Sunday, 19 May 2024, 7:17 AM
Site: edulabs.org academy
Course: Activity Examples (Activity Examples)
Glossary: English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
E
eachevery one by itself |
earlyat or near the beginning, especially the beginning of the day; opposite late |
earnto be paid in return for work done |
earththe planet we all live on; the ground or soil |
earthquakea sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface |
easeto reduce; to make less difficult |
eastthe direction from which the sun rises |
easynot difficult; not hard to do |
eatto take food into the body through the mouth |
ecologythe scientific study of the environment and links among living and material things |
economythe system by which money, industry and trade are organized |
edgethe line where something ends or begins |
educationthe act of teaching |
effectthe result or change caused by something ("The storm had a serious effect on the economy.") |
effortan attempt; the work necessary to do something |
eggthe 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 |
eitherone of two, but not the other |
electto choose by voting |
electricitya form of energy that flows through wires to provide heat and light, and power to machines |
electrona small part of an atom that has an electrical force |
elementone of more than 100 substances known to science that cannot be separated into other substances |
embassythe offices of an ambassador and his or her assistants |
emergencyan unexpected and dangerous situation demanding quick action |
emotiona strong feeling such as love, hate, fear or sadness |
employto give work in return for wages |
emptyhaving nothing inside; v. to remove everything |
endto stop; to finish; n. the part which comes last |
enemya person opposing or hating another; a person or people of the other side in a war |
energypower used to do work, usually with machines; the ability and willingness to be active |
enforceto make something be done |
enginea machine that uses energy to cause movement or to do work |
engineera person who designs engines, machines, roads, bridges or railroads |
enjoyto be pleased or satisfied by something |
enoughas much as necessary; pro. the amount needed |
enterto come or go into |
environmentall surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals |
enzymea special kind of protein; it produces changes in other substances without being changed itself |
equalthe same in amount, size, weight or value; having the same rights |
equipmentthings, tools or machines needed for a purpose or activity |
escapeto get free; to get away from; to get out of |
especiallymore than others ("We liked the food, especially the fish.") |
establishto bring into existence; to create |
estimateto form an opinion about a value, size or amount using less than complete information |
ethnicof or concerning people belonging to a large group because of their race, religion, language, tribe or where their ancestors lived |
evaporateto change from a liquid into a gas |
evenin a way not thought possible ("They survived, even though the building was destroyed.") |
eventthat which happens, especially something of importance |
everat any time |
everyeach one; all |
evidencematerial or facts that prove something; a reason for believing |
evilnot good; extremely bad |
exacthaving no mistakes; correct in every detail |
examineto study closely |
examplea part that shows what the rest of a thing or group is like |
excellentextremely good |
exceptbut for |
exchangeto trade; to give or receive one thing for another |
excuseto take away blame; to pardon; to forgive; n. a reason (sometimes false) for an action |
executeto kill |
exercisean activity or effort for the purpose of improving the body or to stay in good health |
exileto force a person to leave his or her country; to expel; n. a person who is forced to leave his or her country |
existto be; to live |
expandto make larger; to grow larger |
expectto think or believe that something will happen; to wait for an event |
expelto force out; to remove from; to send away |
experienceto 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.") |
experimentto test; n. a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true or false, or to discover something |
experta person with special knowledge or training |
explainto give reasons for; to make clear; to tell about; to tell the meaning |
explodeto break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb |
exploreto travel in a place that is not well known to learn more about it; to make a careful search; to examine closely |
exportto send to another country; n. something sent to another country, usually for sale |
expressto say clearly |
extendto stretch out in area or length; to continue for a longer time |
extramore than normal, expected or necessary |
extrememore than the usual or accepted |
extremista person with strong religious or political beliefs who acts in an extreme or violent way |