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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