1. Estranged (adj.) separated — The estranged husband and wife are living separately.

  2. Expediency (n.) advisable, practical — Those who hanker after material gains are often guided by expediency and not by moral sense.

  3. Extraneous (adj.) not essential, external — In matters of FIR registration and its investigation, the police force is not subordinate to extraneous considerations.

  4. Extort (v.) get money by threats — Anti-social elements are busy in extorting money from the businessmen with the connivance of the police.

  5. Evasive (adj.) not frank, avoiding — The police could not make out anything of her evasive replies.

  6. Ennui (n.) mental boredom — The modern youth suffer from feeling of ennui since they are not engaged in any constructive work.

  7. Exquisite (adj.) beautiful — The picture hanging on the wall is an exquisite work of art.

  8. Encomium (n.) praise — Every member of the family showered encomium on his grand success.

  9. Erode (v.) decay — The desire for material success has eroded our concern for the poor.

  10. Erudite (adj.) learned, scholarly — His writings are not erudite but they are read with keen interest.

  11. Eschew (v.) avoid, give up — We must eschew violence in dealing with national issues.

  12. Epoch (n.) period of time, era — The exact duration of Indus Valley Civilization epoch has not been determined so far.

  13. Equanimity (n.) calmness — We must bear the hardships with equanimity.

  14. Enormous (adj.) huge, immense — On account of fire there was enormous loss of goods and property.

  15. Endemic (adj.) prevailing in a region — Goitre is endemic in the hilly areas for want of iodine in water.