Woodlawn High School - Echo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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ebb 311 ecology ebb (eb). n. 1. a flowing of the tide away from the shore: I fall of the tide. 2. a growing levs or weaker; decline. 3. point of decline: IIis fortunes icere at an ebb. —r. 1. flow out; fall: We uaded farther out as the tide ebbed. 2. grow less or weaker; decline: His courage began to ebb as he neared the haunted house. [OE ebbaJ — Syn. r. 2. wane. I decrease ebb tide, flowing of the tide away from the shore. Ebert (a'bort). n. Friedrich, 1871 1925. president of, Germany from 1919 to 1925. ebon (eb an),n. ebony —adj. Poetic. 1. made of ebony, i 2. dark: black. ebon ite (eb'an It). « a hard, black substance made by heating rubber with a large quantity of sulfur; vulcanite. Ebonite is used for combs and buttons, and for electric j insula t ion. ebony (eb'one), pi. - m i . adj. —n. l.a hard, i heavy, durable wood, used for the black keys of a piano, the backs and handles of brushes, ornamental woodwork, etc. 2. a tropical tree that yields this wood. —ad;. 1. made [ of ebony. 2. like ebony; black; dark. [ME hebeny I. htbeninus Gk. ebeninos of clx»ny ebetios ebony Egyptian htbni] E bro (e'bro; Spanish A'vro). n. river flowing from N Spain into the Mediterranean Sea 165 mi. e uul lienee (i bul'yans,'. n. overflow of excitement, liveliness. etc.; great enthusiasm. e bul lient (i bul'yant . adj. 1. overflowing with excitement. liveliness, etc.; very enthusiastic. 2. boiling; bubbling. [ L ebullient, -entis, ppr. of ebulhre ex- out + hullire l oii] —r hul'liciit ly. adr. ebullition (eb'alish'on). n. l.a boiling: a bubbling up. 2. outburst (of feeling, etc ), ec-, form of ox-! before consonants, as in eccentric, eclectic, i ecstasy. ECA or E.C.A., Economic Cooperation Administration 6 car t£ (3'kar ta'), u. a card game for two people, played with 32 cards. [ F icarlt, pp of fcarler discard i- out ( L rt-) carte card1 1- charla ] Ec bat a na (ck bat'sna). « capital of ancient Media, j in NW Iran. steplike arrangement. [ F itkelon round of a lehelle ladder I. scala] echidna (ikid'n ), n., pi. -n»s, -nac (-n6). egg-laying, ant-eating mammal of Australia with a covering of spines and a long, slender snout. [ E Gk. echidna viper] e chi no derm (iki'naacrm or ek'a na derm'), n. starfish, sea urchin, or other similar small sea animal with a spiny, stony shell and a body whose parts are arranged radially. f SLKehinodrrmala Gk. echinos sea urchin, originally, hedgehog + derma skin] echinus (iki'nas). n .pi.-ni (-nil. rounded molding at the top of a Doric column. [ L Gk. echinos sea urchin, originally, hedgehog] ech O (ek'6), n., pi. erh oes. r.. echoed, eeh o ins- —n. I. a sounding again; a repeating of a sound. You hear an echo when sound is sent back by a cliff or hill. 2. person who repeats the words or imitates the feelings, acts, etc., of another. 3. repeating the words or imitating the feelings, acts, etc., of another. —r. 1. sound again; repeat or be repeated in sound; reflect sounds. 2. repeat (the words) or imitate (the feelings, acts, etc.) of another. [ L Gk.] —ech'o er, n. Ech o (ek'd), n. in Greek legend, a nymph who pined away with love for Narcissus until only her voice was left. Eclair (akliir'), n. an oblong puff or piece of pastry filled with whipped cream or custard and covered with icing. [ F eclair, literally, lightning iclairer lighten L exclarare lighten ex- out + clorus clear] Echidna (1 ft. tong) 1. sea urchin. 