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GRE Vocab5
E words/GRE Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ebullient | exhilarated; full of enthusiam and high spirits |
| Eclectic | selecting from or made up from a variety of soures |
| Edify | to instruct morally and spiritually |
| Efficacy | effectiveness |
| Effigy | stuffed doll; likeness of a person |
| Effrontery | impudent boldness; audacity |
| Elegy | a sorrowful poem or speech |
| Eloquent | persuassive and moving, espcially in speech |
| Embellish | to add ornamental or fictitious details |
| Emulate | to copy; to try to equal or excel |
| Encomium | warm praise |
| Endemic | belinging to a particular area; inherent |
| Enervate | to reduce in strength |
| Engender | to produce, cause, or bring about |
| Enigma | a puzzle; a mystery |
| Enumerate | to count, list, or itemize |
| Ephemeral | lasting a short time |
| Epicure | person with refined taste in food and wine |
| Equivocate | to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead |
| Erratic | wandering and unpredictable |
| Ersatz | fake |
| Erudite | learned; scholarly; bookish |
| Eschew | to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) |
| Esoteric | known or understood only by a few |
| Estimable | admirable |
| Ethos | beliefs or character of a group |
| Eulogy | speech in praise of someone |
| Euphemism | use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
| Euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound |
| Exacerbate | to make worse |
| Exculpate | to clear from blame; prove innocent |
| Exigent | urgent; requiring immediate action |
| Exonerate | to clear of blame |
| Explicit | clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression |
| Exponent | one who champions or advocates |
| Exprugate | to censor |