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epistle of jeremiah

noun · an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry

epitomize

verb · embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of

Example: The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition

epizootic

adjective · (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region

Example: an epizootic disease

equably

adverb · in an equable manner

Example: he is an equably cheerful fellow

equally

adverb · to the same degree (often followed by `as')

Example: they were equally beautiful

equatorial

adjective · of or existing at or near the geographic equator

Example: equatorial Africa

equilibrise

verb · bring into balance or equilibrium

Example: She has to balance work and her domestic duties

equilibrize

verb · bring into balance or equilibrium

Example: She has to balance work and her domestic duties

equip

verb · provide with abilities or understanding

Example: She was never equipped to be a dancer

equitably

adverb · in an equitable manner

Example: the inheritance was equitably divided among the sisters

equivocally

adverb · in an ambiguous manner

Example: this letter is worded ambiguously

erasable

adjective · capable of being effaced

Example: the fire's worst scars were effaceable by a comprehensive program of reforestation

erase

verb · remove from memory or existence

Example: The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915

erasure

noun · deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

erectly

adverb · in a straight-backed manner

Example: the old man still walks erectly

erigeron speciosus

noun · plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States mountains

erik von willebrand

noun · Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)

eriophyllum

noun · genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America

ernest hemingway

noun · an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)

erode

verb · remove soil or rock

Example: Rain eroded the terraces

err

verb · to make a mistake or be incorrect

erratic

adjective · liable to sudden unpredictable change

Example: erratic behavior

erratically

adverb · in an erratic unpredictable manner

Example: economic changes are proceeding erratically

erroneously

adverb · in a mistaken manner

Example: he mistakenly believed it

ersatz

adjective · artificial and inferior

Example: ersatz coffee

erst

adverb · at a previous time;

Example: at one time he loved her

eruditely

adverb · with erudition; in an erudite manner

Example: he talked eruditely about Indian mythology

eruptive

adjective · actively spewing out lava

Example: a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring

erysimum cheiranthoides

noun · slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic

erythrina indica

noun · small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds

eschatologically

adverb · in relation to eschatology

Example: even atheists can be eschatologically minded

esfahan

noun · city in central Iran; former capital of Persia

eskimo dog

noun · breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

esophagitis

noun · inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux

espouse

verb · take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

Example: She embraced Catholicism

esthetic

adjective · concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

Example: the aesthetic faculties

esthetically

adverb · in a tasteful way

Example: this building is aesthetically very pleasing

estivate

verb · sleep during summer

Example: certain animals estivate

estraterrestrial body

noun · a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere

et al

adverb · and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)

et alia

adverb · and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people)

Example: the data reported by Smith et al.

et alibi

adverb · and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)

eternal city

noun · capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

eternalise

verb · make famous forever

Example: This melody immortalized its composer

eternalize

verb · make famous forever

Example: This melody immortalized its composer

eternally

adverb · for a limitless time- P.P.Bliss

Example: no one can live forever

ethane

noun · a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel

ethanedioic acid

noun · a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis

ethel waters

noun · United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

ethereal

adjective · characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air- Thomas Carlyle

Example: figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away

etherify

verb · change into an ether

Example: etherify an alcohol

ethically

adverb · in an ethical manner; from an ethical point of view; according to ethics

Example: he behaved ethically

ethnic

adjective · not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

ethnically

adverb · with respect to ethnicity

Example: the neighborhood is ethnically diverse