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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

entrepreneurial
adjective willing to take risks in order to make a profit

entropy
S noun (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; `entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity`

entrust
intrust verb confer a trust upon; `The messenger was entrusted with the general`s secret`; `I commit my soul to God`

entry
accounting entry noun a written record of a commercial transaction

entwine
verb tie or link together

enucleate
verb remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover

enucleation
noun surgical removal of something without cutting into it; `the enucleation of the tumor`

enumerate
recite 3 itemize verb specify individually; `She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered`; `The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug`

enumeration
numbering noun a numbered list

enunciate
verb express or state clearly

enunciation
noun the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

enured
inured adjective made tough by habitual exposure; `hardened fishermen`; `a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured`- Robert Lynd; `our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men`- V.S.Pritchett

enuresis
urinary incontinence noun inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination

envelop
enfold verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; `Fog enveloped the house`

envelope
noun any wrapper or covering

envelope
noun the bag containing the gas in a balloon

enveloping(a)
adjective surrounding and closing in on or hemming in; `the army`s enveloping maneuver`

enviable
adjective causing envy; `an enviable position`

enviably
adverb in an enviable manner; `she was enviably fluent in French`

enviously
adverb with jealousy; in an envious manner; `he looked at his friend`s new car jealously`

environment
environs noun the area in which something exists or lives; `the country--the flat agricultural surround`

environmental
adjective concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment; `environmental pollution`

environmental condition
noun the state of the environment

Environmental Protection Agency
EPA noun an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment

environmentalism
noun the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction

environmentalist
conservationist noun someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution

environmentally
adverb for the environment; `the new recycling policy is environmentally safe`

environs
noun an outer adjacent area of any place

envision
verb picture to oneself; imagine possible; `I cannot envision him as President`

envisioned
pictured adjective seen in the mind as a mental image; `the glory of his envisioned future`; `the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination`; `the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life`

envoy
envoi noun a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

envy
invidia noun spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)

enwrapped
adjective enclosed or enveloped in something immaterial; `she sat enwrapped in sullen defiance`; `a sleeping town enwrapped in silence`

enzootic
adjective of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases

enzymatic
adjective of or relating to or produced by an enzyme

enzyme
noun any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

enzymologist
noun a person who is trained in or engaged in enzymology

enzymology
noun the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes

Eocene
Eocene epoch noun from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals

eohippus
dawn horse noun earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal

eolith
noun a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools

eolithic
adjective of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths)

Eolithic Age
Eolithic noun the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture

eon
aeon noun (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe

eonian
aeonian adjective of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era)

eoraptor
noun a theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor

Eos
noun (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora

eosin
bromeosin noun a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures

eosinopenia
noun a decrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood

eosinophil
eosinophile noun a leukocyte readily stained with eosin

eosinophilia
noun a symptom of allergic states; increased eosinophils in the blood

eosinophilic
adjective of or relating to eosinophil

Epacridaceae
family Epacridaceae noun Australasian shrubs or small trees

epacris
noun any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers

Epacris impressa
noun spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers

epanalepsis
noun repetition after intervening words

epanaphora
noun repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

epanodos
noun repetition of a group of words in reverse order

epanorthosis
noun immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; `Seems, madam! Nay, it is`

eparch
noun the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece

eparchial
adjective of or relating to an eparchy

eparchy
exarchate noun a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church

epaulet
epaulette noun adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

epauliere
noun armor plate that protects the shoulder

epee
noun a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade

ependyma
noun thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal

epenthesis
noun the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; `the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush` is epenthesis`

epenthetic
parasitic adjective of or pertaining to epenthesis

epergne
noun a large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit or sweets or flowers

ephah
epha noun an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

ephedra
noun jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds

Ephedraceae
family Ephedraceae noun ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae

ephedrine
noun white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma

ephemera
noun something transitory; lasting a day

ephemeral
passing adjective lasting a very short time; `the ephemeral joys of childhood`; `a passing fancy`; `youth`s transient beauty`; `love is transitory but at is eternal`; `fugacious blossoms`

ephemerality
ephemeralness noun the property of lasting for a very short time

ephemerid
ephemeropteran noun short-lived insect

Ephemeridae
family Ephemeridae noun mayflies

ephemeris
noun an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; `today computers calculate the ephemerides`

ephemeron
ephemeral noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form

Ephemeroptera
order Ephemeroptera noun mayflies

Ephesan
adjective of or relating to ancient Ephesus or its people or language or culture

Ephesian
noun a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus

Ephestia
genus Ephestia noun small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products

Ephesus
Council of Ephesus noun the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius

Ephippidae
family Ephippidae noun small family comprising the spadefishes

Ephippiorhynchus
genus Ephippiorhynchus noun saddlebills

epic
epical adjective constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; `epic tradition`

epic poem
heroic poem noun a long narrative poem telling of a hero`s deeds

epicalyx
false calyx noun a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

epicanthus
epicanthic fold noun a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down`s syndrome

epicardia
noun the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach

epicardium
visceral pericardium noun the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

epicarp
exocarp noun outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape

epicarpal
adjective of or relating to the epicarp

epicenter
epicentre noun the point on the Earth`s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

epicondyle
noun a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments

epicondylitis
noun painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle

epicranium
noun the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium

Epictetus
noun Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)