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| Word | Definition |
| eagre | sudden rise of tide in a river |
| earing | line for fastening corner of a sail to the gaff or yard |
| earwig | a small insect; to bias; to pester with demands; to eavesdrop |
| easement | rights held over another's land |
| eau-de-nil | pale green colour |
| ebberman | one who fishes under bridges |
| ebeneous | like or resembling ebony |
| éboulement | falling in of wall of a fort; landslide |
| ebriection | mental breakdown from too much drinking |
| ébrillade | jerking of horse's rein when it does not turn |
| ebrious | tending towards excessive drinking |
| ebullioscope | instrument for measuring boiling point of liquids |
| ebullition | boiling over; agitation; outbreak |
| eburnean | of or like ivory; ivory-coloured |
| ecardinate | without hinges |
| ecarlate | fine woollen cloth, usually dyed scarlet |
| ecaudate | tailless |
| ecbatic | grammatical construction indicating result without intention |
| ecbole | digression |
| ecbolic | assisting childbirth; aiding abortion |
| eccaleobion | incubator |
| ecchymosis | black-and-blue spot |
| ecclesiarchy | government by clerics or ecclesiastical authorities |
| ecclesiastry | affairs of the church |
| ecclesiography | treatise or writing on the church |
| ecclesiolatry | excessive devotion to church tradition and form |
| ecclesiology | study of church affairs |
| eccoprotic | laxative; mildly cathartic; purgative |
| eccrinology | study of excretion |
| ecdemic | not endemic; of foreign origin |
| ecdemomania | abnormal compulsion for wandering |
| ecdysiast | striptease performer |
| ecesis | the establishment of a plant or animal in a new habitat |
| echard | water in the soil not available to plants |
| echidna | Australian toothless spined monotreme resembling a hedgehog |
| echinate | like a hedgehog; prickly |
| echinuliform | resembling small spines |
| echoism | the formation of imitative words |
| echolalia | echo-like repetition of another's words |
| echopraxia | echo-like repetition of another's actions |
| eclaircise | to clear up |
| éclaircissement | clarification; enlightenment |
| eclat | to make notorious |
| éclat | publicity; dazzling effect; brilliance; applause |
| eclegme | ancient syrupy medicine that is licked off a spoon |
| eclipsareon | astronomical toy used to show phenomena of solar and lunar eclipses |
| eclipsis | omission of sounds or words in speech |
| ecliptic | imaginary circle which the sun follows from Earth perspective |
| eclogue | pastoral or rustic poem |
| eclosion | emergence, as from a larva or egg, or of an era or movement |
| ecmnesia | loss of memory of the events of a specific period |
| ecocide | destruction of the environment |
| economacy | position of controller of ecclesiastical affairs |
| ecophene | range of phenotypes produced by a genotype in a given environment |
| ecophobia | fear of home |
| écorché | a human figure portrayed stripped of the skin |
| ecphasis | explicit declaration or interpretation |
| ecphonesis | rhetorical exclamation |
| ecphrasis | plain interpretation of a thing |
| écrevisse | freshwater lobster |
| ecru | off-white |
| ecthlipsis | omitting one or more sounds in pronouncing a word |
| ectobatic | carrying or leading towards the outside |
| ectogenesis | variation in response to outside conditions |
| ectopia | displacement of internal organs in the body |
| ectype | reproduction or copy |
| ectypography | etching in relief |
| écuelle | two-handled soup or porridge bowl |
| ecydisis | shedding or moulting of the skin |
| edacious | voracious; gluttonous; pertaining to eating |
| edapha | organisms living in soil |
| edaphic | of, like or pertaining to the soil |
| edaphology | study of soils |
| edentate | toothless; without teeth; pertaining to anteaters and sloths |
| edh | letter in Old English representing voiced 'th' sound |
| edulcorate | to sweeten; to rid of soluble particles by washing |
| eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious | good |
| effable | capable of being expressed |
| efferent | carrying outward or away |
| effete | weak or worn-out; degenerate |
| effigurate | having a definite shape |
