esoteric
adj. requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group
espouse
v. to take up and support as a cause : become attached to
estimable
adj. worthy of esteem
eulogy
n. a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
euphemism
n. the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
evanescence
n. the process or fact of dissipating like vapor
exacting
adj. requiring careful attention and precision
exasperate
v. to cause irritation or annoyance to
excruciating
adj. causing great pain or anguish
exculpate
v. to clear from alleged fault or guilt
exhaustive
adj. including all possibilities
expatiate
v. to move about freely or at will
expatriate
v. banish, exile
expedient
adj. suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
expiate
v. to make amends for
explicit
adj. fully developed or formulated
exponent
n. one that champions, practices, or exemplifies
expunge
v. to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
expurgate
v. to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
extant
adj. currently or actually existing
extol
v. to praise highly
extraneous
adj. not forming an essential or vital part
exult
v. to be extremely joyful
facetious
adj. joking or jesting often inappropriately
facile
adj. easily accomplished or attained
facilitate
v. to make easier : help bring about
fanciful
adj. marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
fathom
v. probe
fatuous
adj. complacently or inanely foolish
feasible
adj. capable of being done or carried out
felicitous
adj. very well suited or expressed
fetter
n. something that confines
fiat
n. a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort
fidelity
n. the quality or state of being faithful
figurative
adj. characterized by figures of speech
finesse
n. refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture