| Word |
Definition |
| Eulogy |
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death |
| Euphemism |
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one |
| Euphony |
sweet sound |
| Euphoria |
feeling of exaggerated happiness |
| Euthanasia |
mercy killing (killing someone painlessly) |
| Evanescent |
fleeting; vanishing |
| Evasive |
not frank; eluding |
| Evince |
to show clearly |
| Evenhearted |
impartial; fair |
| Evocative |
tending to call up |
| Evoke |
to call forth |
| Ewe |
female sheep |
| Exacerbate |
to worsen; to embitter |
| Exacting |
extremely demanding |
| Exalt |
to raise in rank or dignity; to praise |
| Exasperate |
to vex |
| Exceptionable |
objectionable |
| Excerpt |
selected passage |
| Exchequer |
treasury |
| Excise |
to cut away; to cut out |
| Exclaim |
to cry out suddenly |
| Excoriate |
to scold with biting harshness; to strip the skin off |
| Exculpate |
to clear from blame |
| Execrable |
very bad |
| Execrate |
to curse; to express abhorrence for |
| Execute |
to put into effect; to carry out |
| Exegesis |
an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) |
| Exemplify |
to show by example to furnish an example |
| Exempt |
not subject to a duty or obligation |
| Exertion |
effort; expenditure of much physical work |
| Exhilarating |
invigorating and refreshing; cheering |
| Exhort |
to urge |
| Exhume |
to dig out of the ground; to remove from the grave |
| Exigency |
urgent situation |
| Exiguous |
small; minute |
| Existential |
pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism |
| Exodus |
departure |
| Exonerate |
to acquit; to exculpate |
| Exorbitant |
excessive |
| Exorcise |
to drive out evil spirits |
| Exotic |
not naive; strange |
| Expansive |
outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
| Expatiate |
to talk at length |
| Expatriate |
exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
| Expedient |
suitable practical; politic; speedy (obsolete) |
| Expedite |
to hasten |
| Expenditure |
payment or expense; output |
| Expertise |
specialized knowledge; expert skill |
| Expiate |
to make amends for (a sin) |
| Expletive |
interjection; profane oath |
| Explicate |
to explain; to interpret; to clarify |
| Explicit |
totally clear; definite; outspoken |
| Exploit |
deed or action |
| Exploit |
To make use of selfishly or unethically |
| Expository |
explanatory; serving to explain |
| Expostulation |
protest; remonstrance |
| Exposure |
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; acty of laying something open |
| Expropriate |
to take possession of |
| Expunge |
to cancel; to remove |
| Expurgate |
to clean; to remove offensive parts of a book |
| Extant |
still in existence |
| Extemporaneous |
not planned; impromptu |
| Extenuate |
to weaken; to mitigate |
| Extirpate |
to root up |
| Extol |
to praise; to glorify |
| Extort |
to wring from; to get money by threats |
| Extradition |
surrender of prisoner by one state to another |
| Extraneous |
not essential; superfluous |
| Extrapolation |
projection |
| Extricate |
to free; to disentangle |
| Extrinsic |
external; not essential; extraneous |
| Extrovert |
person interested mostly in external objects |
| Extrude |
to force or push out |
| Exuberance |
overflowing abundance |
| Exude |
to rejoice |
| Fabricate |
to build; to lie |
| Facade |
front (of building); superficial or false appearance |
| Facet |
small plane surface (of a gem); a side |
| Facetious |
joking (often inappropriately); humorous |
| Facile |
easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial |
| Facilitate |
to bring about; to make less difficult |
| Faction |
a party; a clique; a dissension |
| Factious |
inclined to form factions; causing dissension |
| Factitious |
artificial; sham |
| Factotum |
handyman; person who does all kinds of work |
| Faculty |
mental or bodily powers; teaching staff |
