Sungwoo's GRE Vocabulary (Barron's): E
Flashcard's for the wonderful GRE vocabulary set provided by Sungwoo Park at http://www.postech.ac.kr/~gla/gre/
I'll be adding more words as i find them mixed in the other letters! stay tuned...
I'll be adding more words as i find them mixed in the other letters! stay tuned...
Terms
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- eclectic
- selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism
- embroider
- decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
- eccentric
- irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric
- euphoria
- feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric
- ebb
- (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide
- ennui
- boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy
- evocative
- tending to call up (emotions, memories)
- exorcise
- drive out evil spirits
- emancipate
- set free; liberate
- exchequer
- treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer
- extrovert
- person interested mostly in external objects and actions
- embark
- commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey
- elegy
- poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac
- enjoin
- command; order; forbid
- equipoise
- balance; balancing force; equilibrium
- exude
- flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation
- Epicurean
- believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.
- embody
- give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
- epaulet (epaulette)
- ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
- executioner
- person administering capital punishment
- exposure
- risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption
- executor
- person designated to execute the terms of a will; ¿¹¼ú ÀÛÇ°ÀÇ Á¦ÀÛÀÚ
- enunciate
- announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.
- expound
- explain
- expletive
- meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word
- endear
- make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced
- extemporaneous
- not planned; impromptu; extempore
- equivocate
- use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation
- encircle
- surround
- effrontery
- rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
- endearment
- fond word or act; expression of affection
- engender
- cause; produce; give rise to
- ewe
- female sheep
- eerie
- weird; causing fear because strange
- emissary
- agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
- execute
- put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution
- energize
- invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active
- exempt
- not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.
- expertise
- specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill
- embellish
- adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)
- enumerate
- list; mention one by one
- egoism
- excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical
- erudite
- (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition
- extraneous
- not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject
- effective
- effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph
- ego
- one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem
- edifice
- building (of imposing size)
- explicate
- explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable
- ensconce
- settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
- earthly
- of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason
- emanate
- issue forth; come out
- esoteric
- hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica
- egotistical
- egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited
- elysian
- relating to paradise; blissful
- effectuate
- effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation
- espionage
- spying
- eminent
- rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position
- expiate
- make amends for (a sin)
- exhort
- urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation
- extol
- praise very highly; glorify
- effusion
- pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing
- equity
- fairness; justice; OP. inequity
- equine
- resembling a horse; Ex. equine face
- extrapolation
- projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information
- elaborate
- work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.
- epicure
- connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus
- emaciated
- thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)
- ethereal
- like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air
- executive
- person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing
- entice
- lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt
- emasculate
- weaken; castrate
- embryonic
- undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
- eon (aeon)
- long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras
- epic
- long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand
- exegesis
- explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
- ecologist
- person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology
- emblazon
- ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment
- extort
- wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant
- encomiastic
- praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy
- epilogue
- short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
- environ
- enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
- embed (imbed)
- enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass
- earthy
- unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal
- entrepreneur
- businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial
- ethnology
- study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology
- enormity
- hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
- ensue
- follow (as a result)
- equitable
- fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
- engaged
- employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
- ejaculation
- exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
- equestrian
- rider on horseback; ADJ.
- equinox
- period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial
- elusive
- evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me.
- ephemeral
- short-lived; fleeting
- etymology
- study of word parts; study of the origins of words
- effectual
- able to produce a desired effect; valid
- endue
- provide with some quality; endow
- ethos
- underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos
- episodic
- (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience
- emolument
- salary; payment for an office; compensation
- expedient
- suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
- ellipsis
- omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
- expatiate
- talk at length; speak or write in detail
- epithet
- word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
- entity
- real being
- entail
- make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B
- encroachment
- gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon
- encumber
- burden; N. encumbrance
- embrace
- hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet
- engaging
- charming; attractive
- expeditious
- done with speed; quick; N. expedition
- embitter
- make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.
