Deride

to ridicule, to mock

Desiccated

dried up

Despicable

contemptible, hateful

Desultory

wandering from subject to subject

Deviate

to turn aside

Diadem

a crown

Diaphanous

very sheer and light

Dichotomy

a division into two parts

Ebullient

enthusiastic

Eclectic

choosing from various sources

Edify

improve someone morally

Effete

worn out; barren

Egregious

remarkably bad; outrageous

Elegy

a sad or mournful poem

Elicit

to draw forth; to call forth

Elixir

a supposed remedy for all ailments

Elucidate

to make clear

Emanate

to come forth; to send forth

Emendation

a correction

Empathy

an understanding of another's feelings

Empirical

based on practical experience rather than theory

Endemic

confined to a particular country or area

Enervate

to weaken

Ennui

boredom;

a weariness resulting from a lack of interest

Ephemeral

lasting only a brief time; short lived

Epitome

a typical example;

a condensed account

Ergo

therefore

Erotic

pertaining to sexual love

Eschew

to keep away from; to avoid; to shun

Facetious

comical; jocular; flippant