| effleurage | stroking movement in massage |
| effluvium | invisible emanation; offensive exhalation or smell |
| effodient | burrowing |
| effulge | to shine out; to beam |
| effusiometer | instrument for comparing molecular weights of gases |
| effutiation | twaddle; humbug |
| eft | a newt |
| eft | again; afterwards |
| eftsoons | soon after |
| egad | mild oath |
| egelidate | to change congealed material to liquid |
| egency | need |
| egestion | the removal of materials from the body |
| egestuous | desperately poor |
| egoism | doctrine that the pursuit of self-interest is the highest good |
| egotheism | identification of oneself with God |
| Egyptology | study of ancient Egypt |
| eidetic | vivid mental image or memory |
| eidograph | instrument for copying drawings |
| eidolism | belief in ghosts |
| eidolon | image, phantom or apparition; confusing reflected image |
| eigne | first born |
| eikonology | metaphor |
| eirenarch | officer in charge of keeping the public peace; justice of the peace |
| eirenicon | peace-making message, proposition for peace |
| eirenics | theological doctrine of religious unification |
| eirenism | peaceful state of mind |
| eisegesis | faulty interpretation or explanation of text |
| eisel | sour wine resembling vinegar |
| ejectamenta | material ejected from a volcano |
| eke | in addition; also; likewise |
| ekistics | study of human settlement |
| ekka | small one-horse carriage |
| ekphrasis | description of a work of art as rhetorical exercise |
| élan | impetuosity; dash or style; brilliancy or vivacity |
| elance | to throw as a lance |
| eland | large heavily built African antelope |
| elaphine | of, like or belonging to a red deer; of, of, like or pertaining to red deer |
| elaphure | reddish Chinese deer |
| elapid | of, like or pertaining to cobras |
| elastane | highly elastic artificial cotton-like fabric |
| elative | indicating movement out of or away from |
| elatrometer | instrument for measuring gaseous pressure |
| elchee | ambassador |
| eldritch | horrifying; arcane; strange |
| electrocardiograph | instrument for recording unusual electrical fluctuations of the heart |
| electrochemistry | study of relations between electricity and chemicals |
| electrodynamometer | instrument for measuring electrical current |
| electroencephalograph | instrument for measuring the brain's electrical impulses |
| electrogenesis | production of electricity |
| electrograph | instrument for recording electrical potential |
| electrology | study of electricity |
| electrometer | instrument for measuring electrical potential |
| electromyograph | instrument for diagnosing neuromuscular disorders |
| electrophile | substance having an affinity for electrons or negative charge |
| electroretinograph | instrument for measuring electrical activity in the retina |
| electroscope | instrument for detecting electrical charges in the body |
| electrostatics | study of static electricity |
| electuary | medicine mixed with honey or syrup |
| eleemosynary | of, like or pertaining to charity or giving alms; dependent on charity |
| elenchus | refutation; sophism |
| elenctic | of, like or pertaining to argument; cross-examination or refuting |
| elephant | large unit of paper measurement equal to 28 by 23 inches |
| elephanticide | killing of an elephant |
| elephantine | of, like or pertaining to elephants |
| eleutherian | freedom-giving |
| eleutheromania | manic desire for freedom |
| eleutherophobia | fear of freedom |
| elflock | lock of tangled hair |
| elide | omit; ignore; suppress or abridge |
| elinguate | to remove the tongue |
| ell | old unit of length equal to 45 inches |
| ellipsis | three dots used to indicate a break, pause, or unfinished thought (…) |
| ellipsograph | instrument for describing ellipses |
| elocation | removal from someone's control; alienation |
| éloge | funeral oration; panegyric |
| eloign | to convey to a distance; to remove |
| elsin | shoemaker's awl |
| elumbated | made weak in the loins |
| elution | purification or separation by washing |
| elutriate | to separate by washing into finer portions |
| elydoric | painted with both oil and watercolour |
| elytriferous | having or bearing hardened forewings |
