| elysian | relating to paradise; blissful |
| Elysium | place or condition of bliss |
| emaciated | thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) |
| emanate | issue forth; come out |
| emancipate | set free; liberate |
| emasculate | weaken; castrate |
| embargo | ban on commerce or other activity |
| embark | commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey |
| embed(imbed) | enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |
| embellish | adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details) |
| embezzlement | taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care) |
| embitter | make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments. |
| emblazon | ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment |
| embody | give a bodily form to; incorporate; include |
| emboss | produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design |
| embrace | hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet |
| embroider | decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish |
| embroil | throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio |
| embryonic | undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development |
| emend | correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
| emetic | substance causing vomiting; ADJ. |
| eminent | rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position |
| emissary | agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger |
| emollient | soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ. |
| emolument | salary; payment for an office; compensation |
| empathy | ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy |
| empirical | based on experience |
| emulate | imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation) |
| enact | make (a bill) into law |
| enamored | in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love |
| encipher | encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher |
| encircle | surround |
| enclave | territory enclosed within an alien land |
| encomiastic | praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy |
| encompass | surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers. |
| encroachment | gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
| encumber | burden; N. encumbrance |
| endear | make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced |
| endearment | fond word or act; expression of affection |
| endemic | prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic |
| endorse | approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal |
| endue | provide with some quality; endow |
| enduring | lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive |
| energize | invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active |
| enervate | weaken; take away energy from |
| enfranchise | admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise |
| engage | attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |
| engaged | employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict |
| engaging | charming; attractive |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| engross | occupy fully; absorb |
| engulf | surround and swallow up |
| enhance | increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve |
| enigma | puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling |
| enjoin | command; order; forbid |
| enlist | (cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support) |
| enliven | make lively or spirited; animate |
| enmity | ill will; hatred; hostility |
| ennui | boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy |
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