English Vocabulary with Meanings — endowed … federal
Every English word from the Akshara word game with its everyday meaning — the same reviewed definitions players see at the end of each level. Part 11 of 36 · 8,882 words in total.
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- endowed
- provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
- enemy
- any hostile group of people
- energy
- an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
- enforce
- ensure observance of laws and rules
- engage
- get caught
- engaged
- having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
- engine
- motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
- england
- a division of the United Kingdom
- english
- the discipline that studies the English language and literature
- enigma
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
- enjoy
- take delight in
- enlarge
- make larger
- enlist
- join the military
- enmity
- the feeling of a hostile person
- enough
- an adequate quantity
- enquiry
- a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
- enraged
- marked by extreme anger
- enrich
- make better or improve in quality
- enroll
- register formally as a participant or member
- ensign
- colors flown by a ship to show its nationality
- ensuing
- following immediately and as a result of what went before
- ensure
- be careful or certain to do something
- entail
- the act of entailing property
- enter
- set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
- entice
- provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
- entire
- uncastrated adult male horse
- entity
- that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
- entropy
- (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
- entry
- the act of entering
- envious
- showing extreme cupidity
- envoy
- a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
- envy
- spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- enzyme
- any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
- eos
- (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology
- epa
- an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
- epi
- a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
- epic
- a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
- episode
- film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
- epoch
- a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
- epoxy
- a thermosetting resin
- epstein
- British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)
- equal
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- equally
- to the same degree (often followed by `as')
- equator
- an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
- equip
- provide with abilities or understanding
- equity
- conformity with rules or standards
- era
- (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness
- erase
- remove from memory or existence
- erasmus
- Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe
- erect
- construct, build, or erect
- erica
- any plant of the genus Erica
- erie
- a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
- erin
- an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
- ernst
- painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism
- erode
- remove soil or rock
- eroded
- worn away as by water or ice or wind
- eros
- romantic love; in Greek myth, the god of love
- erosion
- erosion by chemical action
- err
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
- errand
- a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
- erratic
- liable to sudden unpredictable change
- error
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- escape
- the act of escaping physically
- escaped
- having escaped, especially from confinement
- escort
- the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
- escrow
- a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
- eskimo
- the language spoken by the Eskimo
- esp
- apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
- esq
- a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight
- essay
- a tentative attempt
- essex
- a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
- est
- standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian
- estate
- a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
- ester
- formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
- esther
- an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
- estonia
- a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
- estuary
- the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
- eta
- the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
- etching
- making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
- eternal
- tiresomely long
- etf
- a mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange
- ethanol
- the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors
- ether
- a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
- ethic
- the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
- ethics
- the philosophical study of moral values and rules
- ethnic
- a person who is a member of an ethnic group
- ethos
- (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
- eulogy
- a formal expression of praise
- euro
- the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999)
- europa
- the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites
- europe
- the nations of the European continent collectively
- evade
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- evans
- British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)
- evasion
- the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
- eve
- (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race
- even
- the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
- evening
- the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
- evenly
- in a level and regular way
- event
- something that happens at a given place and time
- ever
- at all times
- evident
- capable of being seen or noticed
- evil
- morally objectionable behavior
- evoke
- call to mind
- evoked
- called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
- exact
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- exactly
- indicating exactness or preciseness
- exalted
- of high moral or intellectual value
- exam
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
- examine
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- example
- a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
- excel
- distinguish oneself
- excite
- act as a stimulant
- excited
- (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
- exclude
- prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- exec
- the chief executive department of the United States government
- exempt
- grant exemption or release to
- exert
- put to use
- exhale
- expel air
- exhaust
- system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
- exhibit
- something shown to the public
- exile
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
- exist
- have an existence, be extant
- exit
- the act of going out
- exodus
- a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
- exotic
- strikingly strange or unusual
- expand
- become larger in size or volume or quantity
- expanse
- a wide scope
- expat
- a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- expel
- eliminate (a substance)
- expert
- a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
- expire
- expel air
- expired
- having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time
- explain
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- explode
- increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- exploit
- a notable achievement
- explore
- examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
- expo
- a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
- export
- commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
- expose
- the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
- exposed
- not covered with clothing
- express
- rapid transport of goods
- extant
- still in existence
- extra
- something additional of the same kind
- extract
- a passage selected from a larger work
- extreme
- the furthest or highest degree of something
- eye
- a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
- eyeball
- the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
- eyebrow
- the arch of hair above each eye
- eyed
- having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified
- eyes
- opinion or judgment
- eyre
- a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level
- ezra
- an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
- faa
- an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation
- fab
- extremely pleasing
- fable
- a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
- fabric
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- face
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- faced
- having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number
- facet
- a distinct feature or element in a problem
- facing
- providing something with a surface of a different material
- fact
- a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
- faction
- a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- factor
- (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
- factory
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- faculty
- one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
- fad
- an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- fade
- gradually ceasing to be visible
- fading
- weakening in force or intensity
- fail
- get worse
- failing
- failure to reach a minimum required performance
- failure
- an unexpected omission
- faint
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- faintly
- to a faint degree or weakly perceived
- fair
- a traveling show
- fairly
- to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
- fairy
- a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
- faith
- loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
- fake
- (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
- falcon
- diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
- fall
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- falling
- coming down freely under the influence of gravity
- fallout
- any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
- falls
- a steep descent of the water of a river
- false
- (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection
- falsely
- in an incorrect manner
- fame
- the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
- famed
- widely known and esteemed
- family
- primary social group
- famine
- a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
- famous
- widely known and esteemed
- fan
- a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
- fanatic
- a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
- fancied
- formed or conceived by the imagination
- fancy
- a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- fandom
- the fans of a sport or famous person
- fang
- hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake
- fanny
- external female sex organs
- fantasy
- imagination unrestricted by reality
- faq
- a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers
- far
- a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
- farce
- a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- fare
- an agenda of things to do
- fargo
- largest city in North Dakota
- farm
- workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
- farmer
- a person who operates a farm
- farming
- agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
- fart
- a release of stomach gas; to break wind
- farther
- more distant in especially space or time
- fas
- a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
- fascism
- a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- fascist
- an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
- fashion
- characteristic or habitual practice
- fast
- abstaining from food
- faster
- more quickly
- fastest
- most quickly
- fasting
- abstaining from food
- fat
- excess bodily weight
- fate
- an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- fated
- (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
- father
- God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
- fathom
- (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
- fatima
- youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali
- fatty
- a rotund individual
- faucet
- a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- fault
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- faulty
- characterized by errors
- fauna
- a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
- faust
- an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
- faux
- not genuine or real
- favor
- an act of gracious kindness
- favored
- preferred above all others and treated with partiality
- favour
- an act of gracious kindness
- fawn
- a young deer
- fax
- duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
- fay
- a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
- fbi
- a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
- fcc
- an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite
- fda
- a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
- fdr
- 32nd President of the United States
- fear
- an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
- fearful
- experiencing or showing fear
- feast
- something experienced with great delight
- feat
- a notable achievement
- feather
- turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
- feature
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
- feb
- the month following January and preceding March
- fecal
- of or relating to feces
- feces
- solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
- fed
- the central bank of the United States
- federal
- any federal law-enforcement officer