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E GRE words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Eclectic (adj.) | selecting from a variety of sources. V's mom have an _ collection of crystal animals. |
| Efficacy (n.) | effectiveness There's little information on the _ of this treatment. |
| Elegy (n). | a sorrowful poem or speech. (usually for the dead) synonym: dirge. I wrote an _ for my grandpa's funeral. |
| Eloquent (adj.) | fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing; Clearly expressing. Kanar is an _ speaker. |
| Emulate (v.) | match or surpass; imitate. Children usually _ their parent's action. |
| Enervate (v.) | cause someone to feel drained of energy; weaken Teaching Clara _ me. |
| Engender (v.) | cause or give rise to, My first car accident _ my fear of driving long distance. |
| Enigma (n.) | a puzzle or mystery; something hard to understand. Despite the _ of chemistry, I still enjoy the subject. |
| Enumerate (v.) | listing; count. I can _ reasons why Joseph is late. |
| Ephemeral (adj.) | lasting a short time; transitory; transient Joseph is _ in gym. |
| Equivocate (v.) | to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead. The kid _ when I asked who ate my cookie. |
| Erratic (adj.) | unpredictable; inconsistant. The injured dog has an _ breathing. |
| Erudite (adj.) | scholarly, educated, knowledgable. I have met many _ individuals in conferences. |
| Esoteric (adj.) | known or understood by only a few. The field of quantum mechanic physics is _. |
| Estimable (adj.) | admirable. Paula's discoveries done in the past ten years are _. |
| Eulogy (n.) | speech in praise of someone (usually for person who just died or retired). I had to write an _ for my grandpa's funeral. |
| Euphemism (n.) | use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one; polite term. The funeral director used the _ words like sleeping instead of dead. |
| Exacerbate (v.) | to make (problem or situation) worse. antonym: alleviate. The firefighter used water on the water reactive chemical that was on fire, which _ the fire. |
| Exculpate (v.) | prove innocent. The man was _ from being accused of sexual assault because the witness corroborated in favor of the man. |
| Exigent (adj.) | urgent; require immediate action. The patient was losing blood too quickly that it was _ to stop the bleeding. |
| Exonerate (v.) | to clear of blame. Noor was _ by Paula when Ruxi admitted that the faulty chemdraw was his. |
| Explicit (adj.) | stated clearly in detail. Paula gave an _ instructions on how to take care of her plants when she is gone. |
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