GRE Wordlist 16 - 20
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- duress
- n. forcible restraint, esp unlawfully; compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint
- dyspeptic
- adj. suffering from indigestion
- ebullient
- adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
- eclipse (v)
- v. surpass
- efface
- v. rub out; obliterate; wipe out; do away with; expunge; make oneself inconspicuous
- effectual
- adj. able to prioduce a desired effect; valid
- effete
- adj. lacking vigor; worn out; sterile
- effigy
- n. dummy
- effluvium
- n. noxious smell
- effrontery
- n. impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve etc.
- effusion
- n. pouring forth; unrestrained expression, as of feelings
- elicit
- v. draw out by discussion
- ellipsis
- n. omission of words (...)
- elliptical
- adj. ambiguous (by ellipsis)
- elysian
- adj. pertaining to paradise; blissful
- encumber
- v. burden
- endemic
- adj. prevailing among a specific group or in a specific region
- endue
- v. provide with some quality; endow
- enervate
- v. weaken; destroy the vigor of
- engender
- v. cause; produce; give rise to
- enjoin
- v. prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis; direct or order to do something
- ennui
- n. boredom; utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest
- environ (v)
- v. enclose; surround
- epaulet
- n. ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform...)
- epigram
- n. witty saying, usu. short
- episodic
- adj. loosely connected
- epistemologist
- n. philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
- equable
- adj. /ˈɛkwəbəl, ˈikwə-/ tranquil; steady; uniform
- equanimity
- n. calmness of temperament; composure
- equipoise
- n. balance; balancing force; equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium
- equivocate
- v. lie mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
- equivocal
- adj. ambiguous; intentionally misleading
- errant
- adj. wandering
- eschew
- v. avoid; abstain or keep away from
- espouse
- v. make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause
- essay (v)
- v. make an attempt at; try
- ethos
- n. underlying character of a culture
- evince
- v. show clearly
- exact (v)
- v. call for, demand, or require; force or compel the payment, yielding, or performance of
- exalt
- v. raise in rank or dignity; praise
- exceptionable
- adj. objectionable
- excoriate
- v. scold harshly; remove the skin from
- exculpate
- v. clear from blame
- execrable
- adj. very bad
- execrate
- v. curse; express abhorrence for; detest utterly; abhor; abominate
- exegesis
- n. /ˌɛksɪˈdʒisɪs/ critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, esp. of the bible
- exigency
- n. urgent situation; pressing needs
- exiguous
- adj. small; minute; scanty; meager
- expatiate
- v. talk at length; enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion
- expiate
- v. /ˈɛkspiˌeɪt/ make amends or reparations for; atone for
- expropriate
- v. take possession of
- expunge
- v. cancel; remove
- expurgate
- v. clean; remove offensive parts of a book
- extenuate
- v. lessen or attempt to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses; underestimate, underrate, or make light of; make thinner
- extirpate
- v. root out; destroy completely
- extricate
- v. free; disentangle
- extrinsic
- adj. not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous
- exult
- v. rejoice; show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant
- factious
- adj. given to faction; dissentious; pertaining to or proceeding from faction
- factotum
- n. handyman
- obsequious
- adj. servilely compliant or deferential
- fallow
- adj. plowed but not sown
- fancier
- n. breeder or dealer of animals
- fancy (n)
- n. notion; whim; inclination
- fatuous
- adj. brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
- fawning
- adj. trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- feint
- n. a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; trick; shift; sham blow
- ferment (n)
- n. /n. ˈfɜrmɛnt; v. fərˈmɛnt/ agitation; commotion
- fete
- v. honor at a festival
- fetid
- adj. malodorous; foul-smelling
- fetter
- v. shackle; bind to
- fiat
- n. authoritative decree, sanction, or order; arbitrary decree or pronouncement, esp. by an autocrat
- flag
- v. droop; grow feeble
- filigree
- n. delicate, lacelike metalwork; anything very delicate or fanciful
- flair (n)
- n. talent; aptitude; knack
- flay
- v. strip off the skin or outer covering of; criticize or scold with scathing severity
- fleece (v)
- v. rob; plunder
- flit
- v. fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
- floe
- n. mass of floating ice
- florid
- adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery
- flotsam
- n. drifting wreckage of a ship
- flourish (v)
- v. grow well; make sweeping gestures
- flout
- v. reject; mock; show contempt for
- fluted
- adj. having vertical parallel grooves
- fodder
- n. coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; people considered as readily available and of little value; raw material
- foible
- n. weakness; minor fault; slight defect
- foil (n)
- n. person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast
- foil (v.)
- v. defeat; frustrate;
- foist
- v. insert improperly; force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably
- foment
- v. /foʊˈmɛnt/ stir up; instigate
- fop
- n. dandy
- foray
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n. quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder; quick, sudden attack
v. to make a raid; pillage (as for profit or adventure) - forebearance
- n. patience
- forestall
- v. prevent by taking advance action
- forswear
- v. renounce; abandon
- fortuitous
- adj. accidental; by chance; lucky; fortunate
- founder
- v. fail completely; sink (ship, boat, etc.)
- fracas
- n. /ˈfreɪkəs; Brit. ˈfrækɑ/ brawl, melee
- fractious
- adj. unruly; readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome
- fraught
- adj. filled or charged with; emotionally distressed
- fray
- n. brawl
- fritter
- v. waste
- froward
- adj. /ˈfroʊwərd, ˈfroʊərd/ stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
- fructify
- v. bear fruit; make fruitful or productive; fertilize
- fugitive (adj)
- adj. fleeting or transitory; roving
- fulminate
- v. denounce thunderously; explode or detonate with a loud noise
- fulsome
- adj. /ˈfʊlsəm, ˈfʌl-/ offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; disgusting; sickening; repulsive
- functionary
- n. official
- funereal
- adj. sad; solemn
- furtive
- adj. stealthy; sneaky
- fusillade
- n. simultaneous firing or outburst; general discharge or outpouring of anything
- gadfly
- n. biting fly; irritating person
- gaffe
- n. social blunder; faux pas
- effront (v)
- v. \Ef*front"\, give assurances to
- affront
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n. /əˈfrʌnt/ offensive word or act; display of disrespect
v. to offend with disrespect or insolence