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GRE E Words
Words that begin with E
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12/29/2011
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ECLECTIC
 Definition
Selecting from or made up from a variety of sources.
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EFFICACY
 Definition
Effectiveness
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ELEGY
 Definition
A sorrowful poem or speech.
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ELOQUENT
 Definition
Persuasive and moving, especially in speech.
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EMULATE
 Definition
To copy; to try to equal or excel.
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ENERVATE
 Definition
To reduce in strength.
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ENGENDER
 Definition
To produce, cause or bring about.
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ENIGMA
 Definition
A puzzle; a mystery.
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ENUMERATE
 Definition
To count, list, or itemize.
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EPHEMERAL
 Definition
Lasting a short time.
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EQUIVOCATE
 Definition
To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead.
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ERRATIC
 Definition
Wandering and unpredictable.
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ERUDITE
 Definition
Learned, scholarly, bookish.
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ESOTERIC
 Definition
Known or understood only by a few.
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ESTIMABLE
 Definition
Admirable
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EULOGY
 Definition
Speech in praise of someone.
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EUPHEMISM
 Definition
Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one.
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EXACERBATE
 Definition
To make worse.
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EXCULPATE
 Definition
To clear from blame; to prove innocent.
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EXIGENT
 Definition
Urgent
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EXONERATE
 Definition
To clear from blame.
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EXPLICIT
 Definition
Clearly stated or shown.
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