Vocabulary words beginning with E.
The state of being abnormally thin or weak, especially due to severe lack of nutrition or illness.
A military term referring to gunfire directed along the longest axis of a target, such as a line of troops or a trench, maximizing the effect of the fire; also describes a series of rooms with aligned doorways allowing continuous visibility and passage.
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
Artificial or inferior substitute; made to imitate something genuine.
A steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion, separating two relatively level areas of differing elevations.
To deliberately avoid using, abstain from, or keep away from something, especially on moral or practical grounds.
Causing intense irritation or annoyance; extremely frustrating.
helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable.
Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous or uncertain, often deliberately to mislead or avoid commitment.