Word list for me (e)

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  Tejashree Katdare

  elegy (n): A mournful poem or other pieces of writing; a mournful piece of music
  Most critics agreed that Stan's best poem was an elegy he wrote following the death of his pet pigeon.
  My new book is an elegy to the good old days - the days before everything became so terrible.
  An elegy is elegiac. The little article in the newspaper about Frank's retirement had an elegiac tone that Frank found disconcerting.
  
  embody (v): To personify; to give physical form to
  
  endear (v): Make dear; to make beloved
  An endearment is an expression of affection.