gre王牌词汇：2012新GRE阅读词汇必备资料19

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