| A | B |
| exhaustive | (adj) thorough; comprehensive |
| espionage | (noun) spying |
| exoriate | (verb) to tear or rub off the skin; to denounce violently |
| ethnology | (noun) the branch of anthropology that deals with various races of people, their origins, distribution, characteristics, and culture |
| euphemism | (noun) a mild expression used in place of one considered harsh or crude |
| excise | (noun) a tax on the manufacture, sale, or use of certain products (verb) to remove by cutting |
| excerpt | (noun) an extract (verb) to quote |
| evasive | (adj) avoiding by cleverness |
| evoke | (verb) to call forth; to elicit |
| evolve | (verb) to develop gradually |