E Words Flashcards
The quality of being eccentric.
eccentricity
The principle or aim of promoting unity among the world’s Christian Churches.
ecumenism
An instance of giving off something such as a liquid, light, or smell.
effusion
The science of human settlements including regional, city, community planning and dwelling design.
ekistics
Weird and sinister or ghostly.
eldritch
Separate (lighter and heavier particles in a mixture) by suspension in an upward flow of liquid or gas.
elutriate
A person who publicly praises or flatters someone else.
encomiast
Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.
ensconce
A disciple or student of the Greek philosopher Epicurus.
epicurism
The art and practice of horsemanship and horse riding.
equitation
The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.
erudition
An acute, sometimes recurrent disease caused by a bacterial infection. It is characterized by large, raised red patches on the skin, especially that of the face and legs, with fever and severe general illness.
erysipelas
To deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
eschew
Another term for eurhythmics.
eurythmy
(of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
eutrophic
