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eager
/ˈiɡɚ/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Full of impatient excitement about doing or getting something.
earsplitting
adjective
B2
Extremely loud, to the point of pain.
edgy
/ˈɛd͡ʒi/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Tense and on the point of snapping.
editorial
/ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
The article where a newspaper gives its own opinion.
eerie
/ˈɪəɹi/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Strange and frightening in a quiet, ghostly way.
effective
/ɪˈfɛktɪv/
adjective
B1+
3 meanings
Producing the result it was meant to produce.
efficient
/ɪˈfɪʃənt/
adjective
B2
Getting the result without wasting time or energy.
elaborate
/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Made of many small parts, each one carefully worked out.
elder
/ˈeldə/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Older, especially of two family members.
elderly
/ˈɛldɚli/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Old, said of a person, in a polite and slightly distant way.
electric
/ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Worked by electricity.
electronic
/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/
adjective
A2+
2 meanings
Working by circuits and small components.
elegant
/ˈɛləɡənt/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Beautiful in a graceful, restrained way.
elementary
/ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəɹi/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Basic and introductory.
emerald
/ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/
noun
B1+
3 meanings
A precious stone of deep green, a variety of the mineral beryl.
empty
/ˈɛm(p).ti/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
With nothing inside or on it.
empty-handed
adjective
B2
Bringing or taking away nothing.
en suite
/ɒ̃ ˈswiːt/
adjective
B2
Having its own bathroom attached.
encouraging
/ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
adjective
B2
Giving hope or confidence that things will improve.
endangered
/ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəd/
adjective
B2
So few are left that the kind may soon vanish.
enjoyable
/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/
adjective
B2
Giving pleasure or satisfaction.
entertaining
/ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/
adjective
B2
Amusing and enjoyable to watch.
entitled
/ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Having a right to something.
envious
/ˈɛnviːəs/
adjective
B2
Wishing painfully that you had what another has.
environmental
/ɪnˌvaɪ.ɹə(n)ˈmɛn.təl/
adjective
B1+
2 meanings
Relating to the natural world and its protection.
epic
noun
B2
2 meanings
A long poem or story about the deeds of heroes.
equal
/ˈiːkwəl/
adjective
B1
4 meanings
The same in size, number, value or status.
erect
/ɪˈɹɛkt/
verb
C1
2 meanings
To build or put up something upright.
essential
/ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/
adjective
B1+
3 meanings
So necessary that something cannot work or exist without it.
eternal
/ɪˈtɜː.nl̩/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Lasting for ever, without beginning or end.
ethical
/ˈɛθɪkəl/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Following what is morally right.
evasive
/ɪˈveɪsɪv/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Avoiding a direct answer on purpose.
even
/ˈiːvən/
adverb
A2
6 meanings
Used to show that what follows is surprising or extreme.
everlasting
/ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/
adjective
B2
Continuing on and on with no end.
evil
/ˈiːvəl/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Deeply and deliberately morally bad.
excessive
/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Much more than is reasonable or necessary.
excited
/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/
adjective
A1
2 meanings
Full of happy energy about something coming.
exempt
/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Free from an obligation that applies to others.
exhausted
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
So tired that nothing is left.
exotic
/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Excitingly foreign and unfamiliar.
expensive
/ɪkˈspɛn.sɪv/
adjective
A1
2 meanings
Costing a lot of money.
exposed
/ɪkˈspoʊzd/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Left open where anybody can see, or uncovered.
express
/ɪkˈspɹɛs/
verb
A2+
4 meanings
To put a thought or feeling into words, a look, or a work of art.
expressive
/ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/
adjective
B2
Clearly showing thoughts or feelings.
extensive
/ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv/
adjective
B2
Covering a large area or a wide range.
external
/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/
adjective
B2
On or from the outside.
extinct
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
adjective
B1+
2 meanings
Having no living members left anywhere.
extravagant
/ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Spending much more money than is sensible, in a way people notice.
extreme
/ɪkˈstɹiːm/
adjective
B2
4 meanings
At the furthest limit of a scale; very great in degree.