Master the Oxford 3000 vocabulary with our flashcard exercise.
Below are the words you’ll focus on in this session:
- engage
- engine
- enough
- ensure
- entire
- escape
- estate
- ethics
- ethnic
- evolve
- exceed
- except
- expand
- expect
- expert
The Cultural Shift (Oxford 3000 Vocabulary Series)
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engage
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(v) /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
to attract or involve someone in an activity
Example: We engage him in the game.
engine
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(n) /ˈɛn.dʒɪn/
a machine that converts energy into motion or action
Example: The engine makes the car move.
enough
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(adj) /ɪˈnʌf/
sufficient or as much as needed
Example: I have enough money to buy a book.
ensure
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(v) /ɪnˈʃʊr/
to make sure that something happens or is done
Example: We must ensure that the door is locked.
entire
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(adj) /ɪnˈtaɪər/
complete or whole; not missing anything
Example: She read the entire book in one day.
escape
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(v) /ɪˈskeɪp/
to get away from something or someone
Example: The cat wants to escape from the house.
estate
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(n) /ɪˈsteɪt/
a large area of land or property, often with buildings
Example: They bought an estate in the countryside.
ethics
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(n) /ˈɛθɪks/
the study of what is right and wrong in people's actions
Example: We learn about ethics in class.
ethnic
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(adj) /ˈɛθ.nɪk/
related to a group of people who share the same culture or heritage
Example: She is proud of her ethnic background.
evolve
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(v) /ɪˈvɑlv/
to change and develop over time
Example: Animals can evolve to survive in their environment.
exceed
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(v) /ɪkˈsiːd/
to go beyond a limit or expectation
Example: She will exceed her goals this year.
except
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(prep) /ɪkˈsɛpt/
not including; other than
Example: Everyone except John is coming to the party.
expand
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(v) /ɪkˈspænd/
to make something bigger or increase in size, amount, or importance
Example: We want to expand our garden this year.
expect
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(v) /ɪkˈspɛkt/
to think that something will happen or that someone will do something
Example: I expect the train to arrive on time.
expert
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(n) /ˈɛkspɜrt/
a person who is very skilled or knowledgeable in a particular area
Example: She is an expert in mathematics.