| em | unit of measuring width of typeface where width of letters equals height |
| emacity | itch to be buying |
| type of dark ink | |
| emarcid | wilted; limp |
| embale | to enclose; to bind in; to make into a bale |
| embar | to shut in; to hinder; to put under embargo |
| embase | to lower; to debase |
| embayment | bay |
| emberlucock | to confuse; to bewilder |
| emblements | growing crops |
| embonpoint | stout; plump or full in figure; corpulent |
| embouchement | opening of a passage or tunnel |
| embower | to place in a bower; to shelter with trees |
| embracery | attempt to influence a jury corruptly |
| embrangle | to confuse or perplex |
| embrasure | recess of a door or window |
| embrocate | to moisten and rub with a lotion |
| embryogenesis | production of an embryo |
| embryography | scientific description of embryonic development |
| embryoniform | shaped like an embryo |
| emendation | correction; usually of a text |
| emergicenter | urban clinic offering emergency outpatient services |
| emesis | the act of vomiting |
| emetology | study of vomiting |
| émeute | a popular rising or uproar |
| emicate | to sparkle |
| emiction | the discharging of urine |
| emissile | able to be emitted or pushed out |
| emmenagogue | drug aiding menstrual flow |
| emmenology | the study of menstruation |
| emmet | ant |
| emmetropia | correct refraction of light by the eyes |
| emmew | to confine or mew up |
| emollient | softening; making supple |
| emolument | payment; profit arising from employment |
| emonomancy | divination using demons |
| emotivism | theory that moral statements are inherently biased |
| empaestic | of, like or pertaining to the art of embossing |
| empanoply | to clothe in full armor |
| empasm | deodorant powder |
| empennage | airplane's tail unit |
| empery | wide dominion; empire |
| emphractic | stopping the pores of the skin |
| emphyteusis | perpetual but conditional lease of property |
| empiecement | an insertion in a garment |
| empleomania | mania for holding public office |
| emporeutic | of, like or pertaining to trade |
| empressment | show of affection or eagerness |
| emprise | adventurous undertaking |
| emptings | yeast mixture |
| emption | the act of buying; purchase |
| emptysis | spitting up of blood |
| empyreal | of, like or pertaining to heaven; sublime; skyward |
| emulge | to milk or drain out |
| emunctory | conveying waste; pertaining to nose-blowing |
| emys | freshwater tortoise |
| enallage | the exchange of one grammatical case for another |
| enantiodromia | process when a thing is replaced by its opposite |
| enantiomorph | object which is the mirror image of another |
| enantiopathy | allopathy; sympathy with one's opposite |
| enantiosis | ironic expression of idea by refuting its contrary |
| enation | outgrowth; extension |
| encaenia | anniversary festival of renewal of an institution |
| encaustic | having the colours burned in |
| enceinte | pregnant |
| encephalograph | instrument for recording brain images |
| encephaloid | like or resembling a brain |
| enchiridion | book carried in the hand for reference, esp. for music or theology |
| enchorial | belonging to or used in a country; domestic |
| encolpion | reliquary; cross worn on the breast |
| encomiast | person who utters encomiums; praiser |
| encomic | having closely curled hair |
| encomium | glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise |
| encraty | self-control |
| encyclical | letter sent by the pope to multiple bishops |
| endarchy | centralised government |
| endeictic | showing, exhibiting or demonstrating |
| endeixis | an indication |
| endemiology | study of local diseases |
| endlong | lengthwise |
| endocrinology | study of glands |
| endogenous | having no external cause |
| endophagy | cannibalism within a tribe; eating away from within |
| endoscope | instrument for visualizing interior of a hollow organ |
| endosmometer | instrument for measuring osmosis into a solution |
| endysis | growth of new feathers, hair or skin |
| energism | theory that the highest good is contented thought rather than pursuit of pleasure |
| energumen | individual inhabited by an evil spirit |
| enervate | to weaken |
