Little Wonders

E is for...


Education!!

Ecce homo: Latin for “behold the man!” John 19:5

Egregious: Extraordinarily bad.

Eisteddfod: an assembly of Welsh Poets and musicians (a little tribute to our daughter and niece.. who claim their names from the welsh!)

Ekistics: the study of ecology of human beings in settlements or communities

Elasmobranch: any subclass of fishes having a cartilaginous skeleton and five to seven pairs of gill slits opening directly to the outside from the pharynx.

Empiric: A person who lacks theoretical or scientific knowledge and relies entirely on practical experience.

Epithalamium: A poem or song in honour of a bride or groom or newly married couple.

Ersatz: substitute

Eruct: Belch

Euphorbia: any of a genus of plants of the spurge family, including the spurges and poinsettia, all having a milky juice or latex which is some species is poisonous.

Ewer: A large water jug with a wide mouth and spout.

Excelsior: Short fine curled shavings of soft wood OR a size of printing type. (Huh?!)

And last but not least in the dictionary that I have that is...
Eyrir: A unit of money in Iceland.

not only do I hope you feel a little more edumacated after this post.. but invite you to edumacate the rest of us on which one of these extraordinary words you already knew!