Vocabulary: E
26 words starting with E at the advanced level
Eclectic
Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Eclipse
To deprive (someone or something) of significance, power, or prominence.
Economical
Giving good value or service in relation to the amount of money, time, or effort spent.
Ecstatic
Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.
Elated
Ecstatically happy.
Eminent
(Of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
Endorse
To declare one's public approval or support of.
Enduring
Continuing or long-lasting.
Enervate
To cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
Enhance
To intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.
Enshrine
To preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected.
Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time.
Equivocal
Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
Erode
To gradually wear away (something, especially soil, rock, or land).
Estranged
(Of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
Eternal
Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
Euphonious
(Of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear.
Euphoric
Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
Evanescent
Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
Evocative
Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
Exalt
To hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
Exceed
To be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing).
Excoriate
To criticize severely.
Expedite
To make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
Extant
(Especially of a document) still in existence; surviving.
Exultant
Triumphantly happy.