BARRON SET#7
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- enmity
- ill will; hatred; hostility
- ennui
- boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy
- enormity
- hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
- enrapture
- please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
- ensconce
- settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
- ensue
- follow (as a result)
- entail
- make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B
- 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
- enterprising
- full of initiative; showing enterprise
- enthrall
- capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound
- entice
- lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt
- entity
- real being
- entomology
- study of insects
- entourage
- group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround
- 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
- entreat
- plead; ask earnestly
- entree(entr'ee)
- entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle
- entrepreneur
- businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial
- enumerate
- list; mention one by one
- enunciate
- announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.
- environ
- enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
- eon(aeon)
- long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras
- epaulet(epaulette)
- ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
- ephemeral
- short-lived; fleeting
- 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
- epicure
- connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus
- Epicurean
- believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.
- epigram
- witty thought or saying, usually short
- epilogue
- short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
- 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
- epistemologist
- philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology
- epitaph
- inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)
- epithet
- word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
- epitome
- perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
- epoch
- period of time
- equable
- tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
- equanimity
- calmness of temperament; composure
- equestrian
- rider on horseback; ADJ.
- equilibrium
- balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
- equine
- resembling a horse; Ex. equine face
- equinox
- period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial
- equipoise
- balance; balancing force; equilibrium
- equitable
- fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
- equity
- fairness; justice; OP. inequity
- equivocal
- (of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal
- equivocate
- use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation
- erode
- eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.
- erotic
- pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
- errant
- wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant
- erratic
- odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable
- erroneous
- mistaken; wrong; incorrect
- erudite
- (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition
- escapade
- prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
- eschew
- avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
- esoteric
- hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica
- espionage
- spying
- espouse
- adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
- esteem
- respect; value; judge; N.
- estimable
- (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate
- estranged
- separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement
- ethereal
- like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air
- ethnic
- relating to races
- ethnology
- study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology
- ethos
- underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos
- etymology
- study of word parts; study of the origins of words
- eugenic
- pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race
- eulogistic
- praising; full of eulogy
- eulogy
- expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize
- euphemism
- mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic
- euphony
- sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
- euphoria
- feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric
- euthanasia
- mercy killing
- evanescent
- fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce
- evasive
- not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit
- evenhanded
- impartial; fair
- eventual
- happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory
- evince
- show clearly
- evocative
- tending to call up (emotions, memories)
- evoke
- call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation
- ewe
- female sheep
- exacerbate
- worsen; aggravate; embitter
- exact
- demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
- exacting
- extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety
- exalt
- raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation
- exasperate
- vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)
- except
- exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
- exceptionable
- objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable
- excerpt
- selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.
- exchequer
- treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer
- excise
- cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
- exclaim
- cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
- excoriate
- scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
- exculpate
- clear from blame or guilt
- execrable
- very bad; detestable
- execrate
- curse; express abhorrence for; detest
- execute
- put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution
- executioner
- person administering capital punishment
- executive
- person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing
- executor
- person designated to execute the terms of a will;
- exegesis
- explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
- exemplary
- serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model
- exemplify
- show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.
- exempt
- not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.
- exertion
- effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort
- exhale
- breathe out; OP. inhale
- exhilarating
- invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car
- exhort
- urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation
- exhume
- dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
- exigency
- urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
- exiguous
- small in amount; minute
- existential
- pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism
- exodus
- departure (of a large number of people)
- exonerate
- acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt
- exorbitant
- (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds
- exorcise
- drive out evil spirits
- exotic
- not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress
- expansive
- (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
- expatiate
- talk at length; speak or write in detail
- expatriate
- exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
- expedient
- suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
- expedite
- hasten; make go faster
- expeditious
- done with speed; quick; N. expedition
- expenditure
- payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy
- expertise
- specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill
- expiate
- make amends for (a sin)
- expletive
- meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word
- explicate
- explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable
- explicit
- totally clear; definite; outspoken
- exploit
- brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean
- expos'e
- public revelation of something discreditable
- expository
- explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
- expostulation
- protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate
- exposure
- risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption
- expound
- explain
- expropriate
- take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
- expunge
- cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase
- expurgate
- clean; remove offensive parts of a book
- exquisite
- delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry
- extant
- (of something written or painted) still in existence
- extemporaneous
- not planned; impromptu; extempore
- extenuate
- weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
- extirpate
- root up; uproot; destroy completely
- extol
- praise very highly; glorify
- extort
- wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant
- extradition
- surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite
- extraneous
- not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject
- extrapolation
- projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information
- extricate
- free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
- extrinsic
- external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
- extrovert
- person interested mostly in external objects and actions
- extrude
- force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die
- exuberance
- overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
- exude
- flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation
- exult
- rejoice
- fabricate
- build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society
- facade(fa\c{c}ade)
- front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance
- facet
- small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side
- facetious
- joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
- facilitate
- help bring about; make less difficult
- facsimile
- copy
- faction
- party; clique (within a large group); dissension
- factious
- inclined to form factions; causing dissension
- factitious
- artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears
- factotum
- handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
- faculty
- mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
- fake
- not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature
- fallacious
- false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument
- fallible
- liable to err
- fallow
- (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated
- falsify
- make (something written) false by changing
- falter
- hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.
- fanaticism
- excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
- fancied
- imagined; unreal
- fancier
- breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
- fanciful
- whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme
- fancy
- imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate
- fanfare
- call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display
- farce
- broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical
- far-fetched
- too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story
- fashion
- give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay
- fastidious
- difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
- fatalism
- belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death
- fathom
- comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water
- fathomless
- too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable
- fatuous
- smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness
- fauna
- animals of a period or region; CF. flora
- favoritism
- display of partiality toward a favored person
- fawning
- courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness
- faze
- disconcert; dismay; embarrass
- feasible
- practical; able to be carried out; practicable
- feature
- distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent
- febrile
- feverish
- fecundity
- fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
- feebleminded
- deficient in intelligence; very stupid
- feign
- pretend
- feint
- trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
- felicitous
- (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
- felicity
- happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous
- feline
- of a member of the cat family; N.
- fell
- cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)
- felon
- person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime
- feral
- (of an animal) not domestic; wild
- ferment
- agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
- fermentation
- chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
- ferocious
- fierce; violent; N. ferocity
- ferret
- drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes
- fertile
- producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize
- fervent
- ardent; zealous; hot
- fervid
- ardent; zealous; hot
- fervor
- glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
- fester
- rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.
- festive
- joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival
- fete
- honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
- fetid
- malodorous; foul
- fetish
- object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism
- fetter
- shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
- feud
- bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal, feudalism
- fiasco
- total failure; CF. bottle
- fiat
- command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done
- fickle
- changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless
- fictitious
- imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
- fidelity
- loyalty; accuracy
- fiend
- evil spirit; devil
- figment
- invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination
- figurative
- not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech
- figurine
- small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
- filch
- steal (things of small value)
- filial
- pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect
- filibuster
- block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter
- filigree
- delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
- filing
- particle removed by a file
- filth
- dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
- finale
- conclusion; concluding part
- finery
- beautiful clothes for a special occasion
- finesse
- delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
- finicky
- too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
- finish
- surface texture; completeness of execution
- finished
- properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance
- finite
- limited
- firebrand
- piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
- fissure
- crevice; crack
- fit
- sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy
- fitful
- spasmodic; intermittent; irregular
- flaccid
- flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles
- flag
- droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
- flagrant
- conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous
- flail
- beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle
- flair
- talent