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easily

adverb

very likely to happen or be true:

easier said than done

informal

said when something seems like a good idea but would be difficult to do:

ecology

noun [ U ]

the relationships between the air, land, water, animals, plants, etc., usually of a particular area, or the scientific study of this:

edible

adjective

suitable or safe for eating:

take effect

to produce or achieve the results you want:

the elderly

old people considered as a group:

elegance

eligible

adjective

having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions:

eliminate

verb

[ T ] to remove or take away someone or something:

[ T often passive ] to defeat someone so that they cannot continue in a competition:

elite

noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]

the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society:

embrace

verb

ACCEPT

[ T ] formal to accept something enthusiastically:

INCLUDE

[ T ] formal to include something, often as one of a number of things:

emerge

verb [ I ]

to become known, especially as a result of examining something or asking questions about it:

emission

noun

[ U ] the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc.:

[ C ] an amount of gas, heat, light, etc. that is sent out:

emperor

noun [ C ]

a male ruler of an empire

empire

noun [ C ]

COUNTRIES

a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country:

ORGANIZATION

a very large and important business or organization:

employ

verb

formal to use something:

empty

adjective

[ usually before noun ] not sincere or without any real meaning:

enclose

verb [ T ]

to surround something:

bring sth to an end

to make something finish:

Having agreed upon the matter of payment, he brought the interview to an end.

endeavour/endeavor

verb [ I + to infinitive ]

to try to do something:

noun [ C or U ]

an attempt to do something:

enforce

verb [ T ]

to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted:

engage

verb

[ T ] formal to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it:

enhance

verb [ T ]

to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something:

have had enough

to want something to stop because it is annoying you:

enrich

verb

[ T ] to improve the quality of something by adding something else:

enter

verb

[ T ] to begin a period of time:

enterprise

noun

BUSINESS

[ C or U ] an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money:

PERSONAL QUALITY

[ U ] eagerness to do something new and clever, despite any risks:

entitle

verb [ T ]

to give a title to a book, film, etc.:

environmentalist

noun [ C ]

a person who is interested in or studies the environment and who tries to protect it from being damaged by human activities

envisage

verb [ T ] formal us also envision

to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good:

equally

adverb

in equal amounts:

to the same degree:

equation

noun

[ C ] a mathematical statement in which you show that two amounts are equal using mathematical symbols:

equivalent

adjective

having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.:

noun [ C usually singular ]

something that has the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc. as something else:

erosion

noun [ U ]

the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind:

escape

noun

[ C or U ] the act of successfully getting out of a place or a dangerous or bad situation:

establish

verb

START

[ T often passive ] to start having a relationship with, or communicating with another person, company, country, or organization:

ACCEPT

[ T ] to cause something or someone to be accepted in or familiar with a place, position, etc.:

establish yourself

formal

to be in a successful position over a long period of time:

establishment

noun

ORGANIZATION

[ C ] a business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates:

START

[ U ] the process of starting or creating something, for example, an organization:

ethnic

adjective

relating to a particular race of people:

evaluate

verb [ T ]

to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something:

noun [ C or U ]

in the event of sth

if something happens:

in any event/at all events

whatever happens:

better, bigger, more, etc. than ever

better, bigger, etc. than at any time before:

evolve

verb [ I or T ]

to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually:

exaggerate

verb [ I or T ]

to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is:

exaggeration

noun [ C or U ]

the fact of making something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is:

exceed

verb [ T ]

to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit:

make an exception

to not treat someone or something according to the usual rules:

excess

noun

[ S or U ] an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable:

adjective [ before noun ]

extra:

excessive

adjective

too much:

exclude

verb [ T ]

to prevent someone or something from entering a place or taking part in an activity:

to intentionally not include something:

exclusive

adjective

limited to only one person or group of people:

exclusively

adverb

only:

executive

noun [ C ]

someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action:

adjective [ before noun ]

relating to making decisions and managing businesses, or suitable for people with important jobs in business:

exhaust

verb [ T ]

to make someone extremely tired:

noun [ U ]

the waste gas from an engine, especially a car’s, or the pipe the gas flows through:

exhaustive

adjective

complete and including everything:

exhibit

verb [ I or T ]

to show something publicly:

noun [ C ]

an object that is shown to the public in a museum, etc.:

us UK exhibition

a collection of objects that is shown to the public in a museum, etc.: