Vocabulary List: Words Starting with E

Ebb-

to diminish

Ecclesiastical-

having to do with church

Eclipse-

to block the light of

Ecosystem-

a community of organisms

Edict-

an official decree

Edifice-

a big, imposing building

Effectual-

effective

Efficacy-

effectiveness

Effigy-

a likeness of person

Elation-

a feeling of great joy

Electorate-

the voters

Elegy-

a mournful poem or music

Elite-

the best selected group

Elocution-

the art of public speaking

Emaciate-

to make extremely thin through starvation or illness

Emanate-

to come forth

Emancipate-

to liberate

Embargo-

a government suspending foreign trade

Embellish-

to adorn

Embody-

to personify

Embroil-

to involve in conflict

Embryonic-

undeveloped

Emissary-

a messenger sent to represent another

Empathy-

identification with the feelings of another

Empower-

to give power or authority to

Endear-

to make dear

Engaging-

charming

Enmity-

deep hatred

Ennui-

boredom

Ensue-

to follow immediately afterward

Entail-

to have as a necessary consequence

Entity-

something that exists

Entreat-

to ask earnestly

Entrepreneur-

an independent business person

Enumerate-

to list

Envision-

to imagine

Epicure-

a person with refined taste in wine and food

Epilogue-

an afterword

Epoch-

a distinctive period of time

Equestrian-

having to do with horseback riding

Estimable-

worthy of admiration

Estrange-

to make unfriendly

Ethics-

moral standards governing behavior

Eulogy-

a spoken or written tribute to a person

Evince-

to demonstrate convincingly

Evoke-

to awaken

Excise-

to remove by cutting

Exempt-

excused

Exhume-

to unbury

Exodus-

a mass departure or journey away

Exorbitant-

excessively costly

Expiate-

to atone for

Explicate-

to make a detailed explanation of the meaning of

Exposition-

explanation, a large public exhibition

Expostulate-

to reason with someone to warn

Expunge-

to erase

Exquisite-

extraordinarily fine or beautiful

Extant-

still in existence

Extort-

to obtain through force

Extremity-

to outermost point or edge

Exuberant-

highly joyous or enthusiastic

Anonymous-

익명의

Sluggard-

게으른 사람

Theology-

신학

Surmise-

추측하다 (추측, 짐작)