10-Letter Words Starting With E

Here's the list of all the 1696 10-Letter Words Starting With E in the English Language.

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experience
1. undergo or live through a difficult experience
2. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
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everything
1. all things that are of importance to a person
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employment
1. the state of being employed or having a job
2. the occupation for which you are paid
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electronic
1. of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
2. of or concerned with electrons
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especially
1. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
2. in a special manner
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enterprise
1. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
2. an organization created for business ventures
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evaluation
1. act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
2. an appraisal of the value of something
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electrical
1. relating to or concerned with electricity
2. using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
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expression
1. the feelings expressed on a person's face
2. expression without words
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equivalent
1. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
2. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
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elementary
1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education
2. easy and not involved or complicated
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efficiency
1. the ratio of the output to the input of any system
2. skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
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eventually
1. after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
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exhibition
1. the act of exhibiting
2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
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experiment
1. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
2. the testing of an idea
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excellence
1. the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
2. an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
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encouraged
1. inspired with confidence
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enrollment
1. the act of enrolling
2. the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time
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engagement
1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
2. a meeting arranged in advance
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everywhere
1. to or in any or all places; pronoun, location; quantifier: universal
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encryption
1. the activity of converting data or information into code
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ecological
1. characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
2. of or relating to the science of ecology
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earthquake
1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
2. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
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explicitly
1. in an explicit manner
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extraction
1. the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
2. properties attributable to your ancestry
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estimation
1. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
2. the respect with which a person is held
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endangered
1. (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
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expiration
1. a coming to an end of a contract period
2. euphemistic expressions for death
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excitement
1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
2. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
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embroidery
1. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
2. decorative needlework
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expedition
1. a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
2. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
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equatorial
1. of or relating to or at an equator
2. of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
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enthusiasm
1. a feeling of excitement
2. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
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executable
1. capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
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enthusiast
1. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
2. a person having a strong liking for something
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economical
1. of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
2. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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equestrian
1. of or relating to or composed of knights
2. of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
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emphasized
1. spoken with emphasis
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enrichment
1. act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding
2. a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth
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exercising
1. the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
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evacuation
1. the act of removing the contents of something
2. the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
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extinction
1. no longer active; extinguished
2. no longer in existence
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exposition
1. a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
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embodiment
1. a new personification of a familiar idea
2. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
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excavation
1. the act of digging
2. the site of an archeological exploration
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expectancy
1. an expectation
2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
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expressive
1. characterized by expression
2. performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion
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externally
1. on or from the outside
2. with respect to the outside
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exhaustive
1. performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial
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expandable
1. able to expand or be expanded
2. (of gases) capable of expansion
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eyeglasses
1. (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
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endogenous
1. of or resembling an endogen
2. derived or originating internally
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excitation
1. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
2. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
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eighteenth
1. position 18 in a countable series of things
2. coming next after the seventeenth in position
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epithelial
1. of or belonging to the epithelium
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ergonomics
1. the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
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elliptical
1. rounded like an egg
2. characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
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extensible
1. capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
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evangelism
1. zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel
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elasticity
1. the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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electorate
1. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
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enzymology
1. the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes
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eyewitness
1. be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
2. a spectator who can describe what happened
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escalation
1. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
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exhaustion
1. extreme fatigue
2. serious weakening and loss of energy
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expressway
1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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enchanting
1. capturing interest as if by a spell
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enormously
1. vastly
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eucalyptus
1. wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
2. a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
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envisioned
1. seen in the mind as a mental image
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ecumenical
1. concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
2. of worldwide scope or applicability
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entomology
1. the branch of zoology that studies insects
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euthanasia
1. the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
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eliminator
1. an agent that eliminates something
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elongation
1. the quality of being elongated
2. an addition to the length of something
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evangelist
1. a preacher of the Christian gospel
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esophageal
1. relating to the esophagus
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emigration
1. migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
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emphasised
1. spoken with emphasis
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epithelium
1. membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
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elaborated
1. developed or executed with care and in minute detail
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expatriate
1. expel from a country
2. move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
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eukaryotic
1. having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei
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equilibria
1. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
2. a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
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entrenched
1. dug in
2. established firmly and securely
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effortless
1. requiring or apparently requiring no effort
2. not showing effort or strain
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excellency
1. an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
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ecotourism
1. tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
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eigenvalue
1. (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
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endoscopic
1. of or relating to endoscopy
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evaluative
1. exercising or involving careful evaluations
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extraneous
1. not pertinent to the matter under consideration
2. not essential
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embankment
1. a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
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embryology
1. the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
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evaporated
1. drawn off in the form of vapor
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exhausting
1. having a debilitating effect
2. producing exhaustion
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ethnically
1. with respect to ethnicity
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enlistment
1. a period of time spent in military service
2. the act of enlisting (as in a military service)
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energizing
1. the activity of causing to have energy and be active
2. supplying motive force
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exacerbate
1. make worse
2. exasperate or irritate
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eloquently
1. with eloquence
2. in an articulate manner
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extinguish
1. extinguish by crushing
2. put an end to; kill
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eurythmics
1. the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
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expository
1. serving to expound or set forth
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expendable
1. suitable to be expended
2. (used of funds) remaining after taxes
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extendable
1. capable of being lengthened
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excitatory
1. (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
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entrapment
1. a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
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extramural
1. carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community
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exaggerate
1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
2. do something to an excessive degree
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exuberance
1. joyful enthusiasm
2. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
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enumerator
1. someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
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engrossing
1. capable of arousing and holding the attention
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encampment
1. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
2. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
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exorbitant
1. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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enthralled
1. filled with wonder and delight
2. hold spellbound
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escarpment
1. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
2. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
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encyclical
1. a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
2. intended for wide distribution
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expediency
1. the quality of being suited to the end in view
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encumbered
1. loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load
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effectuate
1. produce
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exonerated
1. freed from any question of guilt
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elderberry
1. a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
2. berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
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enveloping
1. surrounding and closing in on or hemming in
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encircling
1. being all around the edges; enclosing
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everyplace
1. to or in any or all places; pronoun, location; quantifier: universal
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exaltation
1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
2. the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
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emblematic
1. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
2. being or serving as an illustration of a type
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escapement
1. mechanical device that regulates movement
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earthbound
1. confined to the earth
2. lacking wit or imagination
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expiratory
1. of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration
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empiricism
1. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
2. the application of empirical methods in any art or science
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effeminate
1. having unsuitable feminine qualities
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emboldened
1. made bold or courageous
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evidential
1. serving as or based on evidence
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empathetic
1. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states
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employable
1. a person who is qualified and ready to work
2. physically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and available
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equanimity
1. steadiness of mind under stress
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equitation
1. the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
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exclaiming
1. an abrupt excited utterance
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eisteddfod
1. any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)
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estrogenic
1. relating to or caused by estrogen
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ethicality
1. The state, quality or manner of conforming to accepted standards of conduct.
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egocentric
1. a self-centered person with little regard for others
2. limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
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entailment
1. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
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evangelize
1. preach the gospel (to)
2. spread the Christian faith
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exegetical
1. relating to exegesis
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exothermic
1. (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
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evanescent
1. tending to vanish like vapor
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eosinophil
1. a leukocyte readily stained with eosin
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exportable
1. suitable for export
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endearment
1. the act of showing affection
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exhalation
1. exhaled breath
2. the act of expelling air from the lungs
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endodontic
1. of or relating to or involving or practicing endodontics
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10-Letter Words Starting With E