| enfilade | series arranged as if threaded on a string |
| engastration | stuffing of one bird inside another |
| engastrimyth | ventriloquist |
| engouement | excessive infatuation |
| engrailment | ring of dots around edge of a coin |
| engram | lasting effect on memory |
| engrenage | series of decisions leading towards unspoken goal |
| enigmatography | composition of riddles or enigmas |
| enigmatology | study of enigmas |
| enjambment | continuation of the sense of a verse without pause |
| enjoin | to command; to order; to prohibit by injunction |
| ennead | any group of nine objects |
| enneagon | polygon with nine sides |
| ennomic | lawful; legal |
| enoptromancy | divination using mirrors |
| enosimania | pathological belief that one has sinned |
| enosis | union; unification |
| enounce | to enunciate; to proclaim |
| enow | enough |
| ensanguine | to cover with blood |
| ensiform | resembling or possessing characteristics of a sword |
| ensign | large naval flag |
| ensilage | storage of green fodder in silos |
| entablature | wall that rests on top of columns |
| entasis | swelling on vertical columns to counteract optical illusion of concavity |
| entelechy | perfect realization of ultimate goal or reason for existence |
| entellus | small Indian monkey |
| enteral | of, pertaining to or within the intestine |
| enthalpy | heat per unit mass |
| entheomania | abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired |
| enthetic | introduced from outside the body |
| enthymeme | rhetorical suppression or omission of a premise |
| entify | to treat as or cause to become a separate entity |
| entitative | regarded as a distinct entity without regard to context |
| entomical | of, like or pertaining to insects |
| entomology | study of insects |
| entomophagous | eating insects |
| entomophilous | adapted for pollination by insects |
| entoptic | within the eyeball; visibility of objects in the eye |
| entozoology | study of parasites that live inside larger organisms |
| entremets | edible pastry sculpture served between main courses |
| entrepot | a warehouse, particularly for international trade |
| entresol | mezzanine |
| entropion | inversion of the edge of the eyelid |
| entryism | doctrine of joining a group to change its policies |
| enuresis | uncontrollable urination |
| environ | around; about; in the vicinity of |
| enzone | to engirdle or surround with a zone or belt |
| enzymology | study of enzymes |
| eoan | of, like or pertaining to dawn |
| eolation | geological effects of the wind |
| éolienne | fine silk and wool |
| eolith | stone naturally formed but thought to be manufactured |
| eonism | adoption by a male of female dress and manner |
| eosophobia | fear of dawn |
| eozoic | containing early evidence of animals |
| epact | excess of the calendar month over the lunar month |
| epaenetic | eulogistic |
| epagoge | induction |
| epagomenal | intercalary; inserted between others |
| epanadiplosis | sentence which begins and ends with same word |
| epanalepsis | repetition |
| epanaphora | repetition of same word at beginning of multiple phrases or sentences |
| epanastrophe | device where end of one sentence is repeated as beginning of next |
| epanodos | recapitulation of chief points in a discourse after digression |
| epanorthosis | retraction of statement in order to intensify it |
| eparchy | diocese of an Eastern church |
| epaulet | shoulder-plate of a suit of armour |
| epedaphic | of, like or pertaining to atmospheric conditions |
| epeirogenesis | building continents by moving of earth's crust |
| epenthesis | insertion of extra sound into a word |
| epeolatry | worship of words |
| epergne | branched ornamental centrepiece |
| epexegesis | addition of words to make the sense more clear |
| ephebiatrics | branch of medicine dealing with adolescence |
| ephectic | tending to reserve judgement |
| ephelis | freckle or mole |
| ephemeris | table giving location of celestial body at different specific times |
| ephemeromorph | life form that cannot be classified as animal or vegetable |
| ephemeron | creature that lives for only one day |
| ephemeron | insect that lives for only one day |
| ephestian | domestic |
