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GRE Lesson 16
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| engaged | employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict |
| engaging | charming; attractive |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| engross | occupy fully; absorb |
| engulf | surround and swallow up |
| enhance | increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve |
| enigma | puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling |
| enjoin | command; order; forbid |
| enlist | (cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support) |
| enliven | make lively or spirited; animate |
| enmity | ill will; hatred; hostility |
| ennui | boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy |
| enormity | hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
| enrapture | please intensely; fill with rapture and delight |
| ensconce | settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place) |
| ensue | follow (as a result) |
| entail | make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B |
| enterprise | willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat |
| enterprising | full of initiative; showing enterprise |
| enthrall | capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound |
| entice | lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt |
| entity | real being |
| entomology | study of insects |
| entourage | group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround |
| entrance | put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight |
| entreat | plead; ask earnestly |
| entree(entr\'ee) | entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle |
| entrepreneur | businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial |
| enumerate | list; mention one by one |
| enunciate | announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him. |
| environ | enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city) |
| eon(aeon) | long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras |
| epaulet(epaulette) | ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.) |
| ephemeral | short-lived; fleeting |
| epic | long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand |
| epicure | connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus |
| epicurean | believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N. |
| epigram | witty thought or saying, usually short |
| epilogue | short speech at conclusion of dramatic work |
| episodic | (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience |
| epistemologist | philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology |
| epitaph | inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone) |
| epithet | word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous) |
| epitome | perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody |
| epoch | period of time |
| equable | tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform |
| equanimity | calmness of temperament; composure |
| equestrian | rider on horseback; ADJ. |
| equilibrium | balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity |
| equine | resembling a horse; Ex. equine face |
| equinox | period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial |
| equipoise | balance; balancing force; equilibrium |
| equitable | fair; impartial; OP. inequitable |
| equity | fairness; justice; OP. inequity |
| equivocal | (of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal |
| equivocate | use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation |
| erode | eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks. |
| erotic | pertaining to passionate love or sexual love |
| errant | wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant |
| erratic | odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable |
| erroneous | mistaken; wrong; incorrect |
| erudite | (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition |
| escapade | prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules |
| eschew | avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks |
| esoteric | hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica |
| espionage | spying |
| espouse | adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal |
| esteem | respect; value; judge; N. |
| estimable | (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate |
| estranged | separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement |
| ethereal | like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air |
| ethnic | relating to races |
| ethnology | study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology |
| ethos | underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos |
| etymology | study of word parts; study of the origins of words |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
| eulogistic | praising; full of eulogy |
| eulogy | expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize |
| euphemism | mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic |
| euphony | sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious |
| euphoria | feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric |
| euthanasia | mercy killing |
| evanescent | fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
| evasive | not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit |
| evenhanded | impartial; fair |
| eventual | happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory |
| evince | show clearly |
| evocative | tending to call up (emotions, memories) |
| evoke | call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation |
| ewe | female sheep |
| exacerbate | worsen; aggravate; embitter |
| exact | demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction |
| exacting | extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety |
| exalt | raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation |
| exasperate | vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience) |
| except | exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality |
| exceptionable | objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable |
| excerpt | selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V. |
| exchequer | treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer |
| excise | cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision |
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