gre王牌词汇：2012新GRE阅读词汇必备资料21

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.