| ephidrosis | profuse perspiration |
| ephod | Jewish priestly vestment |
| epibole | device of beginning several clauses with same word |
| epicede | funeral ode |
| epicedial | of, like or pertaining to dirges or elegies |
| epicene | having form or characteristics of both sexes |
| epicheirema | syllogism confirmed by an incidental proposition |
| epichoric | belonging or pertaining to a rural area |
| epiclesis | calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the Eucharist |
| epicrisis | critical appreciation for literature |
| epicureanism | doctrine that pleasure is the highest value |
| epideictic | done for show or display |
| epidemiology | study of diseases; epidemics |
| epidiascope | instrument for projecting images of objects; magic lantern for projection |
| epigamic | attractive to the other sex |
| epigeal | living near or in the ground |
| epigenesis | theory of embryonic development |
| epigeous | growing or living on or above the ground |
| epigon | descendant or successor |
| epigone | inferior follower or imitator of a distinguished original |
| epigraphy | science of inscriptions |
| epilate | to remove hair from |
| epileptology | study of epilepsy |
| epimyth | moral of a story or work of literature |
| epinician | celebrating a triumph |
| epinikion | ode in honour of a victor or winner |
| epinosic | unhealthy; unwelcome |
| epipastic | dusting powder used in medicine |
| epiphenomenalism | doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain activity |
| epiphonema | exclamation, finishing phrase or reflection |
| epiphora | watering of the eyes |
| epiphora | rhetorical repetition of a word at the end of several sentences |
| epiplexis | persuasion through stylized but severe criticism of opponent |
| epiploce | use of multiple entwined points in succession in an argument |
| epipolism | fluorescence |
| episcope | instrument for projecting images of opaque objects |
| episcopicide | killing of bishops |
| episcopolatry | worship of bishops |
| episemon | badge or characteristic device; one of three extra Greek numeral-letters |
| epistatic | suppressing some factor |
| epistaxis | nose bleeding |
| epistemology | study or theory of the basis of knowledge |
| epistolary | of, like or pertaining to letters |
| epistoler | reader of the epistle in Anglican service |
| epistolography | letter-writing |
| epistrophe | ending of successive clauses with the same word |
| epitasis | part of a play where the action is developed |
| epithalamion | song or poem composed for weddings |
| epithesis | addition of one or more letters to a word |
| epithymetic | of, like or pertaining to desire |
| epitimesis | adverse criticism |
| epitoga | wide academic gown with bell sleeves |
| epitonic | subjected to excessive strain; overstrained |
| epitrachelion | stole of an Orthodox priest or bishop |
| epitrope | rhetorical but ironic granting of permission to an opponent to do something |
| epizeuxis | immediate repetition of a word for emphasis |
| epizoic | dwelling upon an animal |
| epomania | craze for writing epics |
| eponym | personal name from which another name is derived |
| epopee | epic poem; saga |
| epopoean | befitting an epic poet |
| epopoeist | one who writes epic poetry |
| epopt | one who is initiated into mysteries |
| epos | epic poem |
| éprouvette | instrument for testing strength of gunpowder |
| epulary | of, like or pertaining to banquets |
| epulation | feasting |
| epulotic | substance encouraging growth of scar tissue |
| epuration | purification or purging |
| equable | smooth; without wide variations |
| equanimity | evenness of mind or temper; calmness |
| equative | indicating likeness or identity |
| equatorium | computational instrument for planetary astronomy |
| equilibrist | tightrope walker |
| equine | of, like or pertaining to horses |
| equiparate | to regard or treat as equal |
| equiparent | having a level or mutual relationship |
| equipluve | line drawn through locations having same annual rainfall |
| equipoise | equilibrium; counterbalancing thing |
| equipollent | having equal power or force |
| equiponderate | to be equal in weight; to balance |
| equison | horse groom; jockey |
| equitation | horseback riding |
