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earwig     to annoy or attempt to influence someone by private talk

eavesdropping     listening secretly to what is being said in private

ebony     a hard heavy black wood

eclair 

ecstasy     a state of overwhelming happiness

ecstatic     related to ecstasy

eerie     frightening because of strangeness or gloominess

elaborate (v.)     to expand something in detail

elaborate (adj.)  planned or carried out with great care

elbow grease     energy vigorously exerted, especially when cleaning

elude     to avoid adroitly

emanating     to come out from a source

embargo     a legal prohibition on commerce

emblazoned     to adorn sumptuously

enchantments     beautiful creations by a sorceress

endear      to cause to become beloved or admired

enervate     sap your energy, weaken

enmity     mutual hatred or ill will

enticing     to attract by arousing hope or desire

envoy     a person delegated to represent one government with its dealings

               with another

escort     a person who accompanies another to give protection or as a courtesy

euphoria     a feeling of well-being or elation

evasive     tending or intended to evade

eventual     taking place at an unspecified later time

exacerbated     to make more violent, bitter or severe

exasperation     the state of being angry or annoyed

extinguished     to bring to an end

extricated     freed or removed from an entanglement or difficulty

exuberant     joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic

exultant     filled with great joy or triumph