earmark n an identifying feature or characteristic; an identifying mark on the ear of a domestic animal
- R, e& m8 o, j2 ~. D earmark v to reserve or set aside for a particular purpose; to mark in an identifying or distinctive way
. l& G( \# V7 J& \/ {( J earnings n money gained; salary; wages; revenue; profit; income& [2 {: g! w- G( a! c4 L3 c- G
ebullient adj zestfully enthusiastic; boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling$ m% }$ o3 K% d7 l) E' i
economize v to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal
% V7 k1 m* f. Q" g' L/ Z* @7 H economy n management of resources ; thrift; careful spending; the structure of economic life in a country, area, or period
) D4 J' @% a5 s% u edible adj fit to be eaten3 s4 s. I4 G# l' |
edible n something fit to be eaten; food
4 D9 G! Y/ P9 t& v, k- J effect n result; outcome; influence; impact; gimmick; trick; natural phenomenon; A3 P4 o, R# L
effect v to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do
! t$ o; V( {1 y% ^# B effective adj productive; efficient; in operation; impressive; striking; h! Q* x# F$ o
efficient adj effective; done without wasteeffluent adj flowing out or forth
& ~. v- _* @# i$ g( O effluent n something that flows out or forth
3 y3 \7 K$ m9 v! D' y effort n physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; something accomplished through hard word; organized operation( p% g% F" L9 ]( M6 G
effusive adj overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant9 r3 v( g: V/ m
eject v to throw out forcefully; expel; to compel to leave' g% l/ |' z9 a0 v
elaborate adj detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail( h7 D7 S9 X$ z5 o9 Y6 B
elaborate v to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop( ^7 L- _- F, p3 a
elaboration n painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
% N* ~' T% |8 I9 p: M% n8 p1 ? elect v to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide
! C, c6 {, j5 e" O. F election n choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate# ?/ V/ i1 ` C& D
electrician n person who installs or maintains wiring systems$ [& @5 n" @/ \' ~0 ]. o8 J4 n
elementary adj basic; fundamental
; O, H- ^6 ^4 o9 ?# _9 @ elevation n height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur
8 `) y, {5 m. {, f elevator n lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building: r# S5 L! B$ {4 A6 y% V
elicit v to extract from; to bring out; to draw out
7 j& f* Q9 d5 J# J0 [4 P. h2 v eligible adj suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed& L3 C/ \" ?- T* H
eliminate v to remove; to get rid of
# N9 r ?+ m8 Z: O1 v3 A elucidate v to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict
5 ~$ K% F( m) O3 d; B% n elude v to avoid; to escape; to shrink Z$ j5 d6 Q* X+ F* R
elusive adj tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory; difficult to define or describe! ^) s, {6 U+ ]9 Z
embark v to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise8 R- T" H2 Z3 t% V) D6 G3 h
embrace n hug; act of wrapping one‘s arms around another person or thing9 G' T$ S4 T% N: N
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- A$ j# U* S1 x* {
emend v to improve by critical editing: w+ T' R. m- g; a( h
emerge v to appear; to come out; to be revealed
+ U5 n& x5 Q. l8 Q emergency adj in the event of sudden need
; f8 b( _1 R1 R' X P emergency n sudden need demanding immediate action* \5 O' c, N3 o& F; R% `
emit v to give or send out ; to voice; express; to issue with authority, especially to putinto circulation
5 G/ b9 ?! h1 f6 z empathy n entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding
& L7 K8 N- P7 ]2 a$ V emphasis n importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words) q* U; u, R; d/ m% w. d0 M
emphasize v to stress; to show the importance of, e! K6 O7 `- x# C7 x. `
emulate v to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy
, `$ Z( P0 e! F( z, m+ ^) s# g enact v to make into law; to actout, as on a stage
9 y' Y% L5 S. C enclose v to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another
1 \2 r5 D8 ~7 w' h" m% E* v1 O enclosure n confinement; additional document or letter placed within another
& ^( q7 @1 T% j9 y encounter v to meet by chance; to face; to meet withencourage v to support; to inspire; to give hope0 T8 [2 P; l t0 P/ N+ x. y
encroach v to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe
8 U) F9 ` T5 R; k endorse v to write one‘s signature on the back ofas evidence of the legal transfer of its ownership, especially in return for the cash or credit indicated on its face; to place , as on a contract, to indicate approval of its contents or terms; to acknowledgeby signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; to give approval of or support to, especially by public statement; sanction |