TOEIC WORDS - E - PART 1

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eager /í:gər/　adj. strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested
earn /ə':rn/　v. to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy
earnest /ə':rnist/　adj. serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager
earnest /ə':rnist/　n. seriousness; industriousness
earnings /ə:r'niŋz/　n. money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income
easy /í:zi/　adj. mild; slight; comfortable; simple
easy /í:zi/　adv. comfortably; without great difficulty or effort
eccentric /ikséntrik/　adj. peculiar
economical /èkənɑ'mikəl/　adj. intended to save money, time, or effort
economize /ikɑ'nəmàiz/　v. to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal
economy /ikɑ'nəmi/　n. management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending
edge /éʤ/　adj. at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet
edge /éʤ/　n. line at which a surface ends; thin sharp side of a blade; excitement
edge /éʤ/　v. to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively
edible /édəbl/　adj. suitable to be eaten
edit /édit/　v. to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing
editor /édətər/　n. person or organization that prepares printed matter for publication
editorial /èdətɔ':riəl/　n. an article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument
education /èʤukéiʃən/　n. learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing
effect /ifékt/　n. result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon
effect /ifékt/　v. to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do
effective /iféktiv/　adj. producing the desired effect; being in effect
efficiency /ifíʃənsi/　n. the state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty
efficient /ifíʃənt/　adj. done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)
effort /éfərt/　n. physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation
effusive /ifjú:siv/　adj. overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant
either /í:ðər/　adj. one of two
either /í:ðər/　adv. also; too; as well
either /í:ðər/　conj. precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases
eject /iʤékt/　v. to expel
elaborate /ilæ'bərət/　adj. detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail
elaborate /ilæ'bərət/　v. to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop
elaboration /ilæ`bəréiʃən/　n. painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
elect /ilékt/　adj. chosen for office but net yet formally installed
elect /ilékt/　v. to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide
election /ilékʃən/　n. choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate
electrician /ilektríʃən/　n. person who installs or maintains wiring systems
elegant /éligənt/　adj. exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty
element /éləmənt/　n. fundamental or essential constituent
elemental /èləméntl/　adj. simple; basic
elementary /èləmént(ə)ri/　adj. basic; fundamental
elevation /èləvéiʃən/　n. height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur
elevator /éləvèitər/　n. lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building
elicit /ilísit/　v. to extract from; to bring out; to draw out
eligible /éliʤəbl/　adj. able to participate in something; qualified
eliminate /ilímənèit/　v. to remove; to get rid of
eloquent /éləkwənt/　adj. having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech
elucidate /ilú:sədèit/　v. to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict
elude /ilú:d/　v. to avoid; to escape; to shrink
embargo /imbɑ':rgou /　n. authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
embark /imbɑ':rk/　v. to go onboard a flight or ship; to begin
embarrass /imbæ'rəs/　v. to render flustered or agitated
emblem /émbləm /　n. a symbol.
embody /imbɑ'di/　v. to express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form
embrace /imbréis/　n. hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing
embrace /imbréis/　v. to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight
emerge /imə':rʤ/　v. to appear; to come out; to be revealed
emergency /imə':rʤənsi/　adj. in the event of sudden need
emergency /imə':rʤənsi/　n. sudden need demanding immediate action
emigrant /émigrənt/　n. one who moves from one place to settle in another
eminent /émənənt/　adj. high in station, merit, or esteem
emit /imít/　v. to send or give out
empathy /émpəθi/　n. entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding
emphasis /émfəsis/　n. importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words
emphasize /émfəsàiz/　v. to stress
employ /implɔ'i/　v. to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use
employee /implɔ'ii:/　n. worker; person who works for a company or an individual
employer /implɔ'iər/　n. boss; person or company that hires people to do work
employment /implɔ'imənt/　n. work; occupation; keeping busy
empower /impáuər /　v. to delegate authority to.
empty /ém(p)ti/　adj. containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless
empty /ém(p)ti/　n. container devoid of contents
empty /ém(p)ti/　v. to remove the contents of
emulate /émjulèit/　v. to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy
enact /inæ'kt /　v. to make into law, as by legislative act.
enclose /inklóuz/　v. to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another
enclosure /inklóuʒər/　n. confinement; additional document or letter placed within another
encounter /inkáuntər/　n. chance meeting
encounter /inkáuntər/　v. to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)
encourage /inkə':riʤ/　v. to support; to inspire; to give hope
encouragement /inkə':riʤmənt/　n. inspiration or support
encroach /inkróuʧ/　v. to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe
endanger /indéinʤər/　v. to expose to peril
endorsement /indɔ':rsmənt/　n. signature on a money order such as a check
endurance /ind(j)ú(ə)rəns/　n. the ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing
endure /ind(j)úər/　v. to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
energetic /ènərʤétik/　adj. working vigorously
engage /ingéiʤ/　v. to hire; to involve someone or something
engagement /ingéiʤmənt/　n. commitment; obligation; period of employment
engine /énʤin/　n. machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain types of date
engineer /ènʤiníər/　n. person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)
engineer /ènʤiníər/　v. to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)
enhance /inhæ'ns/　v. to make more attractive or valuable
enlarge /inlɑ':rʤ/　v. to become bigger; to expand
enlargement /inlɑ':rʤmənt/　n. expansion; increase in size; magnification
enlighten /inláitn/　v. to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding
enlightenment /inláitnmənt/　n. state of intellectual or spiritual awareness
enlist /inlíst/　v. to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause
enormous /inɔ':rməs/　adj. gigantic
enough /inʌ'f/　adj. sufficient; adequate