2. a ECHINUS ec ce ho mo (ek'sc ho'mo or ek'e h Vmo), Loim. the man! John 19:5. I J Etc. (dcf. 3) center: having its -n. 1. an eccentric TROOPS SHIPS Echelon ire light dclat (akla'), n. 1. a brilliant success. 2. fame: glory. 3. burst of applause or approval. [ F iclat iclaler burst out] ec lec tic (ek lek tik'l. adj. 1. selecting and using what seems best from various sources. 2. made up of selections from various sources. — n. follower of an eclectic method. [ Gk. eklekhkos eklegtin ex- out 4- legein pick] eclecticism (eklek'tasizam), n. 1. use or advocacy of an eclectic method. 2. eclectic system of philosophy, medicine, etc. eclipse (i klips'). r.. eclipsed, e clipping. —n. 1. a darkening of the sun. moon, etc., when some other heavenly body is in a position that partly or completely cuts off its light. A «o)ar cclip c occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. A lunar Thrccstages eclipse occurs w hen the moon enters the 0f an eclipse earth's shadow. Sec penumbra for diagram. 2. loss of importance or reputation; failure for a time. —r. 1. cut off or obscure the light from; darken. 2. obscure the importance or reputation of; make less outstanding by comparison; surpass: Napoleon eclipsed other generals of his time. [ OF L Gk. ckleipsis ex- out + leipein leave] —Svn. r. 2. outshine, excel, e clip tic (iklip'tik), n. path that the sun appears to travel in one year. It is that great circle of the celestial sphere which is cut by the plane containing the orbit of the earth. — adj. 1. of this circle. 2. having to do with eclipses, ecliptical (iklip'takl), adj. ecliptic. ec loguc (ek'log or ek'log), n. a country life, often written as a dialogue between shepherds. [ I. eeloga Gk. eklogc a selection ektegein. Sec ECLECTIC ] d cole (akol'L n. French, school, e col o gist (c kol'a jisl). n. person skilled in ecology, ecology ({ kol'a je). «. branch of biology that deals hat. age. cSrc. far; let be term; it. ice; hot. go. order: oil. out; cup. put rule Osc; ch. child; ng. long; th. thin; th. then; zh. measure; a represents a m about, e in taken, i in April, o in lemon, w in arcus. 1. Latin phrase meaning Behold 2. picture, statue, etc., of Christ crowned with thorns. eccentric (eksen'fTik). adj. l.out of the ordinary; odd; peculiar. 2. not « having the S3mc center: These circles@ are eccentric. 3. not moving in a circle but in a related line. The orbit of an eccentric planet is not circular. 4. off axis set off center: an eccentric wheel -person. 2. disk or wheel ■ • off renter so that it can change circular motion into back and-forth motion. [ Med I. eccenlricus L eccentrics Gk. ekkenlros ex- out 4 kentron center] —eccentrically, adr. —Syn. adj. 1. irregular. queer. ec cen trie i ty (ek'sen iris' te), n.. pi -ties. 1. something queer or out of the ordinary; oddity; peculiarity. 2. eccentric condition; being unusual or out ol the ordinary. Eccl., Ecclesiastes EccIch.. Ecclesiastes Ec cle si as ten (i kle'zi as'tcz). n. book of the Old Testament. [ LL Gk. ekklesiastes preacher ekklesia church, ult. ex- out - kaleein call] ec cl© si as tic (i kle .. • ;is t ik . n clergyman. — adj. ecclesiastical. [ LL ecclesiasticus Gk. tkkUsiaslikos. ult. ekklesia church. See ECCLESIASTES.] ecclesi astical (i kle'ze asAa kl), adj. of or having to do with the church or the clergy. — ec cle'ei a»'tl-cnl ly, adr. Ec cle si as ti cub (j klctc as'- Q takas', n. book of proverbs — 0 n included in the Douay Version of = ’vn the Bible and in the Apocrypha. = (J ech e Ion (esh'a Ion), n 1. arrangement of troops, ships, etc., in a steplikc formation. 2. level of command. —r. form into a A BCD orbit of the earth; Ai Bi Ci Di ecliptic, short poem about