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