| eager (adjective) strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested | earn (verb) forms: earned; earned; earning to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy |
| earnest (adjective) serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager | earnest (noun) form: no plural seriousness; industriousness |
| earnings (noun) form: only plural money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income | easy (adjective) mild; slight; comfortable; simple |
| easy (adverb) comfortably; without great difficulty or effort | economize (verb) forms: economized; economized; economizing to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal |
| economy (noun) form plural: economies management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending | edge (adjective) at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet |
| edge (noun) form plural: edges line at which a surface ends; thin sharp side of a blade; excitement | edge (verb) forms: edged; edged; edging to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively |
| edit (verb) forms: edited; edited; editing to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing | editor (noun) form plural: editors person or organization that prepares printed matter for publication |
| education (noun) form: no plural learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing | effect (noun) form plural: effects result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon |
| effect (verb) forms: effected; effected; effecting to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do | effective (adjective) productive; in operation; impressive; striking |
| efficient (adjective) done without waste (of time, resources, etc.) | effort (noun) form plural: efforts physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation |
| effusive (adjective) overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant | either (adjective) one of two |
| either (adverb) also; too; as well | either (conjunction) precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases |
| elaborate (adjective) detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail | elaborate (verb) forms: elaborated; elaborated; elaborating to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop |
| elaboration (noun) form plural: elaborations painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production | elect (adjective) chosen for office but net yet formally installed |
| elect (verb) forms: elected; elected; electing to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide | election (noun) form plural: elections choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate |
| electrician (noun) form plural: electricians person who installs or maintains wiring systems | element (noun) form plural: elements main component; something which is a part of a complex whole |
| elemental (adjective) simple; basic | elementary (adjective) basic; fundamental |
| elevation (noun) form plural: elevations height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur | elevator (noun) form plural: elevators lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building |
| elicit (verb) forms: elicited; elicited; eliciting to extract from; to bring out; to draw out | eligible (adjective) suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed |
| eliminate (verb) forms: eliminated; eliminated; eliminating to remove; to get rid of | elucidate (verb) forms: elucidated; elucidated; elucidating to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict |
| elude (verb) forms: elude d; eluded; eluding to avoid; to escape; to shrink | embark (verb) forms: embarked; embarked; embarking to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise |
| embrace (noun) form plural: embraces hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing | embrace (verb) forms: embraced; embraced; embracing to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight |
| emerge (verb) forms: emerged; emerged; emerging to appear; to come out; to be revealed | emergency (adjective) in the event of sudden need |
| emergency (noun) form plural: emergencies sudden need demanding immediate action | empathy (noun) form plural: empathies entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding |
| emphasis (noun) form: no plural importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words | emphasize (verb) forms: emphasized; emphasized; emphasizing to stress; to show the importance of |
| employ (verb) forms: employed; employed; employing to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use | employee (noun) form plural: employees worker; person who works for a company or an individual |
| employer (noun) form plural: employers boss; person or company that hires people to do work | employment (noun) form: no plural work; occupation; keeping busy |
| empty (adjective) containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless | empty (noun) form plural: empties container devoid of contents |
| empty (verb) forms: emptied; emptied, emptying to remove the contents of | emulate (verb) forms: emulated; emulated; emulating to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy |
| enclose (verb) forms: enclosed; enclosed; enclosing to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another | enclosure (noun) form plural: enclosures confinement; additional document or letter placed within another |
| encounter (noun) form plural: encounters chance meeting | encounter (verb) forms: encountered; encountered; encountering to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.) |
| encourage (verb) forms: encouraged; encouraged; encouraging to support; to inspire; to give hope | encroach (verb) forms: encroached; encroached; encroaching to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe |
| endorsement (noun) form plural: endorsements signature on a money order such as a check | endure (verb) forms: endured; endured; enduring to put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
| engage (verb) forms: engaged; engaged; engaging to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit | engagement (noun) form plural: engagements commitment; obligation; period of employment |
| engine (noun) form plural: engines machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain types of date | engineer (noun) form plural: engineers person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.) |
