| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| evergreen | a shrub or tree that keeps its leaves and stays green all the year rounded |
| everlasting | eternal, enduring for ever |
| every | each one |
| everybody | each person |
| everyday | daily. The same word also means usual or common |
| everyone | another word for everybody |
| everything | another word for everybody |
| everywhere | in all places |
| evil | very bad; wicked; the opposite of good |
| evolution | development, an unfolding |
| ewe | a female sheep |
| exactly | just right; correctly; with no mistakes |
| exaggerate | to say that something is bigger or more important than it really is |
| examination | a number of questions that you have to answer, usually in writing, to show how much you know about something; another word for test |
| examine | to look at closely and carefully |
| example | a sample; a one of many. The same word also means a pattern be copied, as when you follow somebody’s good example |
| excellent | very, very good |
| except | leaving out; apart from |
| excess | super aboundance, superfluity, itemperance |
| exchange | to give one thing in return for another |
| exciting | something which made you feel strongly is exciting. You can feel excited if something nice is going to happen |
| exclaim | to speak or call out suddenly |
| exclude | to debar, shut out, obstruct, thrust out |
| excuse | a reason for not doing something. It may be a good excuse or a poor excuse |
| exercise | the training of your mind or body |
| exhaust | to use up or tire out completely. The same word also means the pipe which lets out the gases from a motor engine |
| exhibition | a Public show of things such as works of art, flowers, or furniture |
| exist | to be; to continue to live |
| exit | the way out of place |
| expand | to grow bigger; to swell |
| expect | to look forward to; to think something will happen |
| expedition | a journey to explore a place or to search for something, such as rare plants and animals |
| expense | cost; payment of money |
| expensive | costing a lot of money; dear |
| experience | knowledge of something because you have seen or done it |
| experiment | something tried out to see what will happen; a test to find out something |
| expert | someone who knows a lot about a particular subject |
| explain | to give the meaning of something; to make something clear |
| explanation | anything said or written that helps you to understand clearly the reason for something |
| explode | to burst or blow up with a loud bang |
| exploit | a heroic deed, to made use of |
| explore | to travel to places to try to find out all about them |
| explosion | the act of blowing up or exploding; a sudden brust with a loud noise |
| express | to put thoughts into words, music or pictures. The same word also means a way of staying things |
| expression | the look on faces when people are happy, sad, or worried. The same word also means a way of saying things |
| extend | to stretch out; to make longer |
| extent | the length, size or area of anything |
| extra | more than necessary or expected |
| extraordinary | very unusual; not ordinary; surprising |
| eye | one of the tow parts of your face that you see with |
Defining relative clause
When a clause defines the noun it qualifies it is known as a defining relative clause.