| estimable | (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate |
| estranged | separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement |
| ethereal | like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air |
| ethnic | relating to races |
| ethnology | study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology |
| ethos | underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos |
| etymology | study of word parts; study of the origins of words |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
| eulogistic | praising; full of eulogy |
| eulogy | expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize |
| euphemism | mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic |
| euphony | sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious |
| euphoria | feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric |
| euthanasia | mercy killing |
| evanescent | fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
| evasive | not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit |
| evenhanded | impartial; fair |
| eventual | happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory |
| evince | show clearly |
| evocative | tending to call up (emotions, memories) |
| evoke | call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation |
| ewe | female sheep |
| exacerbate | worsen; aggravate; embitter |
| exact | demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction |
| exacting | extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety |
| exalt | raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation |
| exasperate | vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience) |
| except | exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality |
| exceptionable | objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable |
| excerpt | selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V. |
| exchequer | treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer |
| excise | cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision |
| exclaim | cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory |
| excoriate | scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off |
| exculpate | clear from blame or guilt |
| execrable | very bad; detestable |
| execrate | curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
| execute | put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution |
| executioner | person administering capital punishment |
| executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
| executor | person designated to execute the terms of a will; |
| exegesis | explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages |
| exemplary | serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model |
| exemplify | show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting. |
| exempt | not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V. |
| exertion | effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort |
| exhale | breathe out; OP. inhale |
| exhilarating | invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car |
| exhort | urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation |
| exhume | dig out of the ground; remove from a grave |
| exigency | urgent situation; ADJ. exigent |
| exiguous | small in amount; minute |
| existential | pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism |
| exodus | departure (of a large number of people) |
| exonerate | acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt |
| exorbitant | (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds |
| exorcise | drive out evil spirits |
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