gre词汇精选：2012新GRE阅读词汇必备资料20

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