GRE vocab E to H Word Scramble

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GRE vocab E to H

Question	Answer
edify	instruct, correct morally
efface	rub out
effete	lacking vigor
effigy	dummy
effluvium	noxious smell
effrontery	impudence, shameless boldness, sheer nerve
egregious	notorious, conspicuously bad or shocking
egress	exit
elicit	draw out by discussion
elixir	cure all, something invigorating
ellipsis	omission of words from a text
elliptocal	ambiguous
elucidate	explain, enlighten
elysian	relating to paradise, blissful
emend	correct, usually a text
emendation	correction of errors
emetic	sustance causing vomiting
emolument	salary, compensation
empirical	based on experience
encipher	encode
enclave	territory enclosed within an alien land
encomiastic	praising, eulogistic
encomium	high praise, eulogy
endue	provide with some quality, endow
enervate	weaken
enfranchise	admit to the rights of citizenship
engender	cause, produce
enjoin	command, order, forbid
enmity	ill will, hatred
ennui	boredom
ensconce	settle comfortably
enumerate	list
environ	enclose, surround
epaulet	ornament worn on the shoulder
epigram	witty thought or saying
epistemologist	philosopher who studies the natrue of knowledge
epithet	word or phrase characterisitcally used to describe a person or thing
epoch	period of time
equable	tranquil, steady, uniform
equanimity	calmness of temperament
equinox	period of equal days and nights, beginning of spring nad autumn
equipoise	balance, equilibrium
equine	resembling a horse
equitable	fair, impartial
equity	fairness
equivocal	ambiguous
equivocate	lie
errant	wandering
eschew	avoid
essay	make an attempt at, test
estimable	workth of esteem
ethnology	study of humankind
ethos	underlying character of a culture
etymology	study of word parts
eugolistic	praising
eulogy	expression of praise
evince	show clearly
exact	require, demand, take
excise	cut away
excoriate	scold with biting harshness, strip the skin off
exculpate	clear from blame
execrable	very bad
execrate	curse, express abhorrence for
exegesis	explanation, esp for biblical passages
exhort	urge
exigency	urgent situation
exiguous	small, minute
exorbitant	excessive
expatiate	talk at length
expedient	suitable, practical, politic
expiate	make amends for
explicate	explain, interpret, clarify
expository	explanatory, serving to explain
expostulation	protest
expunge	cancel, remove
extemporaneous	not planned impromtu
extenuate	weaken, mitigate
extirpate	root up
extradition	surrender of prisoner by one state to another
extrinsic	external, not essential, extraneous
facetious	joking, humorous
facsimile	copy
factious	inclined to form factions
factitious	sham, artificial
factotum	handyman
faculty	mental or bodily powers
fallacious	false, misleading
fallow	plowed but now sowed, uncultivated
fancier	breeder or dealer of animals
fastidious	difficult to please, squeamish
fatalism	belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
fatuous	brainless, inane, foolish, smug
febrile	feverish
feckless	feeble and ineffective, careless and irresponsible
feint	trick, shift, sham blow
felicitous	suitably exressed, well chosen
felicity	happiness, appropriateness
fell	cruel, deadly
feral	not domestic, wild
fervid	ardent
fiat	command, authorization
filch	steal
filigree	delicate, lacelike metalwork
firebrand	hothead, troublemaker
flag	droop, grow feeble
flay	strip off skin, plunder, whip, attack with harsh criticism
fleece	rob, plunder
floe	mass of floating ice
florid	ruddy, reddish, flowery
flotsam	drifting wreckage
flout	reject, mock, show contempt for
fluted	having vertical parallel grooves
flux	flowing, series of changes
foible	weakness, slight fault
foil	contrast, defeat, frustrate
foist	insert improperly, palm off
foment	stir up, instigate
fop	dandy, man excessively preoccupied with his clothes
forbearance	patience
forebear	ancestor
forensic	suitable to debate or courts of law
forswear	renounce, abandon
forthright	straightforward
fortuitous	accidental
foster	rear, encourage
founder	fail completely, sink
fracas	brawl, melee
fractious	unruly, disobedient, irritable
franchise	right granted by authority, right to vote
fray	brawl
frenetic	frenzied, frantic
fret	annoyed or vexed
frieze	ornamental band on a wall
fritter	waste
froward	stubbornly contrary, obstinantly disobedient
frustrate	thwart, defeat
fugitive	fleeting or transitory, roving
fulminate	denounce thunderously, explode
fulsome	disgustingly excessive
functionary	official
fusillade	simultaneous firing or outburst
gadfly	animal biting fly, irritating person
gaffe	social blunder
gainsay	deny
galvanize	stimulate by shock, stir up, revitalize
gambit	opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
gambol	romp, skip about
gamely	in a spirited manner, with courage
gamut	entire range
garner	gather, store up
garrulous	loquacious, wordy, talkative
gauche	clumsy, coarse and uncouth
genuflect	bend the knee as in worship
germane	pertinent, bearing upon the case at hand
germinal	pertaining to a germ, creative
gerontocracy	government ruled by old people
gerrymander	change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
gestate	evolve, as in prenatal growth
gibe	mock
glut	overstock, fill to excess
glutinous	sticky, viscous
goad	urge on
gorge	narrow canyon, steep rocky cleft
gouge	overcharge
graduated	arranged by degrees
grandiloquent	pompous, using high sounding language
granulate	form into grains
graphic	pertaining to the art of delineating, vividly described
gratis	free
grouse	complain, fuss
guile	deceit, duplicity, willingless, cunning
guileless	without deceit
gull	hoodwink, trick
gustatory	affecting the sense of taste
guy	cable or chain attached to something that needs to be baced or steadied
gyroscope	apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction
hackles	hair on back and neck
hackneyed	commonplace, trite
halcyon	calm, peaceful
hale	healthy
hallowed	blessed, consecrated
hap	change, luck
hapless	unfortunate
harangue	long, passionate, vehement speech
harping	tiresome dwelling on a subject
harry	annoy, harrass, torment, raid
heckler	someone who verbally harasses others
hegemony	dominance, especially of one nation over others
hermetic	sealed by fusion so as to be airtight, obscure and mysterious, occult
heterodox	unorthodox, unconventional
hew	cut to pieces with an ax or sword
hinterlands	back country
hirsute	hairy
histrionic	theatrical
hoary	white with age
holocaust	destruction by fire
homespun	domestic, made at home
homily	semon, serious warning
hoodwink	deceive, delude
hortatory	encouraging, exhortive
hovel	shack, small wretched house
hubris	arrogance, excessive self conceit
hue and cry	outcry
hummock	small hill
humus	substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
hurtle	crash, rush
husband	frugality, thrift, agriculture
hyperbole	exaggeration, overstatement

Created by: ailin on 2009-05-20