GRE Vocabulary - Letter E
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- espouse
- to take up as a cause or belief -v
- epigram
- short, wise, or witty saying -n
- extemporize
- to speak with preparation -v
- ephemeral
- lasting only a short time -adj
- enfranchise
- to admit to the privileges of citizenship -v
- erudite
- learned, well educated -adj
- etiology
- the science of causes; especially of disease -n
- elegy
- song or poem of sad lament -n
- endemic
- of or belonging to a certain region -adj
- emanate
- to come out from a source; originate from -v
- engender
- to give rise to; to cause to produce -v
- expatiate
- add details, as to an account or idea -v
- epicure
- one who enjoys sensual pleasure, esp. with food or drink -n
- exegesis
- explanation or intrepretation of a text -n
- effrontery
- brash; audacity; shameless boldness -adj
- ebullient
- full or energy and lively enthusiasm -adj
- encomium
- heartfelt enthusiastic praise -n
- esoteric
- understood by only a few -adj
- empirical
- based upon direct observation or experience -adj
- equivocate
- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information, To use terms that have two or more meanings to mislead purposely or deceive -v
- ersatz
- an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
- exonerate
- to acquit; to clear from blame -v
- emollient
- soothing or softening lotion or ointment -n
- exacerbate
- to make worse -v
- elucidate
- explain clearly; clarify -v
- expiate
- to make amends or atone for -v
- excoriate
- to abrade or tear off skin; scathing tongue lashing -v
- effusion
- unrestrained pouring out or gushing forth -n
- enigma
- puzzle or mystery; something hard to understand -n
- eulogy
- statement or address in praise of someone -n
- enervate
- weaken or reduce in strength -adj
- epitome
- perfect or ideal example of something -n
- enmity
- hatrid or hostility -n
- evanescent
- fleeting; lasting only a moment -adj
- emend
- to correct or fix errors, usually with a text -v
- epistemology
- the philosophical theory of knowledge -n
- ecumenical
- universal; global; all inclusive -adj
- exigency
- urgent state of affairs requiring immediate attention -n
- eclectic
- aspects that reflect a variety of different sources -adj
- egregious
- flagrant and shockingly bad -adj
- etymology
- the study of the sources and development of words -n
- enamor
- to capitvate or charm; enflame with love -v
- execrate
- to curse or denounce -v
- exculpate
- to clear from blame or guilt -v
- emolument
- salary, wages or other compensation -n
- egalitarianism
- belief in equal social and political rights of all people -n
- eschew
- to avoid; to abstain from; to shun -v
- extrapolate
- to make a projection based upon available information -v
- efficacious
- successfully producing a desired effect -adj
- equipoise
- a state of being equally balanced; equilibrium -n
- extirpate
- to pull up by the roots -v
- equanimity
- mental calmness or composure -n