elysian |
relating to paradise; blissful |
Elysium |
place or condition of bliss |
emaciated |
thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) |
emanate |
issue forth; come out |
emancipate |
set free; liberate |
emasculate |
weaken; castrate |
embargo |
ban on commerce or other activity |
embark |
commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey |
embed(imbed) |
enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |
embellish |
adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details) |
embezzlement |
taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care) |
embitter |
make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments. |
emblazon |
ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment |
embody |
give a bodily form to; incorporate; include |
emboss |
produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design |
embrace |
hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet |
embroider |
decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish |
embroil |
throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio |
embryonic |
undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development |
emend |
correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
emetic |
substance causing vomiting; ADJ. |
eminent |
rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position |
emissary |
agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger |
emollient |
soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ. |
emolument |
salary; payment for an office; compensation |
empathy |
ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy |
empirical |
based on experience |
emulate |
imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation) |
enact |
make (a bill) into law |
enamored |
in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love |
encipher |
encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher |
encircle |
surround |
enclave |
territory enclosed within an alien land |
encomiastic |
praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy |
encompass |
surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers. |
encroachment |
gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
encumber |
burden; N. encumbrance |
endear |
make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced |
endearment |
fond word or act; expression of affection |
endemic |
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic |
endorse |
approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal |
endue |
provide with some quality; endow |
enduring |
lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive |
energize |
invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active |
enervate |
weaken; take away energy from |
enfranchise |
admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise |
engage |
attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |
engaged |
employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict |
engaging |
charming; attractive |
engender |
cause; produce; give rise to |
engross |
occupy fully; absorb |
engulf |
surround and swallow up |
enhance |
increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve |
enigma |
puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling |
enjoin |
command; order; forbid |
enlist |
(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support) |
enliven |
make lively or spirited; animate |
enmity |
ill will; hatred; hostility |
ennui |
boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy |
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