| equivorous | consuming horseflesh |
| eradiate | to shoot out like a ray of light |
| ere | before |
| erean | made of copper or brass |
| erelong | before long; soon |
| eremic | of or belonging to deserts |
| eremite | hermit; religious recluse |
| eremology | study of deserts |
| eremophyte | plant that lives in desert biome |
| erethism | abnormal irritability |
| erewhile | until now |
| erg | unit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeter |
| ergasia | love of work; workaholism |
| ergasiomania | excessive desire to work; ergomania |
| ergasiophobia | fear of work |
| ergative | indicating subject of a transitive verb |
| ergatocracy | government by the workers or the working class |
| ergo | therefore; hence |
| ergograph | instrument for measuring and recording muscular work |
| ergology | study of effects of work on humans |
| ergomania | excessive desire to work; workaholism |
| ergometer | instrument for measuring work performed |
| ergonomics | study of people at work |
| ergophile | one who loves work |
| ergophobia | fear of work |
| ergotise | to wrangle |
| erinaceous | of or relating to hedgehogs |
| eriometer | instrument for measuring very small diameters |
| eristic | of, like or pertaining to controversy or argument |
| erogenesis | induction of sexual desire; production of arousal |
| eromancy | divination using water vessels |
| erotesis | rhetorical questioning |
| erotetic | engaging in or pertaining to rhetorical questioning |
| erotogenic | producing erotic desire or sexual gratification |
| erotology | erotic description in literature |
| erotomania | abnormally powerful sex drive |
| erotopathy | pathological sexual desire |
| erotophobia | fear of sex |
| errhine | something which causes sneezing or for nasal ingestion |
| erubescent | growing red; blushing |
| eruciform | like or resembling a caterpillar |
| eructate | to belch out; to emit lava |
| erumpent | bursting out; bursting forth |
| erythema | redness of the skin |
| erythraean | reddish colour |
| erythrochroism | excessive or pathological redness of the hair |
| erythrophobia | fear of red lights or of blushing |
| erythropsia | condition of seeing all colour as red |
| esbat | meeting of a witches' coven |
| escadrille | squadron of aircraft; flotilla |
| escalade | crossing moat or scaling wall using ladders |
| escalier | staircase |
| escapology | study of freeing oneself from constraints |
| escargatoire | place where snails are reared |
| escharotic | caustic |
| eschatocol | concluding clause or section of a charter |
| eschatology | study of death or final matters; a doctrine of the afterlife |
| eschaton | end of the world; end time |
| escheatment | forfeiture of property to state for lack of heir |
| esclandre | notoriety; unpleasantness |
| escritoire | writing-desk |
| esculent | eatable; fit for consumption |
| escutcheon | part of ship's stern where name is displayed |
| escutcheon | shield on which coat of arms is represented |
| esemplastic | unifying; moulding diverse ideas into one |
| esemplasy | the unifying power of imagination |
| esker | ridge of sandy soil |
| esotropic | squinting |
| espalier | lattice on which trees are trained across |
| espiègle | roguish; frolicsome; mischievous |
| esraj | Indian stringed instrument with sympathetic strings, played with a bow |
| essentialism | doctrine that things have real essences that can be discovered |
| essive | indicating a temporary state of being |
| essoin | giving of an excuse for not appearing in court |
| essorant | soaring |
| estacade | dike of stakes in a river against an enemy |
| estafette | military courier or express |
| estaminet | small bar or cafe |
| estampie | vigorous rhythmic Provençal stamping dance |
| estiferous | producing heat |
| estival | of, like or pertaining to summer |
| estoppage | preventing someone from alleging a fact due to prior denial |
| estrade | low platform or dais |
| estrapade | horse's attempt to throw its rider |
| estreat | to consult court records in order to enable prosecution |
| estuosity | heated state or condition |
| esurient | hungry; greedy; starving |
| etamine | light open-mesh cotton or worsted |
