E Set4

equine	adj. of or like a horse or horses
equinox	n. either of the two times in the year (around
equipoise	n. balanced state, esp of the mind; equilibrium ;
equitable	adj. fair and just; reasonable
equity	n. fairness; right judgement
equivocal	adj. having a double or doubtful meaning; ambiguous
equivocate	v. speak in an ambiguous way to hide the truth or mislead people
erode	v. destroy or wear (sth) away gradually
erotic	adj. of or arousing sexual desire
errant	adj. doing wrong; misbehaving
erratic	adj. irregular or uneven in movement, quality or behaviour; unreliable
erroneous	adj. incorrect; mistaken
erudite	adj. having or showing great learning; scholarly
escapade	n. daring, mischievous or adventurous act; prank
eschew	v. keep away from (sth); abstain from; avoid
esoteric	adj. likely to be understood by only those with a special knowledge or interest; mysterious; obscure
espionage	n. practice of spying or using spies to obtain secret information
espouse	v. give one's support to (a cause, theory, etc)
esteem	v. (not used in the continuous tenses ) have a high opinion of (sb/sth); respect greatly
estimable	adj. worthy of great respect
estranged	[ estrange: ] [usually passive; often foll by from] to separate and live apart from (one's spouse)
ethereal	adj. of unearthly delicacy and lightness; seeming too spiritual or fairy-like for this world
ethnic	adj. of a national, racial or tribal group that has a common cultural tradition
ethnology	n. science of the different human races, their characteristics, relations to one another, etc
ethos	n. characteristic spirit, moral values, ideas or beliefs of a group, community or culture
etymology	n. study of the origin and history of words and their meanings
eugenic	pertaining to the improvement of race
eulogistic	adj. full of high praise
eulogy	n. (speech or piece of writing containing) high praise of a person or thing
euphemism	n. use of pleasant, mild or indirect words or phrases in place of more accurate or direct ones
euphony	n. pleasantness of sound, esp in words
euphoria	n. intense feeling of happiness and pleasant excitement
euthanasia	n. gentle and painless death for a person suffering from a painful incurable disease, extreme old age, etc
evanescent	adj. quickly fading; soon disappearing from memory
evasive	adj. having the aim or intention of avoiding capture, of not giving a direct answer, etc
evenhanded	without partiality
eventual	adj. happening at last as a result; ultimate
evince	v. show clearly that one has (a feeling, quality, etc); exhibit
evocative	adj. ~ that evokes or is able to evoke memories, feelings, etc (of sth)
evoke	v. bring to mind (a feeling, memory, etc); summon up
ewe	n. female sheep
exacerbate	v. make (pain, disease, a situation) worse; aggravate
exact	adj. correct in every detail; precise
exacting	adj. making great demands; requiring great effort
exalt	v. make (sb) higher in rank or greater in power
exasperate	v. irritate or annoy greatly
except	prep ~ ~ (that...) not including (sb/sth); but not
exceptionable	adj. that sb can object to
excerpt	n. ~ passage, extract, from a book, film, piece of music, etc