Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents the week before Christmas.
At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs.
"I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE…
I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO…
I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR…"
His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother and said, "Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn’t deaf."
To which the little brother replied, "No, but Grandma is!”
n. Person who enters (an examination, profession, etc.). [french: related to *enter]
ENTREAT
v. Ask earnestly, beg. [related to *en-1]
ENTROPY
n. - physics measure of the disorganization or degradation of the universe, resulting in a decrease in available energy.
- physics measure of the unavailability of a system's thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work. [greek: related to *en-2, trope transformation]
ENTRUST
v. (also intrust) 1 (foll. By to) give (a person or thing) into the care of a person.
- (foll. By with) assign responsibility for (a person or thing) to (a person) (entrusted him with my camera).
ENTWINE
v. (-ning) twine round, interweave.
ENUMBER
n. E plus a number, the ec designation for food additives.
ENVELOP
v. (-p-) 1 wrap up or cover completely.
- completely surround. envelopment n. [french]
ENVIOUS
adj. Feeling or showing envy. enviously adv. [anglo-french: related to *envy]
EPAULET
n. (brit. Epaulette) ornamental shoulder-piece on a coat etc., esp. On a uniform. [french epaule shoulder]
EPICENE
—adj. - of, for, denoting, or used by both sexes.
- having characteristics of both sexes or of neither sex. —n. Epicene person. [greek koinos common]
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