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ebb

the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (

ecclesiastical

adj.

of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.

edify

v.t.,

to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift:

effusive

adj.

unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve:

egregious

adj.

extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant:

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elation

a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.

elevate

v.t.

to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.

elucidate

v.t.

to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain:

emaciate

v.t.,

to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.

embalm

v.t.

to treat (a dead body) so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams.

embezzle

v.t.,

to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.

embroider

v.t.

to decorate with ornamental needlework.

emeritus

adj.

retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one's office or position:

emulate

v.t.

to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass:

encroach

v.i.

to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads:

enervate

v.t.

to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken.

engross

v.t.

to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:

enrapture

v.t.,

to move to rapture; delight beyond measure:

ensue

v.i.,

to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession:

enthral

v.t.,

enthrall.

enunciate

v.t.

to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), esp. in an articulate or a particular manner:

envoy

a diplomatic agent.

epistemic

adj.

of or pertaining to knowledge or the conditions for acquiring it.

equivocal

adj.

allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous:

erode

v.t.

to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:

errand

a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.

eschew

v.t.

to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid:

ethereal

adj.

light, airy, or tenuous:

evacuate

v.t.

to leave empty; vacate.

evanesce

v.i.,

to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.

exalt

v.t.

to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:

excavate

v.t.,

to make hollow by removing the inner part; make a hole or cavity in; form into a hollow, as by digging:

excerpt

a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.

excursion

a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return:

exhilarate

v.t.,

to enliven; invigorate; stimulate:

exhume

v.t.,

to dig (something buried, esp. a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.

exodus

a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people:

exorbitant

adj.

exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent; highly excessive:

exotic

adj.

of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad, but not fully naturalized or acclimatized:

expedite

v.t.

to speed up the progress of; hasten:

extant

adj.

in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost:

extemporaneous

adj.

done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu:

extol

v.t.,

to praise highly; laud; eulogize:

extort

v.t.

to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by force, torture, threat, or the like.

extradite

v.t.,

to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state, nation, or authority.

extraneous

adj.

introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign:

extravagant

adj.

spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful:

extricate

v.t.,

to free or release from entanglement; disengage: