IELTS VOCABULARY | LEARN ENGLISH | ENGLISH VOCABULARY
Earnest | adv. | Ardent In Spirit And Speech. |
Earthenware | n. | Anything Made Of Clay And Baked In A Kiln Or Dried In The Su |
Eatable | adv. | Edible. |
Ebullient | adv. | Showing Enthusiasm Or Exhilaration Of Feeling. |
Eccentric | adv. | Peculiar. |
Eccentricity | n. | Idiosyncrasy. |
Eclipse | n. | The Obstruction Of A Heavenly Body By Its Entering Into The Shadow Of Another Body. |
Economize | v. | To Spend Sparingly. |
Ecstasy | n. | Rapturous Excitement Or Exaltatio |
Ecstatic | adv. | Enraptured. |
Edible | adv. | Suitable To Be Eate |
Edict | n. | That Which Is Uttered Or Proclaimed By Authority As A Rule Of Actio |
Edify | v. | To Build Up, Or Strengthen, Especially In Morals Or Religion. |
Editorial | n. | An Article In A Periodical Written By The Editor And Published As An Official Argument. |
Effective | adv. | Fit For A Destined Purpose. |
Effectual | adv. | Efficient. |
Effeminacy | n. | Womanishness. |
Effeminate | adv. | Having Womanish Traits Or Qualities. |
Effervesce | v. | To Bubble Up. |
Effervescent | adv. | Giving Off Bubbles Of Gas. |
Effete | adv. | Exhausted, As Having Performed Its Functions. |
Efficacious | adv. | Effective. |
Efflorescence | n. | The State Of Being Flowery, Or A Flowery Appearance. |
Efflorescent | adv. | Opening In Flower. |
Effluvium | n. | A Noxious Or Ill-Smelling Exhalation From Decaying Or Putrefying Matter. |
Effrontery | n. | Unblushing Impudence. |
Egoism | n. | The Theory That Places Man’S Chief Good In The Completeness Of Self. |
Egoist | n. | One Who Advocates Or Practices Egoism. |
Egotism | n. | Self-Conceit. |
Egotist | n. | One Given To Self-Mention Or Who Is Constantly Telling Of His Own Views And Experiences. |
Elapse | v. | To Quietly Terminate: Said Of Time. |
Elasticity | n. | That Property Of Matter By Which A Body Tends To Return To A Former Shape After Being Changed. |
Electrolysis | n. | The Process Of Decomposing A Chemical Compound By The Passage Of An Electric Current. |
Electrotype | n. | A Metallic Copy Of Any Surface, As A Coi |
Elegy | n. | A Lyric Poem Lamenting The Dead. |
Element | n. | A Component Or Essential Part. |
Elicit | v. | To Educe Or Extract Gradually Or Without Violence. |
Eligible | adv. | Qualified For Selectio |
Eliminate | v. | To Separate And Cast Aside. |
Elizabethan | adv. | Relating To Elizabeth, Queen Of England, Or To Her Era. |
Elocution | n. | The Art Of Correct Intonation, Inflection, And Gesture In Public Speaking Or Reading. |
Eloquent | adv. | Having The Ability To Express Emotion Or Feeling In Lofty And Impassioned Speech. |
Emaciate | v. | To Waste Away In Flesh. |
Emanate | v. | To Flow Forth Or Proceed, As From Some Source. |
Emancipate | v. | To Release From Bondage. |
Embargo | n. | Authoritative Stoppage Of Foreign Commerce Or Of Any Special Trade. |
Embark | v. | To Make A Beginning In Some Occupation Or Scheme. |
Embarrass | v. | To Render Flustered Or Agitated. |
Embellish | v. | To Make Beautiful Or Elegant By Adding Attractive Or Ornamental Features. |
Embezzle | v. | To Misappropriate Secretly. |
Emblazon | v. | To Set Forth Publicly Or In Glowing Terms. |
Emblem | n. | A Symbol. |
Embody | v. | To Express, Formulate, Or Exemplify In A Concrete, Compact Or Visible Form. |
Embolden | v. | To Give Courage To. |
Embolism | n. | An Obstruction Or Plugging Up Of An Artery Or Other Blood-Vessel. |
Emergent | adv. | Coming Into View. |
Emeritus | adv. | Retired From Active Service But Retained To An Honorary Positio |
Emigrant | n. | One Who Moves From One Place To Settle In Another. |
Emit | v. | To Send Or Give Out. |
Emphatic | adv. | Spoken With Any Special Impressiveness Laid Upon An Act, Word, Or Set Of Words. |
Employee | n. | One Who Works For Wages Or A Salary. |
Employer | n. | One Who Uses Or Engages The Services Of Other Persons For Pay. |
Emporium | n. | A Bazaar Or Shop. |
Empower | v. | To Delegate Authority To. |
Encamp | v. | To Pitch Tents For A Resting-Place. |
Encomium | n. | A Formal Or Discriminating Expression Of Praise. |
Encompass | v. | To Encircle. |
Encore | n. | The Call For A Repetition, As Of Some Part Of A Play Or Performance. |
Encourage | v. | To Inspire With Courage, Hope, Or Strength Of Mind. |
Encroach | v. | To Invade Partially Or Insidiously And Appropriate The Possessions Of Another. |
Encumber | v. | To Impede With Obstacles. |
Encyclical | adv. | Intended For General Circulatio |
Encyclopedia | n. | A Work Containing Information On Subjects, Or Exhaustive Of One Subject. |
Endanger | v. | To Expose To Peril. |
Endear | v. | To Cause To Be Loved. |
Endemic | adv. | Peculiar To Some Specified Country Or People. |
Endue | v. | To Endow With Some Quality, Gift, Or Grace, Usually Spiritual. |
Endurable | adv. | Tolerable. |
Endurance | n. | The Ability To Suffer Pain, Distress, Hardship, Or Stress Of Any Kind Without Succumbing. |
Energetic | adv. | Working Vigorously. |
Enervate | v. | To Render Ineffective Or Inoperative. |
Enfeeble | v. | To Debilitate. |
Enfranchise | v. | To Endow With A Privilege, Especially With The Right To Vote. |
Engender | v. | To Produce. |
Engrave | v. | To Cut Or Carve In Or Upon Some Surface. |
Engross | v. | To Occupy Completely. |
Enlighten | v. | To Cause To See Clearly. |
Enlist | v. | To Enter Voluntarily The Military Service By Formal Enrollment. |
Enrapture | v. | To Delight Extravagantly Or Intensely. |
Enshrine | v. | To Keep Sacred. |
Ensnare | v. | To Entrap. |
Entail | v. | To Involve; Necessitate. |
Enthuse | v. | To Yield To Or Display Intense And Rapturous Feeling. |
Enthusiastic | adv. | Full Of Zeal And Fervor. |
Entirety | n. | A Complete Thing. |
Entomology | n. | The Branch Of Zoology That Treats Of Insects. |
Entrails | n. | Pl. The Internal Parts Of An Animal. |
Entreaty | n. | An Earnest Request. |
Entree | n. | The Act Of Entering. |
Entrench | v. | To Fortify Or Protect, As With A Trench Or Ditch And Wall. |
Entwine | v. | To Interweave. |
Enumerate | v. | To Name One By One. |
Epic | n. | A Poem Celebrating In Formal Verse The Mythical Achievements Of Great Personages, Heroes, Etc. |
Epicure | n. | One Who Cultivates A Delicate Taste For Eating And Drinking. |
Epicurean | adv. | Indulging, Ministering, Or Pertaining To Daintiness Of Appetite. |
Epidemic | n. | Wide-Spread Occurrence Of A Disease In A Certain Regio |
Epidermis | n. | The Outer Ski |
Epitome | n. | A Simplified Representatio |
Epizootic | adv. | Prevailing Among Animals. |
Epoch | n. | A Interval Of Time, Memorable For Extraordinary Events. |
Epode | n. | A Species Of Lyric Poems. |
Equalize | v. | To Render Uniform. |
Equitable | adv. | Characterized By Fairness. |
Equity | n. | Fairness Or Impartiality. |
Equivalent | adv. | Equal In Value, Force, Meaning, Or The Like. |
Equivocal | adv. | Ambiguous. |
Equivocate | v. | To Use Words Of Double Meaning. |
Eradicate | v. | To Destroy Thoroughly. |
Errant | adv. | Roving Or Wandering, As In Search Of Adventure Or Opportunity For Gallant Deeds. |
Erudition | n. | Extensive Knowledge Of Literature, History, Language, Etc. |
Eschew | v. | To Keep Clear Of. |
Espy | v. | To Keep Close Watch. |
Esquire | n. | A Title Of Dignity, Office, Or Courtesy. |
Estrange | v. | To Alienate. |
Estuary | n. | A Wide Lower Part Of A Tidal River. |
Et Cetera Lati | n. | And So Forth. |
Euphemism | n. | A Figure Of Speech By Which A Phrase Less Offensive Is Substituted. |
Euphonious | adv. | Characterized By Agreeableness Of Sound. |
Euphony | n. | Agreeableness Of Sound. |
Evangelical | adv. | Seeking The Conversion Of Sinners. |
Evangelist | n. | A Preacher Who Goes From Place To Place Holding Services. |
Evict | v. | To Dispossess Pursuant To Judicial Decree. |
Evidential | adv. | Indicative. |
Exacerbate | v. | To Make More Sharp, Severe, Or Virulent. |
Exaggerate | v. | To Overstate. |
Exasperate | v. | To Excite Great Anger In. |
Excavate | v. | To Remove By Digging Or Scooping Out. |
Exceed | v. | To Go Beyond, As In Measure, Quality, Value, Action, Power, Skill, Etc. |
Excel | v. | To Be Superior Or Distinguished. |
Excerpt | n. | An Extract Or Selection From Written Or Printed Matter. |
Excess | n. | That Which Passes The Ordinary, Proper, Or Required Limit, Measure, Or Experience. |
Excitable | adv. | Nervously High-Strung. |
Excitation | n. | Intensified Emotion Or Actio |
Exclamation | n. | An Abrupt Or Emphatic Expression Of Thought Or Of Feeling. |
Exclude | v. | To Shut Out Purposely Or Forcibly. |
Exclusion | n. | Non-Admissio |
Excrescence | n. | Any Unnatural Addition, Outgrowth, Or Development. |
Executor | n. | A Person Nominated By The Will Of Another To Execute The Will. |
Exegesis | n. | Biblical Exposition Or Interpretatio |
Exempt | adv. | Free, Clear, Or Released, As From Some Liability, Or Restriction Affecting Others. |
Exert | v. | To Make An Effort. |
Exhale | v. | To Breathe Forth. |
Exhume | v. | To Dig Out Of The Earth (What Has Been Buried). |
Exigency | n. | A Critical Period Or Conditio |
Exigent | adv. | Urgent. |
Existence | n. | Possession Or Continuance Of Being. |
Exit | n. | A Way Or Passage Out. |
Exodus | n. | A Going Forth Or Departure From A Place Or Country, Especially Of Many People. |
Exonerate | v. | To Relieve Or Vindicate From Accusation, Imputation, Or Blame. |
Exorbitance | n. | Extravagance Or Enormity. |
Expand | v. | To Increase In Range Or Scope. |
Expanse | n. | A Continuous Area Or Stretch. |
Expansion | n. | Increase Of Amount, Size, Scope, Or The Like. |
Expatriate | v. | To Drive From One’S Own Country. |
Expect | v. | To Look Forward To As Certain Or Probable. |
Expectancy | n. | The Act Or State Of Looking Forward To As Certain Or Probable. |
Expectorate | v. | To Cough Up And Spit Forth. |
Expediency | n. | Fitness To Meet The Requirements Of A Particular Case. |
Expend | v. | To Spend. |
Expense | n. | The Laying Out Or Expending Or Money Or Other Resources, As Time Or Strength. |
Explode | v. | To Cause To Burst In Pieces By Force From Within. |
Explosion | n. | A Sudden And Violent Outbreak. |
Explosive | adv. | Pertaining To A Sudden And Violent Outbreak. |
Exposition | n. | Formal Presentatio |
Expository | adv. | Pertaining To A Formal Presentatio |
Expostulate | v. | To Discuss. |
Extemporaneous | adv. | Done Or Made Without Much Or Any Preparatio |
Extempore Ad | v. | Without Studied Or Special Preparation. |
Extensible | adv. | Capable Of Being Thrust Out. |
Extension | n. | A Reaching Or Stretching Out, As In Space, Time Or Scope. |
Extensive | adv. | Extended Widely In Space, Time, Or Scope. |
External | n. | Anything Relating Or Belonging To The Outside. |
Extinct | adv. | Being No Longer In Existence. |
Extinguish | v. | To Render Extinct. |
Extol | v. | To Praise In The Highest Terms. |
Extort | v. | To Obtain By Violence, Threats, Compulsion, Or The Subjection Of Another To Some Necessity. |
Extortion | n. | The Practice Of Obtaining By Violence Or Compulsio |
Extradite | v. | To Surrender The Custody Of. |
Extradition | n. | The Surrender By A Government Of A Person Accused Of Crime To The Justice Of Another Government. |
Extrajudicial | adv. | Happening Out Of Court. |
Extraneous | adv. | Having No Essential Relation To A Subject. |
Extraordinary | adv. | Unusual. |
Extravagance | n. | Undue Expenditure Of Money. |
Extravagant | adv. | Needlessly Free Or Lavish In Expenditure. |