earmark n an identifying feature or characteristic; an identifying mark on the ear of a domestic animal/ \0 w; K' u. K* U& _
earmark v to reserve or set aside for a particular purpose; to mark in an identifying or distinctive way: Z* C" ], S# ?: t
earnings n money gained; salary; wages; revenue; profit; income" `4 [5 M1 d1 e# o- p6 O7 |
ebullient adj zestfully enthusiastic; boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling- P [8 A% ]6 R f' g n! \% {
economize v to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal
1 z9 ?* _' H b2 _4 j; k economy n management of resources ; thrift; careful spending; the structure of economic life in a country, area, or period
* Y! ?8 s$ ]. D edible adj fit to be eaten1 l) k0 F# v5 v+ t& E+ l# K5 {. l' M
edible n something fit to be eaten; food1 _9 ` D- X" u8 v; o
effect n result; outcome; influence; impact; gimmick; trick; natural phenomenon$ Y/ L' j% P3 T. J, U+ @
effect v to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do
7 ^+ v0 S ^# q( |" ?% ] effective adj productive; efficient; in operation; impressive; striking4 q! ~6 N: E. {# `- `/ }+ M
efficient adj effective; done without wasteeffluent adj flowing out or forth
; t+ T) f$ C1 I( ]3 G1 X1 } effluent n something that flows out or forth* b- W. q7 Y8 X' k# _
effort n physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; something accomplished through hard word; organized operation9 p, n. P. G, p& m# m
effusive adj overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant
$ K( p- {9 n* N' v eject v to throw out forcefully; expel; to compel to leave
- _4 C2 v) @/ N/ @' B elaborate adj detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail) n. c- F0 g9 x. B! v2 }/ _
elaborate v to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop
! c, N! m9 m5 p2 m elaboration n painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
- U! E; |& D, t8 \; Y' ~" F, v; v elect v to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide
( g0 \, t. E+ V election n choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate0 j" f7 L$ g9 N+ O1 E& |& b" C
electrician n person who installs or maintains wiring systems( W# g }* c9 d9 f8 e
elementary adj basic; fundamental: `2 @- q* `% X' {- P
elevation n height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur
. q, [+ X- i q" d# x elevator n lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building8 f( u: l6 y$ F
elicit v to extract from; to bring out; to draw out
8 Q( ?( ]& E% k; j0 G* ]" T" L* Q eligible adj suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed
9 E* e- P+ q$ ~: t1 F v2 S eliminate v to remove; to get rid of
9 b( W5 [' ]2 z: s5 d6 [, w. D elucidate v to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict
5 N. N" H/ Z/ T# A* T" F elude v to avoid; to escape; to shrink+ z1 M% F" X7 a/ h! c$ j. u
elusive adj tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory; difficult to define or describe
8 E7 F$ a# D- |7 h8 D+ B embark v to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise
# U' X5 a" T/ ^. b0 j' T embrace n hug; act of wrapping one‘s arms around another person or thing8 T) W7 ]+ l' o% N/ r+ g
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* `& \9 [6 F: ^( j# M
emend v to improve by critical editing) @) T% d, B2 ]" h) K% n |
emerge v to appear; to come out; to be revealed
}" n6 z6 F$ B& ~# G5 ] emergency adj in the event of sudden need
R6 Y9 N" M! v# T$ j/ ], Y! f V emergency n sudden need demanding immediate action
: y0 S: f- H2 \+ N+ z$ U; ^- M- y5 K emit v to give or send out ; to voice; express; to issue with authority, especially to putinto circulation8 ?( Z- K' Y" \3 w- o
empathy n entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding# [7 _7 u, j* O0 c/ T) p" u
emphasis n importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words# X* Y- K2 E7 B' f/ {2 { g# f! K
emphasize v to stress; to show the importance of1 l- n6 F# E! h; E* \# `
emulate v to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy! f X9 r' Q7 T, g2 B
enact v to make into law; to actout, as on a stage6 K+ Q. ?. N' x2 r
enclose v to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another: l% \4 |* ?; P' a O" T
enclosure n confinement; additional document or letter placed within another
: x) k+ {/ d7 X& F encounter v to meet by chance; to face; to meet withencourage v to support; to inspire; to give hope6 ?" o# n8 k3 J0 ^
encroach v to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe
% Q% ?3 C* p) [7 u3 J, ^ 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 |