earmark n. an identifying feature or characteristic; an identifying mark on the ear of a domestic animal

earmark v. to reserve or set aside for a particular purpose; to mark in an identifying or distinctive way

earnings n. money gained; salary; wages; revenue; profit; income

ebullient adj. zestfully enthusiastic; boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling

economize v. to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal

economy n. management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending; the structure of economic life in a country, area, or period

edible adj. fit to be eaten

edible n. something fit to be eaten; food

effect n. result; outcome; influence; impact; gimmick; trick; natural phenomenon

effect v. to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do

effective adj. productive; efficient; in operation; impressive; striking

efficient adj. effective; done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)

effluent adj. flowing out or forth

effluent n. something that flows out or forth

effort n. physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; something accomplished through hard word; organized operation

effusive adj. overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant

eject v. to throw out forcefully; expel; to compel to leave

elaborate adj. detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail

elaborate v. to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop

elaboration n. painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production

elect v. to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide

election n. choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate

electrician n. person who installs or maintains wiring systems

elementary adj. basic; fundamental

elevation n. height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur

elevator n. lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building

elicit v. to extract from; to bring out; to draw out

eligible adj. suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed

eliminate v. to remove; to get rid of

elucidate v. to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict

elude v. to avoid; to escape; to shrink

elusive adj. tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory; difficult to define or describe

embark v. to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise

embrace n. hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing

embrace v. to accept; to use; to include; to surround; to belief; to attempt to sway the opinion of a judge or jury through bribery or threats; to hug; to hold tight

emend v. to improve by critical editing

emerge v. to appear; to come out; to be revealed

emergency adj. in the event of sudden need

emergency n. sudden need demanding immediate action

emit v. to give or send out (matter or energy); to voice; express; to issue with authority, especially to put (currency) into circulation

empathy n. entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding

emphasis n. importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words

emphasize v. to stress; to show the importance of

emulate v. to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy

enact v. to make into law; to act (something) out, as on a stage

enclose v. to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another

enclosure n. confinement; additional document or letter placed within another

encounter v. to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)

encourage v. to support; to inspire; to give hope

encroach v. to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe

endorse v. to write one's signature on the back of (a check, for example) as evidence of the legal transfer of its ownership, especially in return for the cash or credit indicated on its face; to place (one's signature), as on a contract, to indicate approval of its contents or terms; to acknowledge (receipt of payment) by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; to give approval of or support to, especially by public statement; sanction

endorsement n. signature on a money order such as a check

endow v. to provide with property, income, or a source of income; to equip or supply with a talent or quality

endowment n. funds or property donated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income; a natural gift, ability, or quality

endure v. to put up with something or somebody unpleasant

enervate v. to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of

engage v. to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to attract; to commit; to bind (to fulfill an obligation); to enter in a fight

engagement n. commitment; obligation; period of employment; battle; fight; promise to marry

enhance v. to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of

enlarge v. to become bigger; to expand

enlargement n. expansion; increase in size; magnification

enlighten v. to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding

enlightenment n. state of being enlightened; state of intellectual or spiritual awareness

enlist v. to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause

enrich v. to make rich; to improve; to make better

enrichment n. enhancement; refinement; improvement

enroll v. to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list

ensure v. to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure

enterprise n. initiative; company; firm; undertaking; challenging project; business; endeavor; adventurous spirit; boldness

entertain v. to interest; to amuse; to host; to hold or maintain in the mind (i.e. a feeling, an idea, a thought, etc.)

entertainment n. something that entertains; something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality

enthuse v. to express excitement; to motivate

enthusiasm n. excitement; great interest

enthusiastic adj. excited; intensely interested; zealous; passionate; ardent; fervent

entire adj. whole; including every part; complete; full

entirely adv. totally; completely; absolutely

entitle v. to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something

entitled adj. allowed; eligible; having the right to something

entrust v. to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty

entry n. opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.

environment n. surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives

environmental adj. pertaining to the environment

envision v. to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize

episode n. event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories

equality n. sameness; uniformity

equip v. to provide with the required supplies, tools and items