ebullient

The chef took a hefty swig of cooking sherry and then ebulliently tossed bouillon cubes inot the soup.

edify

Ed defied the edict against education by trying to edify his pupils.

educe

He tried to educe as much information as possible from the suspects befre he deduced who the murderer was.

efface

Be sure to completely efface any answer circle you wish to change.

effete

By the time the authors had finished writing the E word list, they were effete.

effigy

The E words got together to burn the F and G in effigy.

elation

The jolly mountaineers found elation on high elevations.

emaciated

In May she ate it, but now it's June and she's still emaciated.

emulate

When the tornado began, Dorothy called out, "Aunty Em, you late. Emulate Toto and hurry up."

epitaph

I read the epitaph, "Here lies a politician and an honest man," and wondered how they could fit two people in one grave.

epitome

"You're the epitome of stupidity," she screeched after I spilled baloney dip all over her dress.

equestrian

The equestrian knights went on a quest to Rion, but they were turned away because of a no-horse policy.

equipoise

An equipoise of speed and comprehension must be acquired in order to succeed on the critical reading section.

equality; balance; equilibrium

Note: This is one of those words that isn't often seen in print but might be on the test anyway because it is highly decodable.

equivocal

"A good meal from this cook is a rare treat," is an equivocal sentence.

capable of two interpretations; ambiguous

Note: This word is decodable too.

erode

When a road erodes, there are potholes all over the place.

erudite

Erudite people say things like, "Ere you diet, would you partake of the torte?" instead of "Want some cake?"

eschew

"Eschew!" he sneezed loudly. "Gesundheit," she replied, while eschewing the globules of sneeze juice.

esoteric

Now you are one of the few people who knows this esoteric world.

ethereal

The lisping child saw the ethereal ghost and asked, "Ith he real?"

eulogy

In Santa's eulogy, the priest explained that Santa had died of high cholesterol because of all the Yule logs he ate.

euphemism

"Moved on to the next world" is a euphemism for "keeled over and bought it" which is a euphemism for "died."

exact

The Stamp Act exacted from the colonists taxes they could not afford to pay. So they "X'd" the act.

exhume

They exhumed the coffin, but there was no cadaver in it.

to remove from a grave; disinter

(see POSTHUMOUS)

Note: Another one to decode.

exigent

It is exigent that I find a sexy gent to escort me to the prom.

I made exigent demands on my fairy godmother to find me a debonair prom date and a diaphanous dress.

urgent; requiring immediate attention

excessively demanding; excessively exacting