Entice: Verb: To lead on by arousing hope or desire.

Despite the tremendous increase in salary, I could not be enticed to leave my job.

Entreat: Verb: To ask or petition earnestly.

I entreated my parents to allow me to go to the party.

Envisage: Verb: To have a mental image of something, especially when the thing does not yet exist; to conceive of.

I find it hard to envisage a society in which violence does not exist.

Epithet: Noun: A word or phrase used to describe someone or something. A term of abuse or contempt.

The irate motorist shouted a few choice epithets at the driver of the car that had cut him off.

Equanimity: Noun: Calmness or evenness of temper.

She handled the difficult situation with equanimity.

Equitable: Adjective: Fair or just.

The teacher was equitable in giving out grades.

Erudite: Adjective: Deeply learned, especially in a specialized area.

The Professor presented a erudite, yet interesting, lecture on the Holocaust.

Esoteric: Adjective: Understood by or intended for only a select few. Difficult to understand.

The language the book was written in was awfully esoteric. I wasn’t even sure it was English.

Ethical: Adjective: In accordance with accepted principles of right and wrong.

Using child-labor in third world countries is not considered ethical.

Ethnic: Adjective: Relating to a small but distinct social group within the population.

There are many different ethnic groups within Rancocas Valley High School.

Euphemism: Noun: The substitution of a relatively inoffensive term for one that is considered too harsh, unpleasant, or blunt.

Why don’t you say that he is a liar instead of using the euphemism such as “stretching the truth”?

Exacerbate: Verb: To increase the bitterness or severity of; to irritate.

If you don’t follow your lawyer’s orders you may exacerbate your problems.

Exalt: Verb: To elevate in power, position, character, or the like.

The Presidency is one of America’s most exalted positions.

Exemplary: Adjective: Worthy of imitation, serving as a model, illustration, or warning.

The students displayed exemplary behavior at Challenge Day.

Exigency: Noun: a state of urgency or a situation demanding immediate attention; the pressing needs caused by such a crisis.

The exigencies of the flu situation at R.V. demand that we take precautions such as hand-washing and hand-sanitizer.