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eager (adj) wanting very much
Example
We were eager for the game to start.
Synonym
anxious, avid
Word Family
eagerly, eagerness
earthen (adj) made up of earth, soil, or dirt
Example
My great-grandmother grew up in a house with an earthen floor.
earthquake (n) a sudden violent movement of the Earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
Example
In 1999 there was a big earthquake in the area of Attica.
Synonym
quake
ease (n) skill that makes something seem not difficult
Example
He speaks Spanish with ease.
Synonym
facility, fluency
Word Family
easy,
echo (n) the repeating of a sound caused by the bouncing of sound waves from a surface
Example
I heard the echo of my footsteps in the empty hallway.
edge (n) the cutting side of a knife blade or other sharp tool
Example
We keep the edges of the scissors sharp.
Synonym
blade
edit (v) to correct, cut, add to, or change with the goal of producing a finished piece of writing or a film
Example
I need to edit my essay before it is ready to hand in.
Synonym
amend, modify, revise
Word Family
editing, editor, edition
educational (adj) giving knowledge or skill
Example
They are going on an educational trip to Washington.
Word Family
educationally
effort (n) physical or mental activity needed to achieve something [+ to infinitive]
Example
It took great effort to move all that furniture.
Word Family
effortless, effortlessly
elbow (n) the bend or joint between the upper arm and the lower arm
Example
Acute elbow fractures may not be easily visible on X-ray.
elderly (adj) a polite word for "old"
Example
This is a home for elderly people.
Synonym
aged, old
Antonym
young
elect (v) to choose or decide
Example
You can elect to delete the message or save it.
Synonym
choose, opt
element (n) a basic part of any whole
Example
One of the elements of agood book is a good story line.
Synonym
component, ingredient
Word Family
elementary
embankment (n) an artificial slope built from soil or stones to stop floods, or to support a road or railway
Example
The authorities have to build embankments to protect the area from flooding.
embark (v) to board a ship when beginning a trip.
Example
We embarked at New York Harbour.
Synonym
board, sail
Word Family
embarkation, embarkment
embrace (v) to clasp in one's arms; hug
Example
He ran to his wife and embraced her.
Synonym
hug, wrap
emission (n) an amount of gas, heat, light, etc. that is sent out
Example
Car emissions are really dangerous for the environment
Synonym
discharge, exhaust
emoticon (n) (from emotion icon) a small icon made of punctuation characters and letters that is placed in an e-mail and shows the mood of the writer; smiley
Example
Emoticons are used in mobile texting and online chatting.
emotional (adj) having to do with strong feeling or emotion
Example
Caring for a pet can have emotional benefits.
Synonym
psychological
Antonym
physical
Word Family
emotionally
emperor (n) the male ruler of an empire
Example
Emperors are generally recognized to be of a higher honour and rank than kings.
Synonym
king
empire (n) a group of nations under one ruler
Example
The queen sent soldiers to expand her empire.
Word Family
emperor
enclose (v) to close in or shut in with walls or a container
Example
They enclosed their back yard with a fence.
Synonym
confine, shut, encompass,
encouragement (n) when someone talks or behaves in a way that gives you confidence to do something
Example
I couldn't have finished writing the book without your encouragement.
Synonym
promotion, support
endanger (v) to put in a dangerous situation
Example
She endangered all of us with her reckless driving.
Synonym
compromise, risk
Word Family
endangered
engineer (n) a person whose job is to plan and design structures, systems, or machines
Example
Design engineers are working on ways to make the cars run more efficiently.
Word Family
engineering
enhance (v) to improve or add to the quality, value, or attractiveness of
Example
The flower arrangements enhance the beauty of the dining room.
Synonym
enrich, improve, upgrade
Antonym
diminish, spoil
Word Family
enhancement 
enormous (adj) very large in size or amount; huge
Example
The Empire State building is an enormous building.
Synonym
giant, huge, immense, vast
Antonym
tiny
Word Family
enormously
ensure (v) to make certain; cause to be a certainty
Example
The role of the police is to ensure that the law is obeyed.
Synonym
assure, guarantee, see
entertain (v) to amuse; keep someone interested
Example
She entertained me with stories about her travels.
Antonym
bore
Word Family
entertainment, entertaining, entertainer
entertainment (n) something that amuses or interests
Example
We can see many kinds of entertainment at the circus.
Synonym
amusement, fun
entire (adj) having all the parts; whole
Example
We need the entire set of tools to do the job right.
Synonym
all, complete, total
Antonym
partial
Word Family
entirely
entirely (adv) completely; in every way
Example
You are entirely correct.
Synonym
absolutely, altogether
entrance (n) a place through which you enter
Example
The main entrance to the building faces the street.
Synonym
door, entry, gate
Antonym
exit
entry (n) one of the pieces of information or writing that is recorded in a book such as a dictionary, or in a computer system
Example
He made an entry in his notebook.
environment (n) everything that surrounds a particular type of living thing and affects its growth and health
Example
Many tropical birds thrive in the environment of a rain forest.
Synonym
habitat, surroundings
Word Family
environmental, environmentally
equally (adv) in an equal or like manner
Example
The money will be distributed equally among the winners.
Synonym
alike
equator (n) the imaginary circle around the earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles
Example
The latitude of the Equator is 0° (zero degrees).
equip (v) to include the things that are needed for a particular purpose
Example
She equipped herself for the camping trip with a backpack and sleeping bag.
Word Family
equipment
equipment (n) the things that are used for an activity or purpose
Example
We bought a lot of new equipment for our hiking trip, including a tent.
Synonym
gear
era (n) a period of time in history that is special for a particular reason
Example
We live in the era of online communication.
Synonym
age, period, time
error (n) a mistake in thought or action; something that is wrong
Example
I corrected the errors on my math test.
Synonym
mistake
erupt (v) to break or burst out suddenly
Example
Lava erupts from a volcano.
Synonym
burst, spew, spout
Word Family
eruption
eruption (n) a sudden, often violent outburst of a volcano with flames and rocks coming out of it
Example
The eruption of the volcano Krakatoa was one of the most violent in global history.
Synonym
burst, explosion, outbreak, outburst
escape (v) to get free from something; to get away
Example
The prisoner escaped from jail.
Synonym
flee
escort (v) to go with someone to a place; to take someone to a place
Example
The nurse escorted me into the doctor's office.
essay (n) a short piece of writing that gives the writer's ideas, feelings, and opinions on a particular subject
Example
I have to write an essay on climate change.
Synonym
composition, paper
Word Family
essayist
estimate (v) to guess the cost, size, value, etc of something
Example
They estimated that there were two thousand people at the soccer game.
Synonym
calculate, compute, figure
Word Family
estimation
eucalyptus (n) a tall evergreen tree native to Australia
Example
The eucalyptus tree has leaves that give off a strong smelling oil that is used in medicine.
evacuate (v) to leave or to empty of people for safety reasons
Example
The firefighters evacuated the burning building.
Synonym
leave, clear, empty
Antonym
fill, load
Word Family
evacuation
evaluate (v) to consider or study something carefully and decide how good or bad it is
Example
Teachers give tests to evaluate what their students have learned.
Synonym
appraise, assess, value
Word Family
evaluative, evaluation, evaluator 
eventually (adv) at a future time; in the end; finally
Example
Cut flowers will eventually die.
Synonym
at last, finally, in the long run
every other day (phr) every two days, every second day
Example
I have a shower every other day.
evidence (n) something that gives proof or a reason to believe something
Example
The police searched for evidence at the scene of the crime.
Synonym
proof
evoke (v) to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, feelings) in the mind or in action
Example
His teaching evoked his students' creativity.
Synonym
draw, elicit, suggest
Word Family
evocation
evolution (n) the process of changing and adapting to an environment over time
Example
Due to evolution, desert plants do not need much water to survive in dry climates.
evolve (v) to develop, change, or improve by steps
Example
Some scientists believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs
Synonym
develop
Word Family
evolution
exact (adj) having no mistakes; correct
Example
You may check a dictionary to find the exact spelling of a word.
Synonym
absolute, accurate, precise
Antonym
inaccurate
Word Family
exactness, exactly
excavate (v) to dig up and remove material from
Example
The bulldozer excavated an area for the foundation of the new house.
Word Family
excavation
excavation (n) the act or process of digging out or removing material
Example
Excavation for the new basement is complete.
exceed (v) to go beyond or do more than; or to go past an allowed limit
Example
Don't exceed the speed limit.
Synonym
overrun
exchange (v) to give something to someone and receive something from them
Example
We can exchange addresses with our friends.
Synonym
change, give, return, swap
Word Family
exchangeable, exchanger
exchange programme (phr) an arrangement in which a student, teacher etc visits another school or university to work or study
Example
I'm here for one term, on an exchange programme with Dr. Yank.
excite (v) to increase the feelings of; to increase energy
Example
The first snow of the year always excites children.
Synonym
irritate, provoke, thrill
Antonym
bore
Word Family
excitement, excited, exciting
excitement (n) when people feel very happy and enthusiastic
Example
Their excitement about summer vacation made it difficult to pay attention in class.
Synonym
enthusiasm, stir
exclusive (adj) limited to only one person. a group of people or a thing
Example
This room is for the exclusive use of guests.
Synonym
limiting, restrictive
Antonym
inclusive
Word Family
exclusively, exclusiveness
excursion (n) a short journey made by a group of people for pleasure
Example
We went on an excursion to the Acropolis.
Synonym
outing, trip
excuse (n) a reason or explanation used to escape blame
Example
She is always making up excuses for not doing her homework.
Synonym
alibi
Word Family
excusable, excusably
executive (adj) relating to the job of managing a business or organization and making decisions
Example
His executive skills will be very useful to the company.
exemplify (v) to serve as an illustration of
Example
What happened last night exemplifies why people in this neighborhood are afraid.
Synonym
illustrate, represent
Word Family
exemplification
exercise (v) to do physical activity in order to keep the body healthy
Example
I exercise in the gym every morning.
exhaust (v) to use all of; use up
Example
The campers exhausted their supply of food and had to catch fish.
Synonym
consume, finish off, run out of, use up
Word Family
exhausted, exhausting 
exhibit (v) to show or display
Example
She exhibits her paintings at this art gallery.
Synonym
display, present, show
Word Family
exhibition, exhibit
existence (n) the condition of being alive or real
Example
Dinosaurs are no longer in existence.
Synonym
being, life
Antonym
nonexistence
expand (v) to make larger or wider
Example
The school made a plan to expand its playground.
Synonym
enlarge, extend, spread
Antonym
compact, compress, contract
Word Family
expandable, expanded, expansion
expect (v) to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive
Example
They expected more letters from their son.
Word Family
expectation
expel (v) to make someone leave a school, organization, or country because of their behaviour
Example
They expelled the player from the game for fighting.
Synonym
dismiss, oust, suspend
Antonym
admit
Word Family
expulsion
expense (n) the money that you spend on something
Example
His parents work hard to afford the expense of new school clothes.
Synonym
cost, expenditure
experience (n) something that a person has done or lived through
Example
The war was a terrible experience for everyone.
experience (v) to go through; feel or know
Example
He experienced defeat for the first time.
Synonym
suffer, take
experiment (v) to try something in order to discover what it is like; to do an experiment
Example
The teacher provided some different materials and left the children to experiment.
Word Family
experimenter, experimental
experimental (adj) having to do with testing or experiments
Example
The scientists talked about the experimental results.
Synonym
trial
Word Family
experimentally 
expert (n) someone who knows a great deal about a particular thing
Example
He is an expert on the history of the American West.
Word Family
expertise
explore (v) to try to understand by examining carefully
Example
Let’ s explore this idea.
Synonym
probe, scan
Word Family
exploration, explorer
explorer (n) a person who explores an area that is not known
Example
The Greeks tradesmen were the first genuine naval explorers of ancient world.
Synonym
pioneer
expose (v) to show something that you usually cannot see
Example
We pulled up the carpet and exposed the wood floor.
Synonym
bare
Antonym
cover, hide
Word Family
exposure
express (v) to make known (ideas, thoughts, or feelings)
Example
Her big smile expressed her happiness and gratitude.
Synonym
convey, speak
Word Family
expression
expressionism (n) a style of art, music or writing, found especially in the 1900s, which expresses people's states of mind
Example
Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is a famous Expressionist painting.
Word Family
expressionistic, expressionist 
extinct (adj) no longer existing
Example
Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
Word Family
extinction
extinguish (v) to put out; stop the burning of
Example
The fire department extinguished the fire and saved the house.
Word Family
extinguisher
extract (n) a strong, concentrated form of a substance
Example
We used vanilla extract to flavour the cake batter.
Synonym
concentrate, essence
Word Family
extractable, extractible, extractability
extracurricular (adj) an activity that is not part of the usual school or college course
Example
Our school offers many extracurricular activities.
extreme (adj) far beyond what is usual or reasonable
Example
Snowboarding is an extreme sport.
Synonym
drastic, radical, outrageous
Antonym
conservativemoderate
Word Family
extremely
extreme sport (n) a sport that is very dangerous and exciting
Example
Bungee jumping is an extreme sport.
extremely (adv) very great; to the highest degree
Example
He works extremely hard.
Synonym
very, greatly
Antonym
slightly, little
eye-catcher (n) something especially noticeable because of its appearance
Example
Her dress is an eye-catcher.
Word Family
eye-catching
eyebrow (n) the thin line of hair that is above each eye
Example
My father has got thick eyebrows.
eyelid (n) the piece of skin that covers your eyes when you close them
Example
Your eyelids help you to keep the dust and dirt out of your eyes.
eyewitness (n) a person who has seen something happen with his or her own eyes
Example
The eyewitness to the crime was called on to tell her story in court.
Synonym
witness