GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(21)

　　enormity

　　hugeness ; excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous

　　enrapture

　　please intensely; fill with rapture and delight

　　ensconce

　　settle comfortably; place comfortably

　　ensue

　　follow

　　entail

　　make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B

　　enterprise

　　willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan ; 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 ; hold spellbound

　　entice

　　lure; persuade to do ; attract; tempt

　　entity

　　real being

　　entomology

　　study of insects

　　entourage

　　group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround

　　entrance

　　put under a spell; carry away with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight

　　entreat

　　plead; ask earnestly

　　entree

　　entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle

　　entrepreneur

　　businessperson ; 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

　　eon

　　long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras

　　epaulet

　　ornament worn on the shoulder

　　ephemeral

　　short-lived; fleeting

　　epic

　　long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art ; ADJ: 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

　　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

　　epithet

　　word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person

　　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; 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

　　ambiguous; intentionally misleading; 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 ; straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant

　　erratic

　　odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable

　　erroneous

　　mistaken; wrong; incorrect

　　erudite

　　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 ; marry; N. espousal

　　esteem

　　respect; value; judge; N.

　　enormity

　　hugeness ; excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous

　　enrapture

　　please intensely; fill with rapture and delight

　　ensconce

　　settle comfortably; place comfortably

　　ensue

　　follow

　　entail

　　make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B

　　enterprise

　　willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan ; 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 ; hold spellbound

　　entice

　　lure; persuade to do ; attract; tempt

　　entity

　　real being

　　entomology

　　study of insects

　　entourage

　　group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround

　　entrance

　　put under a spell; carry away with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight

　　entreat

　　plead; ask earnestly

　　entree

　　entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle

　　entrepreneur

　　businessperson ; 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

　　eon

　　long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras

　　epaulet

　　ornament worn on the shoulder

　　ephemeral

　　short-lived; fleeting

　　epic

　　long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art ; ADJ: 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

　　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

　　epithet

　　word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person

　　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; 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

　　ambiguous; intentionally misleading; 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 ; straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant

　　erratic

　　odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable

　　erroneous

　　mistaken; wrong; incorrect

　　erudite

　　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 ; marry; N. espousal

　　esteem

　　respect; value; judge; N.