Emily Dickinson Lexicon

elect, adj. [L. < ēligēre, to pick out, choose.]

Chosen; set apart; [fig.] special; revered.

elect (-ed), v. [see elect, adj.]

Choose; prefer; pick out; select from two or more.

election, n. [OF. < L. see elect.]

Choice; exercise of agency; deliberate choosing between options; [metaphor] vote; process of selecting a candidate; [fig.] spiritual initiation; [Calvinist] state of being predestined as one of God's chosen people; [Congregational] induction into a religious congregation by vote of the members.

electric, adj. [L. < Gr. ἣλεκτ ρον, amber.]

Containing electricity; communicating shock; [fig.] powerful; bright.

electrical, adj. [see electric, adj.]

Charged; containing electricity.

electricity, n. [see electric, adj.]

elegant, adj. [Fr. 'choosing carefully'.] (webplay: flower).

Beautiful; aesthetically pleasing; polished; ornamental.

elegy, n. [Fr. < L. < Gr. 'a mournful poem'.]

1. Funeral song; lament for the dead.
2. Lamentation; sorrowful song; [fig.] sorrow.

element (-s), n. [OFr < L.]

1. Ingredient; component; degree; characteristic substance; constituent part; [fig.] influence; spirit; spiritual dimension; first principle.
2. Atom; matter; simple substance; basic composition.

elemental, adj. [see element, n.]

1. Fundamental; at the core; located in the integral parts.
2. Inherent; intrinsic; potential; true; actual.
3. Basic; organic; earthy; of the soil.