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Word List 16
Duration - Encroachment
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Duration | length of time something lasts |
| Duress | forcible restraint, especially unlawfully |
| Dutiful | respectful; obedient |
| Dwindle | to shrink; to reduce |
| Dynamic | energetic; vigorously active |
| Dyspeptic | suffering from indigestion |
| Earthly | unrefined; course |
| Ebb | to recede; to lessen |
| Ebullient | showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
| Eccentric | irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre |
| Eccentricity | oddity; idiosyncrasy |
| Ecclesiastic | pertaining to the church |
| Eclectic | selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources |
| Eclipse | to darken; to distinguish; to surpass |
| Ecologist | a person concerned with the interrelationship btw living organisms and their environment |
| Economy | efficiency or conciseness in using something |
| Ecstasy | rapture; joy; any overpowering emotion |
| Eddy | swirling current of water, air, etc. |
| Edict | decree; official command |
| Edify | to instruct; to correct morally |
| Eerie | weird |
| Efface | to rub out |
| Effectual | able to produce a desired effect; valid |
| Effeminate | having womanly traits |
| Effervescence | enthusiasm; excitement; liveliness |
| Effete | worn out; exhausted; barren |
| Efficacy | power to produce desired effect |
| Effigy | dummy |
| Effluvium | noxious smell |
| Effrontery | shameless; boldness |
| Effusion | pouring forth |
| Effusive | pouring forth; gushing |
| Egoism | excessive interest in one’s self; belief that one should be interested |
| Egotistical | excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited |
| Egregious | notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
| Egress | exit |
| Ejaculation | exclamation |
| Elaboration | addition of details; intricacy |
| Elated | overjoyed; in high spirits |
| Elegy | poem or song expressing lamentation |
| Elicit | to draw out by discussion |
| Elixir | cure all; something invigorating |
| Ellipsis | omission of words from a text |
| Elliptical | oval; ambiguous, either purposely or because key words have been left out |
| Eloquence | expressiveness; persuasive speech |
| Elucidate | to explain; to enlighten |
| Elusive | evasive; baffling; hard to grasp |
| Elysian | relating to paradise; blissful |
| Emaciated | thin and wasted |
| Emanate | to issue forth |
| Emancipate | to set free |
| Embargo | band on commerce or other activity |
| Embark | to commence; to go on board a boat; to begin a journey |
| Embed | to enclose; to place in something |
| Embellish | to adorn; to ornament; to enhance, as a story |
| Embezzlement | stealing |
| Emboss | to produce a design in raised relief |
| Embrace | to hug; to adopt or espouse; to accept readily; to encircle |
| Embroider | to decorate with needlework; to ornament with fancy or fictitious details |
| Embroil | to throw into confusion; to involve in strife; to entangle |
| Embryonic | undeveloped; rudimentary |
| Emend | to correct, usually a text |
| Emendation | correction of errors; improvement |
| Emetic | substance causing vomiting |
| Eminent | high; lofty |
| Emissary | an agent; a messenger |
| Emollient | soothing or softening remedy |
| Emolument | salary; compensation |
| Empathy | ability to identify with another’s feelings; ideas, etc. |
| Empirical | based on experience |
| Emulate | to imitate; to rival |
| Enamored | in love |
| Encipher | to encode; convert a message into code |
| Enclave | to isolate or enclose within a foreign or uncongenial environment |
| Encomiastic | praising; eulogistic |
| Encomium | high praise; eulogy |
| Encompass | to surround |
| Encroachment | gradual intrusion |
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