Words Starting With "E"

1. E
2. Earthy – unrefined or coarse
3. Easel (N) - An upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
4. Ebb – reflux of tide, decline; the tide is on the ebb means the tide is going out
5. Ebullience – a boiling over something; showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberance; effervescence
6. Eccentric – unusual, peculiar, going beyond the center; eccentricity – idiosyncrasy
7. Ecclesiastic – a clergyman; related to church
8. Eddy – swirling current of water, air, etc. whirlpool
9. Eddy (N) – a current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool
10. Edict – decree, especially one issued by a sovereign
11. Edify – instruct, or correct morally, enlighten
12. Eerie – causing a feeling of mystery and fear; Dr. Seward felt an eerie silence in Lucy’s room.
13. Efface – face deleted; rub out; we wanted to efface the logo of KU library in the book I had stolen
14. Effectual – efficacy; able to produce desired effect
15. Effeminate (adj.) – a man having feminine traits; opposite of virile; a man like a woman
16. Effervescence – ebullience; exuberance; showing enthusiasm; excitement
17. Effete – lack vigor
18. Effluvium – noxious smell; due to air pollution, we have been experiencing effluvium
19. Effrontery – impudence, shameless boldness, sheer nerve, presumptuousness, impertinence; “When the boss told Frank she was firing him for laziness and insubordination, he had the effrontery to ask her for a letter of recommendation”
20. Effusion – pouring out especially liquids; pouring out of thoughts and feelings in words; “The critics objected to her literary effusion because it was too flowery.”
21. Effusive – ebullient; enthusiastic; demonstrative; overflowing with emotions
22. Egregious – notorious, badly famous
23. Egress – exit, come out; the sun egressed after eclipse
24. Ejaculation – exclamation
25. Eleemosynary – pertaining to charity; charitable; philanthropic
26. Elixir (N) – panacea, alchemy
27. Elusive – evasive; baffling; hard to grasp; “an elusive criminal is the one that can’t be captured easily”
28. Elysium – the home of the blessed after death; a place for ideal happiness; utopia
29. Emanate – produce; cornucopia emanated glut of food and drink
30. Embargo – an official order that bans trade with another country; boycott; “an arms embargo”
31. Embark – go on board; to get into a ship or plane; disembark (opposite)
32. Embellish – decorate, ornate; enhance
33. Embody (V) – to express or represent an idea; to include or contain something
34. Emboss – to put a raised design or piece of writing on paper, leather, etc.
35. Embroil – to be in difficult situation; “Why should I embroil myself in your internal problems”
36. Embryonic – undeveloped
37. Emend – correct errors to remove mistakes in a piece of writing before it goes to the press
38. Emetic – substance causing vomit
39. Emissary – agent or messenger
40. Emollient – soothing substance, especially for skin
41. Emolument – remuneration, salary
42. Empathy – ability to understand other’s feelings
43. Enamored – paramours are enamored due to clandestine
44. Encapsulate – enclose and surround in all directions
45. Enclave – territory enclosed with alien lands
46. Encomiastic – praising, eulogistic
47. Encomium – speech or writing that praises somebody or something highly; paean; panegyric
48. Encumber – cumber, cumbersome, burden; the police operation was encumbered due to the crowds or reporters
49. Endemic – epidemic, pandemic; prevailing over a wide range of place or population
50. Enervate - faze; weaken
51. Engross – occupy fully; “after reading few pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula I plunged into the mystery and finally plunged into the miracle of Count”
52. Enjoin – command, order, forbid
53. Ennui – boredom
54. Enrapture – enchant, to give somebody great pleasure or joy
55. Enrapture – to transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to ravish
56. Ensconce – if you are ensconced or ensconce yourself somewhere, you are made or make yourself comfortable and safe in that place or position
57. Ensue – to happen after or as a result of another event; result; follow
58. Entail – require; necessitate; involve; “Building a college level vocabulary will entail some work on your part”
59. Enterprising – full of initiatives
60. Enthrall – enslave; capture
61. Entrance – put into a trance; “Van Helsingr put Mina into a hypnotic trance – she was entranced”
62. Entreat – plead; request; ask earnestly
63. Entrée – entrance; a way in; right or privilege of admission or entry; “He enrolled Lions Club to get an entrée into the circle of aristocrats”
64. Enunciate – pronounce a word or sound clearly; enunciation – pronunciation
65. Epigram – witty thought or saying, usually short; quip
66. Episodic – loosely connected; occurring irregularly; sporadic
67. Epithet – adjective or descriptive phrase that refers to the character or most important quality of somebody or something; descriptive name; a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
68. Epitome – perfect example; cynosure; embodiment
69. Equable – moderate; neither too cold nor too hot
70. Equestrian – horse rider
71. Equine – horse like
72. Equipoise – equilibrium
