Vocabulary : Epitrope to Epochal

Epitrope : A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to some one, to do what he proposes to do; e. g., "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still."
Epizeuxis : A figure by which a word is repeated with vehemence or emphasis, as in the following lines: -
Epizoa : of Epizoon
Epizoon : One of the artificial group of invertebrates of various kinds, which live parasitically upon the exterior of other animals; an ectozoon. Among them are the lice, ticks, many acari, the lerneans, or fish lice, and other crustaceans.
Epizootic : Of or pertaining to an epizoon. ;; Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. ;; Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men. ;; An epizootic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.

Epizooty : Alt. of Epizootic
Eploring : Employed in, or designed for, exploration.
Epoch : A fixed point of time, established in history by the occurrence of some grand or remarkable event; a point of time marked by an event of great subsequent influence; as, the epoch of the creation; the birth of Christ was the epoch which gave rise to the Christian era. ;; A period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the epoch of maritime discovery, or of the Reformation. ;; A division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor division or part of a period. ;; The date at which a planet or comet has a longitude or position. ;; An arbitrary fixed date, for which the elements used in computing the place of a planet, or other heavenly body, at any other date, are given; as, the epoch of Mars; lunar elements for the epoch March 1st, 1860.
Epocha : See Epoch.
Epochal : Belonging to an epoch; of the nature of an epoch.

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