GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(22)

　　estimable

　　worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate

　　estranged

　　separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate ; 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 someones 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 well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being ; 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 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

　　evoke

　　call forth ; 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

　　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 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

　　exclaim

　　cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory

　　excoriate

　　scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off

　　exculpate

　　clear from blame or guilt

　　execrable

　　very bad; detestable

　　execrate

　　curse; express abhorrence for; detest

　　execute

　　put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution

　　executioner

　　person administering capital punishment

　　executive

　　person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing

　　executor

　　person designated to execute the terms of a will;

　　exegesis

　　explanation, especially of biblical passages

　　exemplary

　　serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model

　　exemplify

　　show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.

　　exempt

　　not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.

　　exertion

　　effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort

　　exhale

　　breathe out; OP. inhale

　　exhilarating

　　invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car

　　exhort

　　urge ; Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation

　　exhume

　　dig out of the ground; remove from a grave

　　exigency

　　urgent situation; ADJ. exigent

　　exiguous

　　small in amount; minute

　　existential

　　pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism

　　exodus

　　departure

　　exonerate

　　acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt

　　exorbitant

　　excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds

　　exorcise

　　drive out evil spirits