| eternalism | the belief that matter has existed eternally |
| etesian | periodic; winds blowing at certain seasons |
| eth | old English letter for voiced 'th' sound |
| etheromania | craving for ether |
| ethmoid | of or like a sieve |
| ethnarchy | government over an ethnic group |
| ethnocide | killing of members of an ethnic group; destruction of a culture |
| ethnocracy | government by an ethnic group or race |
| ethnogenesis | origin of an ethnic group |
| ethnogeny | study of origins of races or ethnic groups |
| ethnography | written description of societies and cultures |
| ethnomania | obsessive devotion to one's own people |
| ethnomethodology | study of everyday communication |
| ethnomusicology | study of comparative musical systems |
| ethnonym | name for an ethnic group |
| ethography | written description of manners or morals |
| ethology | study of natural or biological character |
| ethonomics | study of economic and ethical principles of a society |
| ethopoeia | delineation of the character of someone or something |
| etiolate | to become pale; to make pale by depriving of light |
| etiology | the science of causes; especially of disease |
| étui | case for holding sewing articles |
| etymology | study of origins of words |
| etymon | true origin of a word |
| etypical | unconformable to type |
| euchology | prayer book |
| eucrasy | state of fitness and physical well-being |
| eudaemonism | ethical belief that happiness equals morality |
| eudaemony | happiness or well-being |
| eudiaphoresis | normal perspiration |
| eudiometer | instrument for measuring air purity |
| euhemerism | explanation of mythology as growing out of history |
| eulachon | small fish of northwestern North America |
| eulogomania | obsessive craze for eulogies |
| eumoiriety | happiness due to state of innocence and purity |
| eunoia | mental health; normal mental state |
| eunomia | state of being well governed |
| euonym | a pleasing or beautiful name |
| euonymous | appropriately named |
| eupathy | state of contentment |
| eupeptic | of, like or pertaining to good digestion; cheerful |
| euphobia | fear of good news |
| euphonism | custom of using pleasing sounding words |
| euphonon | keyboard instrument resembling the organ in sound |
| euphonym | euphonious synonym |
| euphuism | high-flown and affected style of writing |
| eupraxia | correct or orthodox action |
| eupsychics | proper education to induce human progress |
| euripus | arm of the sea with strong currents |
| Europhile | one who loves Europe |
| eurythermic | tolerating a wide variation in temperature |
| eurythmics | system of rhythmic and harmonious movement |
| eustacy | changes in world shoreline by changes in sea level |
| eustatic | remaining at same altitude despite geological activity |
| eusuchian | of, like or pertaining to alligators and crocodiles |
| eutaxy | good order |
| eutechnics | improvement in condition of humanity through natural forces |
| eutexia | the property of being easily melted |
| euthenics | science concerned with improving living conditions |
| eutony | pleasantness of the sound of a word |
| eutrapely | wit, ease and urbanity of conversation |
| eutropic | turning to face the sun |
| evagation | wandering; digression |
| evaginate | to remove from a sheath; without a sheath |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapour |
| evanish | to vanish; to die away |
| evanition | vanishing; dying away |
| evaporimeter | instrument for measuring rate of evaporation |
| evection | attraction of the moon to the sun causing change in its orbit |
| eventration | protrusion of an organ from the abdomen |
| eversion | turning inside out or outwards |
| evince | indicate or exhibit |
| evirate | to castrate; to make weak |
| eviscerate | disembowel |
| eviternal | eternal |
| évolué | primitive person educated in modern ways |
| evulgate | to divulge; to publish |
| evulse | to pluck out |
| exactor | one who exacts; extortioner; claimer of rights |
| exallotriote | foreign |
| exanimate | lifeless; spiritless; depressed |
| exarate | containing grooves or furrows |
| exarch | viceroy; rank below patriarch in Eastern church |
| exarchy | government by bishops |
