4000 CPE Vocabulary List

eager:
a. wanting very much to do or have something

earthenware:
n. ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

earthy:
a. unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly

eaves:
n. edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof

ebb:
v. fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage

ebullient:
a. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

eccentric:
a. departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

eccentricity:
n. oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center

ecclesiastic:
n. minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry

eclectic:
a. composed of elements from a variety of sources

eclecticism:
n. any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles

eclipse:
v. darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

ecologist:
n. a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment

economics:
n. branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management

economize:
v. save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty

edict:
n. the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command

edification:
n. building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement

edify:
v. instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement

efface:
v. rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

effectual:
a. able to produce the desired effect; valid