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GRE Words E
e for excellent
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Undergraduate 4
11/20/2011

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earthy
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crude
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ebullient
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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
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eddy
Definition
air or wind current
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edify
Definition
to instruct morally and spiritually
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editorialize
Definition
to express an opinion on an issue
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efface
Definition
to erase or make illegible
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effervescent
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bubbly, lively
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efficacious
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effective, efficient
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effluvia
Definition
outpouring of gases or vapors
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effrontery
Definition
impudent boldness, audacity
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effulgent
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brilliantly shining
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effusive
Definition
expressing emotion without restraint
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egregious
Definition
conspicuously bad
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egress
Definition
exit
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elucidate
Definition
to explain, clarify
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embroil
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to involve in; cause to fall into disorder
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emend
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to correct a text
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emotive
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appealing to or expressing emotion
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encipher
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to translate a message into code
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encomium
Definition
warm praise
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endogamous
Definition
marrying within a specific group due to law or custom
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enervate
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to weaken, sap strength from
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engender
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to produce, cause, bring about
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enigmatic
Definition
puzzling, inexlicable
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enjoin
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to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order
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ensconce
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to settle comfortable into a place
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ephemeral
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momentary, transient, fleeting
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epicure
Definition
person with refined taste in food and wine
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epigram
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short, witty saying or poem
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epigraph
Definition
quotation at the beginning of a literary work
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epithet
Definition
an abusive word or phrase
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epochal
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very significant or influential; defining an epoch or time period
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equanimity
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calmness, composure
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equitable
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fair
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equity
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justice, fairness
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equivocal
Definition
ambiguous, open to two interpretations
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equivocate
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to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally
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ersatz
Definition
fake
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escheat
Definition
property
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eschew
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to abstain from, avoid
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espouse
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to support or advocate; to marry
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estimable
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admirable
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esurient
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hungry, greedy
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ethereal
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not earthly, spiritual, delicate
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ethos
Definition
beliefs or character of a group
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etymology
Definition
origin and history of a word; study of words
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euphemism
Definition
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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euphony
Definition
pleasant, harmonious sound
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eurythmics
Definition
act of harmonious bodily movements
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evanescent
Definition
momentary, transitory, short-lived
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evince
Definition
to show clearly, display, signify
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excoriate
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to denounce
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execrable
Definition
utterly detestable
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exhort
Definition
to urge or incite by strong appeals
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exigent
Definition
urgent; excessively demanding
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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expatiate
Definition
to wander; to discuss or describe at length
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expiate
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to atone for, make amends for
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explode
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to debunk, disprove; blow up, burst
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exponent
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one who champions or advocates
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expound
Definition
to elaborate; to expand or increase
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expunge
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to erase, eliminate completely
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expurgate
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to censor
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extemporaneous
Definition
unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment
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extenuate
Definition
to lessen the seriousness, strength, or effect of
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extol
Definition
praise
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extort
Definition
to obtain something by threats
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extrinsic
Definition
not inherent or essential, coming from without
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embroider
Definition
to produce or form in needlework.
3.to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with ornate language or fictitious details
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euphusim
Definition
an affected style in imitation of that of Lyly, fashionable in England about the end of the 16th century, characterized chiefly by long series of antitheses and frequent similes relating to mythological natural history, and alliteration. Compare Euphues.
2.
any similar ornate style of writing or speaking; high-flown, periphrastic language.
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