| exaugurate | to desanctify; to deprive of sacred status |
| excalation | omission of one of a series or sequence |
| excarnate | to remove flesh from |
| exclaustration | return to public upon release from vows |
| exclave | part of a country surrounded by foreign soil |
| excogitate | to discover by thinking out or reasoning |
| excoriate | censure severely; strip the hide off of |
| excorticate | to strip the bark off of |
| excrementitial | of, like or pertaining to excrement |
| excresence | outgrowth; projection; tumour |
| excubant | on guard |
| excursive | constituting a digression |
| exeat | formal leave of absence; permission to be absent |
| exeat | permission from bishop for clergyman to work elsewhere |
| execrate | to denounce or place under a curse |
| executancy | technique in music |
| exedra | semicircular bench beside episcopal throne; outdoor bench or recess |
| exegetic | explanatory, especially of Scripture |
| exemplum | short story or anecdote with a moral |
| exenterate | to disembowel |
| exequy | funeral rites; funeral procession |
| exercitation | putting into practice; exercise |
| exergasia | remaining on one point of argument while gradually fleshing it out |
| exergue | reverse of coin where date is contained |
| exgorgitation | vomited material |
| exheredate | to disinherit |
| exigible | liable to be exacted |
| exiguous | scanty; slender; sparse |
| exility | slenderness or smallness; refinement |
| eximious | excellent or distinguished |
| existentialism | doctrine of individual human responsibility in an unfathomable universe |
| exlex | outside the law |
| exlineal | out of the direct line of descent |
| exobiology | study of extraterrestrial life |
| exocentric | of a linguistic compound, having a different grammatical function than its parts |
| exoculate | blind; eyeless |
| exode | farce or afterpiece |
| exodist | one who goes out; emigrant |
| exodontia | extraction of teeth |
| exodromy | stabilizing movement of exchange |
| exogenous | having an external origin |
| exonym | name for a town or country in a foreign language |
| exopathic | due to external forces or causes |
| exophagy | cannibalism outside one's own group |
| exorable | capable of being moved or influenced |
| exordium | beginning or introduction to a composition |
| exosculate | to kiss fervently or heartily |
| exoteric | intelligible to the uninitiated; commonplace |
| exotropia | outward squint |
| expatiate | to wander freely; to write about in great detail |
| expeditate | to deprive of the ball of the foot or the claws |
| expergefacient | awakening; arousing |
| experientialism | doctrine that knowledge comes from experience |
| expiate | to make amends for wrong |
| expiscate | to find out by strict examination |
| explement | complement |
| exponible | able to be explained |
| expostulate | to remonstrate; to discuss or reason with |
| exprobate | to reproach; to upbraid |
| expromission | relieving another person's debt by taking it upon oneself |
| expugn | to take by storm; to overcome |
| expurgate | to purify or revise; to censor |
| exsanguinous | without blood |
| exscind | to cut off; to uproot |
| exsect | to cut out |
| exsert | to protrude |
| exsiccate | to dry up |
| exspuition | spitting |
| exstrophy | turning an organ inside out |
| exsuccous | lacking sap |
| exsufflate | to blow away; to exorcise |
| extempore | without preparation; offhand |
| extensometer | instrument for measuring deformation in object due to forces applied |
| exterritority | exemption from local regulations |
| extispicy | divination using entrails |
| extramundane | beyond the known universe |
| extravasate | to let out of the proper vessels; to flow out |
| extrorse | turned outward |
| extrospection | examination of matters external to oneself |
| exungulation | paring of the nails |
| exuviate | to cast off or shed |
| eyas | unfledged falcon or other bird of prey |
| eyelet | small hole in fabric to allow passage of a cord; cotton fabric with small holes |
| eyeservice | work done while the boss is watching |
| eyewash | humbug; something done merely for effect |
| eyne | eyes |
| eyot | small island in a lake or river |
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