| engineer (verb) forms: engineered; engineered; engineering to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.) | enhance (verb) forms: enhanced; enhanced; enhancing to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of |
| enlarge (verb) forms: enlarged; enlarged; enlarging to become bigger; to expand | enlargement (noun) form plural: enlargements expansion; increase in size; magnification |
| enlighten (verb) forms: enlightened; enlightened; enlightening to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding | enlightenment (noun) form: no plural state of intellectual or spiritual awareness |
| enlist (verb) forms: enlisted; enlisted; enlisting to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause | enough (adjective) sufficient; adequate |
| enough (adverb) quite; sufficiently; fairly | enough (noun) form plural: enoughs adequate amount; sufficient degree |
| enrich (verb) forms: enriched; enriched; enriching to improve; to make better | enrichment (noun) form plural: enrichments enhancement; refinement; improvement |
| enroll (verb) forms: enrolled; enrolled; enrolling to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list | ensure (verb) forms: ensured; ensured; ensuring to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure |
| enter (verb) forms: entered; entered; entering to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe | enterprise (noun) form plural: enterprises company; firm; undertaking; business; endeavor |
| entertain (verb) forms: entertained; entertained; entertaining to interest; to amuse; to host | entertainer (noun) form plural: entertainers host; performer; comedian |
| entertainment (noun) form plural: entertainments something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality | enthuse (verb) forms: enthused; enthused; enthusing to express excitement; to motivate |
| enthusiasm (noun) form: no plural excitement; great interest | enthusiastic (adjective) excited; passionate; ardent; fervent |
| entire (adjective) whole; including every part; complete; full | entirely (adverb) totally; completely; absolutely |
| entitle (verb) forms: entitled; entitled; entitling to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something | entitled (adjective) allowed; eligible; having the right to something |
| entrance (noun) form plural: entrances way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway | entrance (verb) forms: entranced; entranced; entrancing to hypnotize; to enthrall |
| entrust (verb) forms: entrusted; entrusted; entrusting to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty | entry (noun) form plural: entries opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc. |
| environment (noun) form plural: environments surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives | environmental (adjective) pertaining to the world and nature around us |
| envision (verb) forms: envisioned; envisioned; envisioning to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize | episode (noun) form plural: episodes event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories |
| equal (adjective) same; identical; able; capable | equal (noun) form plural: equals person or thing that is the same |
| equal (verb) forms: equaled; equaled; equaling to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to | equality (noun) form: no plural sameness; uniformity |
| equip (verb) forms: equipped; equipped; equipping to provide with the required supplies, tools and items | equipment (noun) form plural: equipments supplies; necessary items; tools, instruments or other objects for completing a task |
| equity (noun) form: no plural honesty; fairness; justice | equivalent (adjective) same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding |
| equivalent (noun) form plural: equivalents something that is the same of the same level | erase (verb) forms: erased; erased; erasing to rub off; to remove totally; to delete |
| erasure (noun) form plural: erasures rubbing out; deletion; eradication | error (noun) form plural: errors mistake; something that is incorrect |
| especially (adverb) particularly | essence (noun) form plural: essences inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic |
| essential (adjective) necessary; needed; fundamental; crucial; very important | establish (verb) forms: established; established; establishing to set up; to found; to base; to build |
| establishment (noun) form plural: establishments anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.) | estate (noun) form plural: estates extensive piece of land usually with a large house on it; person's property; wealth; possessions |
| esteem (noun) form: no plural admiration; respect | esteem (verb) forms: esteemed; esteemed; esteeming to respect; to honor; to admire; to value |
| estimate (noun) form plural: estimates judgment of an object's worth; appraisal; opinion; judgment | estimate (verb) forms: estimated; estimated; estimating to judge an object's value; to appraise; to assess; to guess |
| etc. (abbreviation, acronym) etcetera Latin for and so on; and so forth | etc. (adverb) and so on; and so forth |
| evade (verb) forms: evaded; evaded; evading to avoid; to run away; to shrink | evaluate (verb) forms: evaluated; evaluated; evaluating to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge |
| evaluation (noun) form plural: evaluations appraisal; estimation; assessment | evasive (adjective) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive |
| even (adjective) smooth; straight; level; parallel; equal; consistent | even (verb) forms: evened; evened; evening to make level; to smooth; to balance |
| event (noun) form plural: events occurrence; happening; contest; campaign; promotion | eventual (adjective) final; occurring as a result |
| evict (verb) forms: evicted; evicted; evicting to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out | evidence (noun) form plural: evidences proof; something which proves or disproves |
| evidence (verb) forms: evidenced; evidenced; evidencing to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true | evident (adjective) clear; obvious; apparent |
| evoke (verb) forms: evoked; evoked; evoking to arouse; to bring out; to summon; to wake | exact (adjective) precise; meticulous; extremely accurate |
| exact (verb) forms: exacted; exacted; exacting to demand; to require; to insist upon; to force | exaggerate (verb) forms: exaggerated; exaggerated; exaggerating to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is |
| examination (noun) form plural: examinations test; quiz; investigation; inquiry | examinee (noun) form plural: examinees person who is tested; candidate |
| examiner (noun) form plural: examiner person who gives a test | example (noun) form plural: examples model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration |
| exceed (verb) forms: exceeded; exceeded; exceeding to surpass; to pass; to go beyond; to outdo | excel (verb) forms: excelled; excelled; excelling to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than |
| excellent (adjective) superior; extraordinary; outstanding | except (conjunction) but; only |
| except (preposition) but; besides | except (verb) forms: excepted; excepted; excepting to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object |
| exception (noun) form plural: exceptions something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition | exchange (noun) form plural: exchanges conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation |
| exchange (verb) forms: exchanged; exchanged; exchanging to give one thing in return for another; to replace one thing with another; to trade; to barter | excite (verb) forms: excited; excited; exciting to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate |
| exclude (verb) forms: excluded; excluded; excluding to leave out; to keep out; to prevent from happening or being; to reject | exclusion (noun) form plural: exclusions prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out |
| exclusive (adjective) sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique | exclusive (noun) form plural: exclusives news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station |
| exclusively (adjective) in a manner which shuts out all others; solely; in a limited manner | execute (verb) forms: executed; executed; executing to perform; to carry out; to put into practice |
| executive (adjective) administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy | executive (noun) form plural: executives manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization |
| exert (verb) forms: exerted; exerted; exerting to exercise; to use; to make an effort | exertion (noun) form plural: exertions putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain |
| exhibit (noun) form plural: exhibits something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show | exhibit (verb) forms: exhibited; exhibited; exhibiting to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present |
| exhibition (noun) form plural: exhibitions display; show; public presentation of work or skills; trade fair | exist (verb) forms: existed; existed; existing to live; to be |
| existence (noun) form plural: existences living; state of being; life | exit (noun) form plural: exits passage that leads out |
| exit (verb) forms: exited; exited; exiting to leave; to go out | expand (verb) forms: expanded; expanded; expanding to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to |
| expansion (noun) form plural: expansions enlargement; increase; spread; development | expect (verb) forms: expected; expected; expecting to assume; to anticipate; to hope |
| expectancy (noun) form plural: no plural hope; anticipation; assumption | expectation (noun) form plural: expectations anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope |
| expedite (verb) forms: expedited; expedited; expediting to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch | expel (verb) forms: expelled; expelled; expelling eject; drive out; banish |
| expenditure (noun) form plural: expenditures spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial) | expense (noun) form plural: expenses cost; price; payment |
| expensive (adjective) costly; precious; opposite of cheap | experience (noun) form plural: experiences knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through |
| experience (verb) forms: experienced; experienced; experiencing to try; to live through; to feel; to endure | experiment (noun) form plural: experiments attempt to discover or test something; trial; research |
| experiment (verb) forms: experimented; experimented; experimenting to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research | expert (adjective) skilled; knowledgeable; highly sophisticated; very experienced |
| expert (noun) form plural: experts person skilled in a particular area; specialist | expertise (noun) form: no plural proficiency; skill; specialist knowledge and information |
| expiration (noun) form plural: expirations termination; end | expire (verb) forms: expired; expired; expiring to come to an end; to finish; to terminate |
| explain (verb) forms: explained; explained; explaining to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define | explanation (noun) form plural: explanations interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition |
| explore (verb) forms: explored; explored; exploring to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research | explorer (noun) form plural: explorers researcher; investigator; software program for file management |
| export (noun) form plural: exports shipping of goods to other countries | export (verb) forms: exported; exported; exporting to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas |
| expose (verb) forms: exposed; exposed; exposing to reveal; to uncover; to disclose; to abandon | exposure (noun) form plural: exposures denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement |
| express (adjective) clear; exact; precise; quick | express (noun) form plural: expresses system for prompt transportation of people or parcels; dispatch conveyed by special messenger |
| express (verb) forms: expressed; expressed; expressing to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract | expression (noun) form plural: expressions putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation |
| extend (verb) forms: extended; extended; extending to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out | extension (noun) form plural: extensions expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve |
| extensive (adjective) spreading over a large area; comprehensive | extent (noun) form plural: extents scope; range; scale; size; measure; degree |
| extract (noun) form plural: extracts substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage | extract (verb) forms: extracted; extracted; extracting to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit |
| extradite (verb) forms: extradited; extradited; extraditing to hand over to another nation or judicial authority | extraordinary (adjective) unusual |