Vocabulary English-English With E Part 3
Eruption (noun)
a sudden, violent explosion, as from a volcano
- The Indonesian volcano Toba blew its top in the largest volcanic eruption of the last half million years.
Essentially (adverb)
as an inborn and basic element
- Studies of lunar samples revealed that the interior of the Moon is essentially devoid of water, so no underground supplies could be used by lunar inhabitants.
Eternal (adjective)
existing or occurring without interruption or end
- It was not until the end of World War II that the eternal succession of international wars ceased in Europe.
Enterprise (noun)
a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky; a unit of economic organization or activity
- Over the last 125 years, scientific research and science-based technology have been the most profound agents of change in American life, and science has grown into a complex enterprise interwoven with all aspects of our culture.
Ethical (adjective)
involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval
- The American Medical Association (AMA) on Tuesday endorsed cloning for research purposes, saying it is medically ethical but allowing doctors who oppose the practice to refuse to perform it.
Ethnography (noun)
descriptive anthropology, which is the study of man in relation to distribution, origin, classification, and relationship to races, physical character, environmental and social relations and culture
- Data from the two locations of Sterling’s ethnography show a uniform preference for marriage within the community as well as an interesting contrast in rates of endogamy.
Entropic (verb)
rich in dissolved nutrients such as phosphates but often hallow and seasonally deficient in oxygen
- As a result of pollution, a lake can become entropic, hence making it distasteful and unhealthy.
Evaporate (verb)
to pass off as vapor by being heated
- There is a special critical initial strength such that the field cannot decide whether to evaporate away or collapse to form a black hole.
Excavate (verb)
to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering
Gold jewelry and other precious items recovered from royal tombs excavated at the ancient Assyrian capital of Nimrud.
Exceed (verb)
to go beyond the limits of
- The life span of five Western Diamondbacks at the San Diego Zoo has exceeded 15 yrs.
Excel (verb)
to be greater or better than
- Because to compete in the emerging global economy, city-states have no choice: they must mobilize all their skills to protect their center cities, grow smarter, protect their air and water, achieve more social equity, and train their workforce to excel in an increasingly competitive world marketplace.
Exceptional (adjective)
far above others in quality or excellence
- As the boycott continued during 1956, King gained national prominence as a result of his exceptional oratorical skills and personal courage.
Excess (adjective)
being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate
- Of 14 studies on the mortality of firefighters, 11 found excess risk for brain cancer.
Exclusively (adverb)
to the exclusion of any other possibility
- Kinesiology is a class exclusively for those majoring in Physical Education
Exert (verb)
to bring to bear steadily or forcefully
- Athletes must not over exert themselves too much when stretching but instead they should let their flexibility increase over time.
Exhume (verb)
to take out of the grave or tomb
- The investigation calls for exhuming and testing the remains of Billy the Kid's mother and Ollie L. “Brushy Bill'' Roberts. Roberts, who died in 1950, swore he was William H. Bonney, the name most often given by the Kid as his real one.
Exhibition (noun)
an act of showing or displaying
- Many sculptures and paintings are on exhibition at the National Gallery of Art.
Expenditure (noun)
something spent to obtain a benefit or desired result
- Total healthcare expenditures can be very expensive.
Expectant (adjective)
expecting the birth of a child
- Putting bacteria back into the equation for expectant mothers and infants may help reduce the risk of developing eczema (or dermatitis, as it is sometimes called) well into childhood.
Explode (verb)
to come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure
- In April 1986, Russia's nuclear power station at Chernobyl exploded, killing 250 people and sending radioactive fallout around the world.
Exploit (noun)
a great or heroic deed
- Given to reading books of chivalry, the protagonist Alonso Quijano, influenced by the exploits of his heroes, loses his mind and decides to become a knight, go out in search of adventure and impose justice according to the code of the knights errant.
Exposure (noun)
the condition of being laid open to something undesirable or injurious
- General causes for primary brain cancer can include a prior head injury, infections, exposure to chemical toxins such as insecticides and fungicides and exposure to radiation such as microwave or radio frequencies.
Express (verb)
to convey in language or words of a particular form
- This led to a professor at Stanford University to multiply this ratio by 100 to express a child’s performance. He called this the intelligence quotient, or IQ.
Exquisite (adjective)
of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admiration
- Although the Neanderthal man was not yet fully human and although he had a brain volume larger than that of modern man, he made exquisite tools of stone.
Extirpate (verb)
to destroy completely, to wipe out
- The insecticides sprayed around the house have successfully extirpated the termite infestation.
Extol (verb)
to pay tributes or homage to; to honor (a diety) in religious worship
- Benjamin Franklin extols the virtues of honesty, integrity, high moral standard in some of his writings.
Extraordinary (adjective)
far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary
- Quincy Jones has won an extraordinary number of Grammy Awards both as musician and producer.
Extraneous (adjective)
not part of the essential nature of a thing; not relevant or pertinent to the subject; not applicable
- An essay with poor development, simplistic organization, and extraneous details will score 2.0 or lower on TOEFL iBT writing.
Eye-catching (adjective)
of such a character as to overwhelm
- At the performance, the jugglers made such an eye-catching performance that they were given a five minute standing ovation.
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