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ENCA'MPMENT, _s._ the act of encamping or pitching tents; a camp
ENCHA'NTMENT, _s._ magical charms; spells; irresistible influence
ENCI'RCLING, _a._ environing; surrounding
ENCLO'SE, _v.a._ part from things or grounds common by a fence; surround; encompa.s.s
ENCOU'NTER, _v.a._ meet face to face; attack
ENCRO'ACHMENT, _s._ an unlawful gathering in upon another man; advance into the territories or rights of another
ENDA'NGER, _v.a._ put in hazard; incur the danger of
ENDU'RANCE, _s._ continuance; lastingness; delay
E'NEMY, _s._ foe; antagonist; any one who regards another with malevolence
ENERGE'TIC, _a._ operative; active; vigorous
E'NERGY, _s._ activity; quickness; vigour
ENGA'GE, _v.a._ employ; stake; unite; enlist; induce; fight
ENGINE'ER, _s._ one who manages engines; one who directs the artillery of an army
ENGRA'VER, _s._ a cutter in wood or other matter
ENGRA'VING, _s._ the work of an engraver
ENGRO'SS, _v.a._ thicken; increase in bulk; fatten; to copy in a large hand
ENJO'Y, _v.a._ feel or perceive with pleasure; please; delight
ENLA'RGEMENT, _s._ increase; copious discourse
ENNO'BLE, _v.a._ to dignify; to exalt; to make famous
ENO'RMOUS, _a._ wicked beyond the common measure; exceeding in bulk the common measure
ENQUI'RY, _s._ interrogation; examination; search
ENRA'GE, _v.a._ irritate; make furious
ENSNA'RE, _v.a._ entrap; entangle in difficulties or perplexities
E'NTERPRISE, _s._ an undertaking of hazard; an arduous attempt
E'NTERPRISING, _a._ fond of enterprise
ENTHU'SIASM, _s._ a vain belief of private revelation; beat of imagination; elevation of fancy
E'NTRAILS, _s._ the intestines; internal parts
ENU'MERATE, _v.a._ reckon up singly; number
ENVE'LOPEMENT, _s._ covering; inwrapment
E'PIC, _a._ narrative
EPI'STLE, _s._ a letter
EPI'STOLARY, _a._ transacted by letters; relating to letters
E'QUAL, _a._ even; uniform; in just proportion
EQUITY, _s._ justice; impartiality
ERE'CT, _a._ upright; bold; confident
ERE'CT, _v.a._ raise; build; elevate; settle
E'RMINE, _s._ an animal found in cold countries, of which the fur is valuable, and used for the adornment of the person. A fur worn by judges in England
ERRO'NEOUS, _a._ wrong; unfounded; false; misled by error
ERU'PTION, _s._ the act of bursting out; sudden excursion of a hostile kind
ESCO'RT, _v.a._ convoy; guard from place to place
ESPE'CIAL, _a._ princ.i.p.al; chief
ESPE'CIALLY, _ad._ princ.i.p.ally; chiefly; in an uncommon degree
ESPLANA'DE, _s._ the empty s.p.a.ce between a citadel and the outskirts of a town
ESSE'NTIAL, _a._ necessary to the const.i.tution or existence of anything; important in the highest degree
ESTA'BLISHMENT, _s._ settlement; fixed state
ESTRA'NGE, _v.a._ keep at a distance; withdraw
ETE'RNAL, _a._ without beginning or end; perpetual; unchanging
ETE'RNALLY, _ad._ incessantly; for evermore
ETE'RNITY, _s._ duration without beginning or end
ETHE'REAL, _a._ belonging to the higher regions
