by force from within.

explosion n. A sudden and violent outbreak.

explosive adj. Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.

exposition n. Formal presentation.

expository adj. Pertaining to a formal presentation.