GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(19)

　　Barron GRE word list - E

　　earmark

　　set aside for a particular purpose

　　earn

　　gain for the performance of service or labor; gain ; deserve

　　earthly

　　of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason

　　earthy

　　unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal

　　ebb

　　recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide

　　ebullient

　　showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling

　　eccentric

　　irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric

　　eccentricity

　　oddity; idiosyncrasy

　　ecclesiastic

　　ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman

　　eclectic

　　selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism

　　eclipse

　　darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse

　　ecliptic

　　path of the sun and the planets

　　ecologist

　　person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology

　　economy

　　efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources

　　ecosystem

　　ecological community together with its environment

　　ecstasy

　　rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy

　　eddy

　　swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.

　　edict

　　decree ; official command

　　edifice

　　building

　　edify

　　instruct; correct morally

　　eerie

　　weird; causing fear because strange

　　efface

　　rub out; remove the surface of

　　effective

　　effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph

　　effectual

　　able to produce a desired effect; valid

　　effectuate

　　effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation

　　effeminate

　　having womanly traits

　　effervescence

　　inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce

　　effete

　　having lost ones original power; barren; worn out; exhausted

　　efficacy

　　power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual

　　effigy

　　dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President

　　effluvium

　　noxious smell

　　effrontery

　　rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek

　　effulgent

　　shining brightly; brilliant

　　effusion

　　pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing

　　ego

　　ones opinion of oneself; self-esteem

　　egoism

　　excessive interest in ones self; belief that one should be interested in ones self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical

　　egotism

　　tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance

　　egotistical

　　egotistic; excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited

　　egregious

　　notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

　　egress

　　exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress

　　ejaculation

　　exclamation; abrupt ejection ; V. ejaculate

　　elaborate

　　work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.

　　elaboration

　　addition of details; intricacy

　　elastic

　　able to spring back into shape; quick to recover ; able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material

　　elated

　　filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation

　　elegy

　　poem or song expressing lamentation ; ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac

　　elevation

　　elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house

　　elicit

　　draw out fact or information

　　elixir

　　cure-all; panacea; something invigorating

　　ellipsis

　　omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission ; PL. ellipses

　　elliptical

　　elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out

　　elope

　　run away secretly with the intention of getting married

　　eloquence

　　expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced

　　elucidate

　　explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid

　　elusive

　　evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me.