Vocabulary Words - Third Grade - E:

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• eagle
  (n.) A large bird.
  (n.) A shot in golf that is two strokes below par.
  
  
• early
  (adj.) Before the usual or expected time.
  
  
• earthquake
  (n.) A shaking of the earth.
  
  
• ease
  (n.) A lack of difficulty.
  
  
• east
  (n.) The direction that you look to watch the sun rise.
  (n.) The direction that is toward the right side of a map of the world.
  
  
• easy
  (adj.) Not hard to do.
  
  
• edge
  (n.) The part of something that is farthest from the center.
  (v.) To move gradually towards something.
  
  
• eight
  (n.) A number.
  
  
• elbow
  (n.) The middle joint of your arm.
  (n.) The joint that joins the upper and the lower arm.
  
  
• elder
  (n.) One who is older; senior.
  (adj.) Older.
  
  
• else
  (adv.) Unless; in addition to something.
  
  
• empty
  (adj.) Having nothing inside.
  (v.) To remove everything inside an object.
  
  
• enjoy
  (v.) To like, to get happiness from.
  
  
• enter
  (v.) To go into a place.
  
  
• entire
  (adj.) All of something.
  
  
• erupt
  (v.) To break out violently.
  
  
• even
  (adj.) The same.
  (adv.) More.
  
  
• every
  (adj.) Each one.
  
  
• everyone
  (pronoun) Every person.
  
  
• everything
  (n.) All things.
  
  
• excite
  (v.) To make someone happy.
  
  
• exit
  (n.) A door or opening that you go through to leave a place.
  (v.) To leave a place.
  
  
• eyeball
  (n.) The round ball that makes up the eye.
  
  
• eyelids
  (n.) Pieces of skin that cover the eye.
  
  

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