73. Errant – doing wrong; wandering in search of adventure
74. Erratic – having no fixed course or purpose, irregular or random
75. Ersatz [A] - artificial and not as good as the real thing or product; ersatz coffee
76. Escapade – any carefree episode; childish escapade
77. Espionage – spying
78. Espouse – give one’s support to a cause, theory etc. “Gutenberg espoused Chomsky’s theory of Universal Grammar”
79. Essay – make an attempt at; test
80. Estimable – having esteem, power or value
81. Estrange – separated, alienated; cause somebody formerly loving or friendly to become unfriendly; I have never been estranged by my consort”
82. Ethereal – ether is a medicine used to make people sleep; of heaven or spirit
83. Ethnology – study or human kind; type of anthropology
84. Eugenic – pertaining to the improvement of race
85. Euphoria – intense feeling of happiness and pleasant excitement; “The euphoria of SAU was ephemeral”
86. Euthanasia – mercy killing
87. Evanescent – quickly fading; soon disappearing from memory; “evanescent beauty”
88. Evasive – not frank, eluding; not giving direct answer; elusive “elusive criminal is difficult to capture”
89. Evasive – not straight forward
90. Evenhanded – impartial; fair
91. Evince – to show clearly that you have feeling or quality; “He evinced the feeling of reconciling with his family”
92. Evocative – pertaining to bring memory to once feeling, “The breeze outside was evocative of natural spring”
93. Exalt – extol, praise; promote; make higher in rank or position
94. Exceptional – objectionable; something that doesn’t follow rule of exceptions is exceptionable or objectionable
95. Excise – (N) tax; (V) expurgates; censure; remove by cutting; “the surgeon excised the tumor”
96. Excommunicated – excluded from the church of religious community
97. Exculpate – exonerate; clear from blame; acquit “She was exculpated from blame when the real criminal confessed”
98. Execrable – very bad, terrible, diabolical
99. Execrate – curse; express or feel hatred
100. Exegesis – an explanation or critical interpretation of bible
101. Exempt – free from an obligation, duty or payment; not liable
102. Exertion – effort; expenditure of much physical work
103. Exhilarating – invigorating and refreshing; cheering – hilarious
104. Exhort – urge
105. Exigency – emergency; urgent situation
106. Exiguous – very small in amount; scanty; “an exiguous diet”
107. Exodus – departure of many people at one time; “The mass exodus of people to the sea mountains during summer holidays”
108. Exonerate – exculpate; free from blame
109. Exorcise – drive out or expel an evil spirit by prayers or magic; “Van Helsingr tried to exorcise Dracula effect from Mina”
110. Exotic – not native; strange; alien
111. Expatiate – talk at length; elaborate; dilate; expound; exposit; “At this time, please give us a brief resume of your work, we shall permit you to expatiate later”
112. Expatriate – a person who is voluntarily absent from a country or home
113. Expedient – appropriate to a purpose or practical; suitable; politic; “She was guided by what was expedient rather than what was ethical”
114. Expiate – make amends for a sin; “Noble prize was an expiated act”; kings try to expiate their atrocities by performing some acts or charity”
115. Expletive (N) – swear-words; interjection; profane oath; violent exclamation said in anger or pain; “Damn!” is an expletive.
116. Explicate (V) – explain; interpret; clarity – exegesis; expatiate
117. Expostulate (V) –reason with somebody for the purpose of dissuasion
118. Expostulation (N) – protest; remonstrate; argue in protest; they expostulated with him about the risks involved in his plan
119. Expound – add details in idea or writing, dilate, elaborate, expatiate, exposit, lucubrate
120. Expropriate (V) – take possession of; take away property, etc. for public use without payment to the owner; “The communist government expropriated the landowners”. Another word is appropriate which means the deliberate act of acquisition of something often without the permission of the owner opposite of which is bequest.
121. Expunge (V) – remove or wipe out names or words from books, etc.; cancel; “When copyright is sold, the publisher can expunge the name of writer”
122. Exquisite – intense or sharp
123. Extant (A) – still in existence, especially documents; “Although the book is out of print some copies are still extant”
124. Extirpate (V) – remove or destroy something completely; root up; “We need to extirpate all social evils from our society”
125. Extort (V) – obtain through intimidation; wring from; “Maoist extorted money from teachers”
126. Extradite (V) – give up or send back criminal to the country where crime was committed”; "They extradited the fugitive (fleeting criminal) to his native country so he could be tried there".
127. Extricate (V) – set somebody or something free; release from entanglement of difficulty; I can’t extricate myself from this task
128. Extrude (V) – force or squeeze out something under pressure; it becomes difficult to extrude the toothpaste tube when it is running out of paste
129. Exude (V) - drops or liquid come out slowly; fir trees exude a lot of combustible fluids
130. Exult (V) – rejoice; we exulted when out team won the match