Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
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eager | wanting very much to do something; keen |
eagle | a large bird of prey, with a sharp curved beak and claws |
ear | the part of the body you hear with. The same word means a spike of grain such as an ear of corn or barley |
earl | a nobleman of high rank |
early | in good time; near the beginning |
earn | to get something, usually money, in return for working; to deserve |
earnest | serious; sincere |
earring | jewellery which is worn on the ear |
earth | the planet we live on; the world. The same word also means the ground in a garden or field |
earthquake | a violent shaking of the earth’s surface |
ease | freedom from pain or worry; rest from work |
easel | a special stand on which a painter can put his picture while he is working on it |
easily | with no difficulty |
east | the direction in which the sun rises; the opposite direction two west |
Easter | the time when Christians believe Jesus came back from the dead |
easy | not difficult; not hard to do or understand |
eat | to chew and swallow food |
eaves | the edges of the roof sticking out over the top of the walls |
echo | a sound that comes back to you, as when you shout in a tunnel or cave |
eclipse | a cutting off of light from the sun when the moon comes between the sun and the earth |
economy | thrift, frugality in management |
edge | the cutting side of a knife. The same word also means the end of something like a table or a shelf |
edifice | large building, a structure |
edition | a published book, a literary work in printed form |
educate | to help someone to learn |
education | helping people to learn, usually in schools or colleges |
eel | a very long fish that looks like a snake |
efface | to rub out, erase, destroy or expunge |
effect | the result caused by something, as when the effect of cold weather is to make you shiver |
effort | a hard try. When you use all your strength you are making an effort |
egg | an oval object with a thin shell, a chicken, like other baby birds, lives inside an egg before its is born |
ejaculate | to utter suddenly, exclaim |
elaborate | to work out in detail, produce by labour |
elastic | material made with rubber which stretches easily |
elbow | the joint in the middle of your arm |
elder | older. The same word also means a large shrub with clusters of white blossoms which turn into purple berries later |
elderberry | a purple berry from which wine can be made |
electricity | an visible force which is used to make light and heat. It also makes power for engines and machinery |
eleminate | to throw off, cancel, leave |
elephant | a very large animal with a long nose called a trunk |
elf | a tiny mischievous fairy |
elf | your own person |
eligibility | fitness or capability of being chosen |
elite | a select body, the best |
elsewhere | not here; somewhere else; in another place |
embrass | to make someone feel shy by teasing or by making difficulties for them |
embroider | to make pretty designs on material using a needle and thread |
emerald | a bright green precious stone |
emperor | the male ruler of an empire |
empire | a group of countries or states which is ruled by one king or queen, called an emperor or empress |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.