This page features IELTS and TOEFL words that you may see or hear on the reading and/or listening sections of the TOEFL and IELTS tests. Becoming familiar with these and similar words will also help you on the writing and speaking portions of the tests.
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effervesceverb
To bubble up.
1502
effervescentadjective
Giving off bubbles of gas.
1503
effeteadjective
Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
1504
efficaciousadjective
Effective.
1505
efficacynoun
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
1506
efficiencynoun
The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
1507
efficientadjective
Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.
1508
efflorescencenoun
The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
1509
efflorescentadjective
Opening in flower.
1510
effluviumnoun
A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.
1511
effronterynoun
Unblushing impudence.
1512
effulgencenoun
Splendor.
1513
effuseverb
To pour forth.
1514
effusionnoun
an outpouring.
1515
egoismnoun
The theory that places man’s chief good in the completeness of self.
1516
egoistnoun
One who advocates or practices egoism.
1517
egotismnoun
Self-conceit.
1518
egotistnoun
One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences.
1519
egregiousadjective
Extreme.
1520
egressnoun
Any place of exit.
1521
ejectverb
To expel.
1522
elapseverb
To quietly terminate: said of time.
1523
elasticitynoun
That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.
1524
electrolysisnoun
The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current.
1525
electrotypenoun
A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin.
1526
elegynoun
A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
1527
elementnoun
A component or essential part.
1528
elicitverb
To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
1529
eligibleadjective
Qualified for selection.
1530
eliminateverb
To separate and cast aside.
1531
Elizabethanadjective
Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era.
1532
elocutionnoun
The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.
1533
eloquentadjective
Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.
1534
elucidateverb
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
1535
eludeverb
To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.
1536
elusionnoun
Evasion.
1537
emaciateverb
To waste away in flesh.
1538
emanateverb
To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
1539
emancipateverb
To release from bondage.
1540
embargonoun
Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
1541
embarkverb
To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.
1542
embarrassverb
To render flustered or agitated.
1543
embellishverb
To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
1544
embezzleverb
To misappropriate secretly.
1545
emblazonverb
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
1546
emblemnoun
A symbol.
1547
embodyverb
To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form.
1548
emboldenverb
To give courage to.
1549
embolismnoun
An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.
1550
embroilverb
To involve in dissension or strife.
1551
emergeverb
To come into view or into existence.
1552
emergencenoun
A coming into view.
1553
emergentadjective
Coming into view.
1554
emeritusadjective
Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.
1555
emigrantnoun
One who moves from one place to settle in another.
1556
emigrateverb
To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.
1557
eminencenoun
An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc.
1558
eminentadjective
High in station, merit, or esteem.
1559
emitverb
To send or give out.
1560
emphasisnoun
Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
1561
emphasizeverb
To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words.
1562
emphaticadjective
Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words.
1563
employeenoun
One who works for wages or a salary.
1564
employernoun
One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay.
1565
emporiumnoun
A bazaar or shop.
1566
empowerverb
To delegate authority to.
1567
emulateverb
To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
1568
enactverb
To make into law, as by legislative act.
1569
enamorverb
To inspire with ardent love.
1570
encampverb
To pitch tents for a resting-place.
1571
encomiumnoun
A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
1572
encompassverb
To encircle.
1573
encorenoun
The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.
1574
encourageverb
To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind.
1575
encroachverb
To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.
1576
encumberverb
To impede with obstacles.
1577
encyclicaladjective
Intended for general circulation.
1578
encyclopedianoun
A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject.
1579
endangerverb
To expose to peril.
1580
endearverb
To cause to be loved.
1581
endemicadjective
Peculiar to some specified country or people.
1582
endueverb
To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual.
1583
endurableadjective
Tolerable.
1584
endurancenoun
The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing.
1585
energeticadjective
Working vigorously.
1586
enervateverb
To render ineffective or inoperative.
1587
enfeebleverb
To debilitate.
1588
enfranchiseverb
To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.
1589
engenderverb
To produce.
1590
engraveverb
To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
1591
engrossverb
To occupy completely.
1592
enhanceverb
To intensify.
1593
enigmanoun
A riddle.
1594
enjoinverb
To command.
1595
enkindleverb
To set on fire.
1596
enlightenverb
To cause to see clearly.
1597
enlistverb
To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.
1598
enmitynoun
Hatred.
1599
ennobleverb
To dignify.
1600
enormitynoun
Immensity.
1601
enormousadjective
Gigantic.
1602
enrageverb
To infuriate.
1603
enraptureverb
To delight extravagantly or intensely.
1604
enshrineverb
To keep sacred.
1605
ensnareverb
To entrap.
1606
entailverb
To involve; necessitate.
1607
entangleverb
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
1608
enthrallverb
To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.
1609
enthroneverb
To invest with sovereign power.
1610
enthuseverb
To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.
1611
enthusiasticadjective
Full of zeal and fervor.
1612
entiretynoun
A complete thing.
1613
entomologynoun
The branch of zoology that treats of insects.
1614
entrailsnoun
pl. The internal parts of an animal.
1615
entreatynoun
An earnest request.
1616
entreenoun
The act of entering.
1617
entrenchverb
To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall.
1618
entwineverb
To interweave.
1619
enumerateverb
To name one by one.
1620
epicnoun
A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.
1621
epicurenoun
One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
1622
Epicureanadjective
Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
1623
epicyclenoun
A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.
1624
epicycloidnoun
A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.
1625
epidemicnoun
Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
1626
epidermisnoun
The outer skin.
1627
epigramnoun
A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.
1628
epiloguenoun
The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.
