| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| employ | to give work to someone, usually for payment |
| empress | an emperor’s wife, or the female ruler of an empire |
| empty | with nothing or no one inside |
| enable | to make able, empower, authorize |
| enamel | a hard shiny paint used on such things as bathtubs, cookers and saucepans |
| enclose | to put something in an envelope or package; to surround or shut in by a fence or wall |
| encounter | a controversy, conflict |
| encourage | t help someone keep on trying; to try to give courage to someone |
| encyclopedia | a book or set of books which tells you something about every subject |
| end | the last part; the finish |
| ending | termination |
| endorse | to confirm, write on the back of a document |
| endure | to bear trouble or pain with courage and patience |
| enemy | someone who fights against you or your country |
| engage | to hire someone to work for you |
| engaged | bound by a promise as when a man and a woman are engaged to be married to each other |
| engine | a machine which makes things work. Aeroplanes, cars and trains are all moved by engines |
| engineer | someone who makes or looks after machines. The same word also means someone who plans and builds dams, roads, railways and bridges |
| enjoy | to take pleasure in something |
| enmity | ill will, hostility, opposition |
| enormous | very large; huge |
| enough | as much as is needed and no more |
| enquire | to ask. The word is also spelled inquire |
| enter | to go or come into a place |
| entertain | to amuse. The same word also means to have someone as your guest |
| entertainment | a show or concert that entertains or amuses you |
| enthusiasm | keenness; eagerness; great interest is something |
| entire | complete; whole |
| entrance | a doorway or way into a place |
| entry | the act of entering |
| envelope | a folded piece of paper in which you put letters for posting |
| environment | conditions under which one lives |
| envy | a wish to have something that belongs to someone else |
| epigram | a concise witty poem, a pointed and short poem |
| episode | an event in a story; a complete short story which is part of a longer story |
| equal | of the same size, quantity or value as something else |
| equator | an imaginary line around the middle of the earth’s surface |
| equipment | all the things needed to do a job, play a game, or go on an expedition |
| erect | upright; standing up straight |
| errand | a short journey to take a message or to deliver or collect something |
| error | a mistake; something that has been done incorrectly |
| escalator | a moving staircase |
| escape | to get free. Usually from something unpleasant |
| especially | most of all; of greatest importance |
| estimate | to guess the size, quantity or value of something |
| eve | evening. The same word also means the day before a special event, like Christmas Eve |
| even | level; smooth. The same word also means any number that can be divided exactly by two |
| evening | the time between afternoon and night |
| event | something that happens |
| ever | always; for all time |
Abbreviation An abbreviation is a short form of a word or expression. Abbreviations are used for words used frequently.