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emaciate

(verb) grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"

(verb) cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"

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embellish

(verb) make more beautiful

(verb) add details to

(verb) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

(verb) be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

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embezzle

(verb) appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

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emergence

(noun) the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

(noun) the act of emerging

(noun) the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"

(noun) the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

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emote

(verb) give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role

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empirical

(adjective) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"

(adjective) relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment"

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encapsulate

(verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"

(verb) enclose in a capsule or other small container

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encomium

(noun) a formal expression of praise

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encumbrance

(noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

(noun) an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"

(noun) a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

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endearing

(adjective satellite) lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

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endemic

(noun) a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"

(noun) a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location

(adjective satellite) originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"

(adjective) native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"

(adjective) of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of th

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endemic

(noun) a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"

(noun) a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location

(adjective satellite) originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"

(adjective) native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"

(adjective) of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of th

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endorse

(verb) of documents or cheques

(verb) guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"

(verb) be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

(verb) give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"

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enduring

(adjective satellite) patiently enduring continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife"

(adjective satellite) unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"

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enervate

(verb) weaken mentally or morally

(verb) disturb the composure of

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engender

(verb) make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

(verb) call forth

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engrossing

(adjective satellite) capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"

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engrave

(verb) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"

(verb) carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"

(verb) carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"

(verb) impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"

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engulf

(verb) engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

(verb) flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

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enigma

(noun) something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"

(noun) a difficult problem

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enmity

(noun) the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"

(noun) a state of deep-seated ill-will

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enormity

(noun) an act of extreme wickedness

(noun) the quality of extreme wickedness

(noun) the quality of being outrageous

(noun) vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"

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enormousness

(noun) unusual largeness in size or extent

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entangle

(verb) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"

(verb) entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

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entreat

(verb) ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

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enzyme

(noun) any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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epicure

(noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

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epicurean

(noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

(adjective satellite) furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishnes

(adjective satellite) devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"

(adjective) of Epicurus or epicureanism; "Epicurean philosophy"

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epistle

(noun) especially a long, formal letter

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epithet

(noun) a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"

(noun) descriptive word or phrase

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epitome

(noun) a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

(noun) a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

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equable

(adjective satellite) not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"

(adjective satellite) not varying; "an equable climate"

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equanimity

(noun) steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

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equilibrium

(noun) a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head

(noun) a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates

(noun) equality of distribution

(noun) a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

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equipoise

(noun) equality of distribution

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equivocal

(adjective satellite) uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"

(adjective) open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivo

(adjective satellite) open to question; "aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson

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equivocate

(verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

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eradicate

(verb) kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"

(verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"

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erasure

(noun) deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

(noun) a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"

(noun) a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript"

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erode

(verb) remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"

(verb) become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

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erratic

(adjective satellite) liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

(adjective satellite) likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster

(adjective satellite) having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"

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erudite

(adjective satellite) having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"

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escalate

(verb) increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

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esoteric

(adjective) confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

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esoteric

(adjective) confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

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espouse

(verb) take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

(verb) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

(verb) take in marriage

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eulogy

(noun) a formal expression of praise

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euphoria

(noun) a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation

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euthanasia

(noun) the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)