1629
epiphanynoun
Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.
1630
episodenoun
An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it.
1631
epitaphnoun
An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
1632
epithetnoun
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in “Father Aeneas”.
1633
epitomenoun
A simplified representation.
1634
epizooticadjective
Prevailing among animals.
1635
epochnoun
A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.
1636
epodenoun
A species of lyric poems.
1637
equalizeverb
To render uniform.
1638
equanimitynoun
Evenness of mind or temper.
1639
equestrianadjective
Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.
1640
equilibriumnoun
A state of balance.
1641
equitableadjective
Characterized by fairness.
1642
equitynoun
Fairness or impartiality.
1643
equivalentadjective
Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
1644
equivocaladjective
Ambiguous.
1645
equivocateverb
To use words of double meaning.
1646
eradicateverb
To destroy thoroughly.
1647
errantadjective
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
1648
erraticadjective
Irregular.
1649
erroneousadjective
Incorrect.
1650
eruditeadjective
Very-learned.
1651
eruditionnoun
Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.
1652
eschewverb
To keep clear of.
1653
espyverb
To keep close watch.
1654
esquirenoun
A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
1655
essencenoun
That which makes a thing to be what it is.
1656
estheticadjective
Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.
1657
estimableadjective
Worthy of respect.
1658
estrangeverb
To alienate.
1659
estuarynoun
A wide lower part of a tidal river.
1660
eugenicadjective
Relating to the development and improvement of race.
1661
eulogizeverb
To speak or write a laudation of a person’s life or character.
1662
eulogynoun
A spoken or written laudation of a person’s life or character.
1663
euphemismnoun
A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
1664
euphoniousadjective
Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
1665
euphonynoun
Agreeableness of sound.
1666
evadeverb
To avoid by artifice.
1667
evanesceverb
To vanish gradually.
1668
evanescentadjective
Fleeting.
1669
evangelicaladjective
Seeking the conversion of sinners.
1670
evangelistnoun
A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.
1671
evasionnoun
Escape.
1672
eventualadjective
Ultimate.
1673
evertverb
To turn inside out.
1674
evictverb
To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.
1675
evidentialadjective
Indicative.
1676
evinceverb
To make manifest or evident.
1677
evokeverb
To call or summon forth.
1678
evolutionnoun
Development or growth.
1679
evolveverb
To unfold or expand.
1680
exacerbateverb
To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
1681
exaggerateverb
To overstate.
1682
exasperateverb
To excite great anger in.
1683
excavateverb
To remove by digging or scooping out.
1684
exceedverb
To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc.
1685
excelverb
To be superior or distinguished.
1686
excellencenoun
Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities.
1687
excellencynoun
A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials.
1688
excellentadjective
Possessing distinguished merit.
1689
excerptnoun
An extract or selection from written or printed matter.
1690
excessnoun
That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.
1691
excitableadjective
Nervously high-strung.
1692
excitationnoun
Intensified emotion or action.
1693
exclamationnoun
An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.
1694
excludeverb
To shut out purposely or forcibly.
1695
exclusionnoun
Non-admission.
1696
excrescencenoun
Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development.
1697
excretionnoun
The getting rid of waste matter.
1698
excruciateverb
To inflict severe pain or agony upon.
1699
excursionnoun
A journey.
1700
excusableadjective
Justifiable.
1701
execrableadjective
Abominable.
1702
execrationnoun
An accursed thing.
1703
executornoun
A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.
1704
exegesisnoun
Biblical exposition or interpretation.
1705
exemplarnoun
A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.
1706
exemplaryadjective
Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.
1707
exemplifyverb
To show by example.
1708
exemptadjective
Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others.
1709
exertverb
To make an effort.
1710
exhaleverb
To breathe forth.
1711
exhaustverb
To empty by draining off the contents.
1712
exhaustibleadjective
Causing or tending to cause exhaustion.
1713
exhaustionnoun
Deprivation of strength or energy.
1714
exhaustiveadjective
Thorough and complete in execution.
1715
exhilarateverb
To fill with high or cheerful spirits.
1716
exhumeverb
To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).
1717
exigencynoun
A critical period or condition.
1718
exigentadjective
Urgent.
1719
existencenoun
Possession or continuance of being.
1720
exitnoun
A way or passage out.
1721
exodusnoun
A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.
1722
exonerateverb
To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.
1723
exorbitancenoun
Extravagance or enormity.
1724
exorbitantadjective
Going beyond usual and proper limits.
1725
exorciseverb
To cast or drive out by religious or magical means.
1726
exoticadjective
Foreign.
1727
expandverb
To increase in range or scope.
1728
expansenoun
A continuous area or stretch.
1729
expansionnoun
Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.
1730
expatriateverb
To drive from one’s own country.
1731
expectverb
To look forward to as certain or probable.
1732
expectancynoun
The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.
1733
expectorateverb
To cough up and spit forth.
1734
expediencynoun
Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.
1735
expedientadjective
Contributing to personal advantage.
1736
expediteverb
To hasten the movement or progress of.
1737
expeditiousadjective
Speedy.
1738
expendverb
To spend.
1739
expensenoun
The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.
1740
expiateverb
To make satisfaction or amends for.
1741
explicateverb
To clear from involvement.
1742
explicitadjective
Definite.
1743
explodeverb
To cause to burst in pieces by force from within.
1744
explosionnoun
A sudden and violent outbreak.
1745
explosiveadjective
Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.
1746
expositionnoun
Formal presentation.
1747
expositoryadjective
Pertaining to a formal presentation.
1748
expostulateverb
To discuss.
1749
exposurenoun
An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass.
1750
expressiveadjective