gre词汇量：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(19)

Barron GRE word list - E

earmark

set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose

earn

gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); 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

(of the tide) 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 (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command

edifice

building (of imposing size)

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 one's 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(harmful) 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

one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem

egoism

excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's 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(egocentric); 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 (to discharge sperm); 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 (as from disappointment); 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 (for the dead); 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 (by discussion or from someone)

elixir

cure-all; panacea; something invigorating

ellipsis

omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); 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.