gre考试词汇：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(20)

elysian

relating to paradise; blissful

Elysium

place or condition of bliss

emaciated

thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)

emanate

issue forth; come out

emancipate

set free; liberate

emasculate

weaken; castrate

embargo

ban on commerce or other activity

embark

commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey

embed(imbed)

enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass

embellish

adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)

embezzlement

taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)

embitter

make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.

emblazon

ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment

embody

give a bodily form to; incorporate; include

emboss

produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design

embrace

hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet

embroider

decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish

embroil

throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio

embryonic

undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development

emend

correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement

emetic

substance causing vomiting; ADJ.

eminent

rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position

emissary

agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger

emollient

soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.

emolument

salary; payment for an office; compensation

empathy

ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy

empirical

based on experience

emulate

imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)

enact

make (a bill) into law

enamored

in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love

encipher

encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher

encircle

surround

enclave

territory enclosed within an alien land

encomiastic

praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy

encompass

surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.

encroachment

gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon

encumber

burden; N. encumbrance

endear

make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced

endearment

fond word or act; expression of affection

endemic

prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic

endorse

approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal

endue

provide with some quality; endow

enduring

lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive

energize

invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active

enervate

weaken; take away energy from

enfranchise

admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise

engage

attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle

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