Barron GRE word list - E | |
earmark |
set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose |
earn |
gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve |
earthly |
of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason |
earthy |
unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal |
ebb |
(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
ebullient |
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling |
eccentric |
irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric |
eccentricity |
oddity; idiosyncrasy |
ecclesiastic |
ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman |
eclectic |
selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism |
eclipse |
darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse |
ecliptic |
path of the sun and the planets |
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 |
economy |
efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources |
ecosystem |
ecological community together with its environment |
ecstasy |
rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy |
eddy |
swirling current of water, air, etc.; V. |
edict |
decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command |
edifice |
building (of imposing size) |
edify |
instruct; correct morally |
eerie |
weird; causing fear because strange |
efface |
rub out; remove the surface of |
effective |
effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph |
effectual |
able to produce a desired effect; valid |
effectuate |
effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation |
effeminate |
having womanly traits |
effervescence |
inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
effete |
having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted |
efficacy |
power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual |
effigy |
dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President |
effluvium |
noxious(harmful) smell |
effrontery |
rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek |
effulgent |
shining brightly; brilliant |
effusion |
pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing |
ego |
one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem |
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 |
egotism |
tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance |
egotistical |
egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited |
egregious |
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
egress |
exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress |
ejaculation |
exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
elaborate |
work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ. |
elaboration |
addition of details; intricacy |
elastic |
able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material |
elated |
filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation |
elegy |
poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac |
elevation |
elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house |
elicit |
draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone) |
elixir |
cure-all; panacea; something invigorating |
ellipsis |
omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses |
elliptical |
elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out |
elope |
run away secretly with the intention of getting married |
eloquence |
expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced |
elucidate |
explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid |
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. |
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