| A | B |
|---|
| duration | length of time something lasts |
| duress | forcible restraint |
| dutiful | respectful; obedient |
| dwarf | cause to seem small |
| dwindle | shrink; reduce |
| dynamic | energetic |
| earthy | unrefined; coarse |
| ebb | recede; lessen |
| eccentric | irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre |
| eccentricity | oddity; idiosyncrasy |
| ecclesiastic | pertaining to the church |
| eclipse | darken; extinguish; surpass |
| ecologist | a person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment |
| economy | efficiency or conciseness |
| ecstasy | rapture |
| eddy | swirling current of water, air, etc. |
| edict | decree |
| eerie | weird |
| effectual | able to produce a desired effect; valid |
| effete | lacking vigor |
| efficacy | power to produce desired effect |
| effigy | dummy |
| effrontery | shameless boldness |
| effusive | pouring forth; gushing |
| egoism | excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others |
| egregious | notorious |
| egress | exit |
| ejaculation | exclamation |
| elaboration | addition of details; intricacy |
| elixir | cure-all; something invigorating |
| ellipsis | ommission of words from a text |
| elliptical | oval; ambiguous |
| emanate | issue forthe |
| emancipate | set free |
| embargo | ban on commerce or other activity |
| embark | commence |
| embed | enclose;place in something |
| embezzlement | stealing |
| embody | personify; make concrete |
| embrace | hug; adopt or espouse |
| embroider | decorate with needlework |
| embroil | throw into confusion |
| embryonic | undeveloped; rudimentary |
| emendation | correction of errors; improvement |
| eminent | high; lofty |
| emissary | agent; messenger |
| emollient | soothng or softening remedy |
| empathy | ability to identify with another's feelings |
| empirical | based on experience |
| enamored | in love |
| encipher | encode; convert a message into code |
| enclave | territory enclosed within an alien land |
| encomium | high praise; eulogy |
| encompass | surround |
| encroachment | gradual intrusion |
