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Ebullient

Showing Excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm

Ecclesiastical

Pertaining to the church

Eclectic

Selective composed of elements drawn from diffrnet source

Eddy

Swirling current of water

Edify

Instruct, correct morally

Efface

Rub out

Effete

Worn out, exhausted, barren

Efficacy

Power to produce desired event

Effrontery

Shameless, boldness

Effusion/effusive

Pouring forth

Egregious

Notorious, shockingly bad

Egress

Exit

Ejaculation

Exclamation

Elucidate

Explain, enlighten

Elysian

Relating to paradise, blissful

Embroil

Throw into confusion

Emend, emendation

Correct, usually in a text

Emissary

Agent, messager

Emollient

Soothing or softening remedy

Endue

Provide with some quality

Enervate

Weaken

Engender

Cause produce

Enjoin

Command, order, forbid

Enmity

Ill will, hatred

Ennui

Boredom

Ensconced

Settle comfortablely

Ensue

Follow

Entomology

Study of insects

Entreat

Plead ask earnestly

Entree

Entrance, way in

Enumerated

List, mention one by one

Environ

Enclose, surrounded

Epaulets

Ornament worn on sholder

Ephemeral

Short lived, fleeting

Epicure

Connoisseur of food and drink

Epigram

Witty thought or saying

Epistemological

Study of the nature of knowledge

Equanimity

Calmness of temperate

Equipoise

Balance, equilibrium

Equivocal

Ambiguous , doubtful

Equivocate

Lie mislead, attempt to conceal the truth

Errant

Wandering

Erudite

Learned scholarly

Eschew

Avoid using

Esoteric

Hard to understand, known only to a few

Espouse

Adopt support

Ethereal

Light, heavenly, fine

Ethnology

Study of mankind

Ethos

Underlying character of a group

Eulogistic

Praising

Euphony

Sweet sound

Evanescent

Fleeting vanishing

Evince

Show clearly

Exacting

Extremely demanding

Exchequer

Treasury

Excise

Cut away cut out

Excoriate

Flay

Exculpate

Clear from blame

Execrable

Very bad

Execrate

Curse Express abhorrence for

Exegesis

Explanation especially of biblical passages

Exhort

Urge

Exigencies

Urgent situation

Exiguous

Small minute

Expatiate

Talk at length

Expatriate

Exile, someone who has withdrawn from his native land

Expedient

Suitable practical

Expiate

Make amends for

Explicate

Explain interpret clarify

Expostulation

Protest

Expurgate

Clean remove offensive Parts of a book

Extemporaneous

Unplanned

Extenuate

Weaken mitigate

Extirpate

Root up

Extrapolate

Projection, conjecture

Extricate

Free, disentangle

Extrinsic

External, not inherent foreign

Exude

Discharge give forth

Facet

Small plane surface of a gem a side

Facetious

Humorous

Facile

Easy, expert

Facsimilie

Copy

Facetious

Causing dissent

Factitous

Artificial sham

Factotum

Handyman a person who does all kinds of work

Fallacious

Misleading

Fallow

Farming uncultivated

Flag

droop, grow feeble

Fatalism

Belief that events are determined by forces beyond ones control

Fatous

Foolish, insane

Fawning

Courting favor by flattering

Feckless

Feeble, ineffective, unthinking, irresponsible

Fecundity

Fertility, fruitfulness

Felicitous

Apt, suitably expressed, well chosen

Felicity

Happiness, appropriateness (of a remak, choice)

Ferment

Agitation, commotion

Fervent

Ardent hot

Fervid

Ardent, enthusastic passionate

Fete

Honor at a festival

Fetid

Malodorous

Fetter

Shackle

Fiat

Command

Filial

Pertaining to son or daughter

Filigree

Delicate lace like metalwork

Finicky

To paticular, fussy

Firebrand

Hot headed, troublemaker

Flagrant

Conspicuously wicked

Fleck

Spot

Flit

Pass swiftly by, fly, dart lightly

Floe

Mass of floating ice

Flotsam

Drifting wreakage

Fluted

Having vertical parallel groves (as in a pillar)

Fodder

Course food for Cattle, horses, etc.

Foible

Weakness, slight fault

Foist

Palm off

Foment

Stir up, instigate

Foppish

Vain about appearance and dress

Forray

Raid

Forbearance

Patience

Forensic

Appropriate for debate in a court of law

Forgo

Give up

Forsake

Desert, abandon

Forswear

Abandon, renounce

Forthright

Straightforward

Fortitude

Bravery, courage

Fortuitous

Accidental, by chance

Founder

Sink, fail competely

Fracas

Brawl

Fractious

Unruly

Fog

Franchise

Right granted by authority

Frieze

Ornamental band on wall

Fritter

Waste

Frolicsome

Prankish, gay

Fructify

Bear fruit

Frugality

Thrift, economy

Fugitive

Fleeting or transitory

Fulminate

Thunder, explode

Fulsome

Disgustingly excessive

Functionary

Official

Fusilade

Simultaneous firing or outburst

Encomium

A speech or piece of writing that praises something highly

Epistolary

The writing of letters or a literary work in the form of letters

Extolled

Praise enthusasticly

Effulgent

Shining brightly

Epicene

Having charcteristics of both sexes, androgenous