| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 164 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| either | pron. | Either will be satisfactory. | one or the other |
| adj. | You can wear either coat. | one or the other | |
| adv. | If you don't go, I won't either. | also | |
| elaborate | adj. | It was an elaborate dinner. | fancy |
| elastic | adj. | We used an elastic belt to hold it. | stretchable |
| elbow | noun | He hurt his elbow in an accident. | arm joint |
| verb | I elbowed my way through the crowd. | forced | |
| elder | adj. | He is the nation's elder statesman. | senior |
| noun | The elders will decide what to do. | patriarchs | |
| elect | verb | We will elect a President. | vote for |
| election | noun | The election will be in November. | voting |
| electric | adj. | She cooked on an electric stove. | powered |