Words Starting With E
100 SAT and GRE words beginning with E. Each links to its full entry with a definition, an example sentence and related words.
- Ebullientadjective
joyously unrestrained
- Eccentricnoun
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- Ecclesiasticaladjective
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
- Eclecticnoun
someone who selects according to the eclectic method
- Edificenoun
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
- Edifyverb
make understand
- Effaceverb
remove completely from recognition or memory
- Effeminateadjective
having unsuitable feminine qualities
- Effervescentadjective
used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
- Efficacynoun
capacity or power to produce a desired effect
- Effigynoun
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
- Effronterynoun
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- Effusiveadjective
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
- Egalitariannoun
a person who believes in the equality of all people
- Egotismnoun
an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Egregiousadjective
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- Elatedadjective
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
- Elegynoun
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
- Elicitverb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- Ellipticaladjective
characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; ; - H.O.Taylor
- Elocutionnoun
an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
- Eloquentadjective
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
- Elucidateverb
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- Elusiveadjective
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- Emaciatedadjective
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- Emanateverb
proceed or issue forth, as from a source
- Embellishverb
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- Embezzleverb
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
- Emendverb
make improvements or corrections to
- Eminentadjective
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
- Emollientnoun
toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
- Empiricaladjective
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
- Emulateverb
imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
- Enamorverb
attract; cause to be enamored
- Encomiumnoun
a formal expression of praise
- Encroachverb
advance beyond the usual limit
- Endemicnoun
a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
- Enervateverb
weaken mentally or morally
- Engenderverb
make children
- Enigmanoun
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
- Enmitynoun
a state of deep-seated ill-will
- Ennuinoun
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
- Entailnoun
the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
- Enthrallverb
hold spellbound
- Enticeverb
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
- Entreatverb
ask for or request earnestly
- Enumerateverb
determine the number or amount of
- Ephemeralnoun
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
- Epicurenoun
a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
- Epigramnoun
a witty saying
- Epiloguenoun
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
- Epitomenoun
a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
- Equanimitynoun
steadiness of mind under stress
- Equitableadjective
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
- Equivocaladjective
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
- Equivocateverb
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- Erodeverb
become ground down or deteriorate
- Errantadjective
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
- Erraticadjective
likely to perform unpredictably; ; ; - Osbert Lancaster
- Eruditeadjective
having or showing profound knowledge
- Eschewverb
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- Esotericadjective
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
- Espouseverb
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- Etherealadjective
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle
- Eulogynoun
a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently
- Euphemismnoun
an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
- Euphonynoun
any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
- Evanescentadjective
tending to vanish like vapor
- Evinceverb
give expression to
- Evokeverb
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- Exacerbateverb
exasperate or irritate
- Exactingadjective
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- Exaltverb
raise in rank, character, or status
- Exasperateverb
exasperate or irritate
- Exculpateverb
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- Execrableadjective
unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke
- Exemplaryadjective
being or serving as an illustration of a type
- Exhaustiveadjective
performed comprehensively and completely
- Exhortverb
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- Exigencynoun
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
- Exonerateverb
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- Exorbitantadjective
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- Expatiateverb
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- Expedientnoun
a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- Expediteverb
speed up the progress of; facilitate
- Expiateverb
make amends for
- Explicitadjective
precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
- Exploitverb
use or manipulate to one's advantage
- Expoundverb
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- Expungeverb
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- Expurgateverb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- Extantadjective
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; ; - Edward Clodd
- Extemporaneousadjective
with little or no preparation or forethought
- Extenuateverb
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- Extolverb
praise, glorify, or honor
- Extraneousadjective
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
- Extricateverb
release from entanglement of difficulty
- Extrovertnoun
(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
- Exuberantadjective
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
- Exudeverb
release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities