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Words - Letter E
	American English Vocabulary - Letter E The words on this page came from the VOA, Voice of America, Special English Word Book. Use the Fun Easy English dictionary for a more detailed explanation of each word. Quick Links 1500 Words A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Words - Letter E each - ad. every one by itself early - ad. at or near the beginning, especially the beginning of the day; opposite late earn - v. to be paid in return for work done earth - n. the planet we all live on; the ground or soil earthquake - n. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface ease - v. to reduce; to make less difficult east - n. the direction from which the sun rises easy - ad. not difficult; not hard to do eat - v. to take food into the body through the mouth ecology - n. the scientific study of the environment and links among living and material things economy - n. the system by which money, industry and trade are organized edge - n. the line where something ends or begins education - n. the act of teaching effect - n. the result or change caused by something ("The storm had a serious effect on the economy.") effort - n. an attempt; the work necessary to do something egg - n. the rounded object containing unborn young produced by female birds, fish or reptiles; a single cell in a female person or animal that can develop into a baby either - ad. one of two, but not the other elect - v. to choose by voting electricity - n. a form of energy that flows through wires to provide heat and light, and power to machines embassy - n. the offices of an ambassador and his or her assistants embryo - n. a human or animal in the earliest stages of its development emergency - n. an unexpected and dangerous situation demanding quick action emotion - n. a strong feeling such as love, hate, fear or sadness employ - v. to give work in return for wages empty - ad. having nothing inside; v. to remove everything end - v. to stop; to finish; n. the part which comes last enemy - n. a person opposing or hating another; a person or people of the other side in a war energy - n. power used to do work, usually with machines; the ability and willingness to be active enforce - v. to make something be done engine - n. a machine that uses energy to cause movement or to do work engineer - n. a person who designs engines, machines, roads, bridges or railroads enjoy - v. to be pleased or satisfied by something enough - ad. as much as necessary; pro. the amount needed enter - v. to come or go into environment - n. all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals equal - ad. the same in amount, size, weight or value; having the same rights equipment - n. things, tools or machines needed for a purpose or activity escape - v. to get free; to get away from; to get out of especially - ad. more than others ("We liked the food, especially the fish.") establish - v. to bring into existence; to create estimate - v. to form an opinion about a value, size or amount using less than complete information ethnic - ad. of or concerning people belonging to a large group because of their race, religion, language, tribe or where their ancestors lived evaporate - v. to change from a liquid into a gas even - ad. in a way not thought possible ("They survived, even though the building was destroyed.") event - n. that which happens, especially something of importance ever - ad. at any time every - ad. each one; all evidence - n. material or facts that prove something; a reason for believing evil - ad. not good; extremely bad exact - ad. having no mistakes; correct in every detail examine - v. to study closely example - n. a part that shows what the rest of a thing or group is like excellent - ad. extremely good except - prep. but for exchange - v. to trade; to give or receive one thing for another excuse - v. to take away blame; to pardon; to forgive; n. a reason (sometimes false) for an action execute - v. to kill exercise - n. an activity or effort for the purpose of improving the body or to stay in good health exile - v. to force a person to leave his or her country; to expel; n. a person who is forced to leave his or her country exist - v. to be; to live expand - v. to make larger; to grow larger expect - v. to think or believe that something will happen; to wait for an event expel - v. to force out; to remove from; to send away experience - v. to live through an event, situation or condition ("She experienced great pain."); n. something that one has done or lived through ("The experience caused her great pain.") experiment - v. to test; n. a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true or false, or to discover something expert - n. a person with special knowledge or training explain - v. to give reasons for; to make clear; to tell about; to tell the meaning explode - v. to break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb explore - v. to travel in a place that is not well known to learn more about it; to make a careful search; to examine closely export - v. to send to another country; n. something sent to another country, usually for sale express - v. to say clearly extend - v. to stretch out in area or length; to continue for a longer time extra - ad. more than normal, expected or necessary extraordinary - ad. far greater or better than the usual or normal extreme - ad. more than the usual or accepted extremist - n. a person with strong religious or political beliefs who acts in an extreme or violent way News Words - Letter E The videos on this page came from the VOA, Voice of America, News Words program. 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