- exhale
- breathe out; OP. inhale
- expunge
- cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase
- elicit
- draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
- eclipse
- darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse
- execrate
- curse; express abhorrence for; detest
- efface
- rub out; remove the surface of
- ebullient
- showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling
- enduring
- lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive
- exculpate
- clear from blame or guilt
- exemplary
- serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model
- eccentricity
- oddity; idiosyncrasy
- emetic
- substance causing vomiting; ADJ.
- exotic
- not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress
- expatriate
- exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
- emulate
- imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)
- equable
- tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
- efficacy
- power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual
- empirical
- based on experience
- engage
- attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle
- exuberance
- overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
- effeminate
- having womanly traits
- exacting
- extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety
- exact
- demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
- ecliptic
- path of the sun and the planets
- emend
- correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement
- equivocal
- (of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal
- epigram
- witty thought or saying, usually short
- enterprise
- willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat
- estranged
- separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement
- effluvium
- noxious(harmful) smell
- enmity
- ill will; hatred; hostility
- eulogy
- expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize
- enrapture
- please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
- exigency
- urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
- euphemism
- mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic
- entreat
- plead; ask earnestly
- epitaph
- inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)
- economy
- efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
- erotic
- pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
- existential
- pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism
- expansive
- (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
- erratic
- odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable
- egress
- exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
- enigma
- puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling
- enhance
- increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve
- encipher
- encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher
- exiguous
- small in amount; minute
- except
- exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
- evoke
- call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation
- enclave
- territory enclosed within an alien land
- evanescent
- fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce
- engross
- occupy fully; absorb
- euphony
- sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
- extricate
- free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
- extant
- (of something written or painted) still in existence
- edict
- decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
- ethnic
- relating to races
- exonerate
- acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt
- expurgate
- clean; remove offensive parts of a book
- elaboration
- addition of details; intricacy
- exceptionable
- objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable
- excise
- cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
- erroneous
- mistaken; wrong; incorrect
- excoriate
- scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
- Elysium
- place or condition of bliss
- exhilarating
- invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car
- evince
- show clearly
- equilibrium
- balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
- elucidate
- explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
- evasive
- not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit
- exhume
- dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
- espouse
- adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
- epitome
- perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
- extenuate
- weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
- expedite
- hasten; make go faster
- exploit
- make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation
- ecstasy
- rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
- ecclesiastic
- ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman
- euthanasia
- mercy killing
- enfranchise
- admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise
- effulgent
- shining brightly; brilliant
- embargo
- ban on commerce or other activity
- eddy
- swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.
- excerpt
- selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.
- elated
- filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
- epoch
- period of time
- eugenic
- pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race
- endemic
- prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic
- exertion
- effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort
- entree (entrée)
- entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle
- enamored
- in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love
- extrinsic
- external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
- evenhanded
- impartial; fair
- egregious
- notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
- exult
- rejoice
- effete
- having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
- enterprising
- full of initiative; showing enterprise
- entrance
- put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight
- exploit
- brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean
- extrude
- force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die
- exorbitant
- (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds
- entomology
- study of insects
- enthrall
- capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound
- eulogistic
- praising; full of eulogy
- emollient
- soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.
- extradition
- surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite
- exclaim
- cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
- epistemologist
- philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology
- equanimity
- calmness of temperament; composure
- estimable
- (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate
- encompass
- surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
- expropriate
- take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
- effigy
- dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President
- elliptical
- elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
- expository
- explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
- exodus
- departure (of a large number of people)
- embezzlement
- taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
- exalt
- raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation
- errant
- wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant
- erode
- eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.
- execrable
- very bad; detestable
- elixir
- cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
- exemplify
- show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.
- embroil
- throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio
- emboss
- produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design
- exasperate
- vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)
- expenditure
- payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy
- eloquence
- expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
- empathy
- ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy
- expostulation
- protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate
- eschew
- avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
- exacerbate
- worsen; aggravate; embitter
- effervescence
- inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce
- enervate
- weaken; take away energy from
- escapade
- prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
- extirpate
- root up; uproot; destroy completely
- esteem
- respect; value; judge; N.
- edify
- instruct; correct morally
- ecosystem
- ecological community together with its environment
- egotism
- tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
- explicit
- totally clear; definite; outspoken
- endorse
- approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal