1. Ebullient (adj.) - Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
2. Eccentric (adj.) - Peculiar
3. Educe (v) - To draw out
4. Efface (v) - To obliterate
5. Effectual (adj.) - Efficient
6. Effeminacy (n) - Womanishness
7. Effete (adj.) - Exhausted, as having performed its functions
8. Effulgence (n) - Splendor
9. Effuse (v) - To pour forth
10. Egoist (n) - One who advocates or practices egoism
11. Egotist (n) - One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences
12. Egregious (adj.) - Extreme
13. Egress (n) - Any place of exit
14. Elucidate (v) - To bring out more clearly the facts concerning
15. Elusion (n) - Evasion
16. Emaciate (v) - To waste away in flesh
17. Emanate (v) - To flow forth or proceed, as from some source
18. Emancipate (v) - To release from bondage
19. Embargo (n) - Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade
20. Embezzle (v) - To misappropriate secretly
21. Emulate (v) - To imitate with intent to equal or surpass
22. Encumber (v) - To impede with obstacles
23. Ensnare (v) - To entrap
24. Entwine (v) - To interweave
25. Epicure (n) - One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking
26. Epiphany (n) - Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity
27. Epitaph (n) - An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead
28. Epitome (n) - A simplified representation
29. Epoch (n) - An interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events
30. Eschew (v) - To keep clear of
31. Esquire (n) - A title of dignity, office, or courtesy
32. Eulogy (n) - A spoken or written laudation of a person’s life or character
33. Euphemism (n) - A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted
34. Eureka (Greek Expression) - I have found it’.
35. Evanescent (adj.) - Fleeting
36. Exacerbate (v) - To make more sharp, severe, or virulent
37. Excruciate (v) - To inflict severe pain or agony upon
38. Exegesis (n) - Biblical exposition or interpretation
39. Exigency (n) - A critical period or condition
40. Exodus (n) - A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people
41. Exonerate (v) - To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame
42. Exorbitance (n) - Extravagance or enormity
43. Exotic (adj.) - Foreign
44. Expatriate (v) - To drive from one’s own country
45. Expediency (n) - Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case
46. Expedient (adj.) - Contributing to personal advantage
47. Expiate (v) - To make satisfaction or amends for
48. Explicate (v) - To clear from involvement
49. Expostulate (v) - To discuss
50. Extenuate (v) - To diminish the gravity or importance of
51. Extol (v) - To praise in the highest terms
52. Extricate (v) - Disentangle
53. Extrude (v) - To drive out or away
54. Exuberance (n) - Rich supply
A collection of some tough GRE words
1. Edify-to benefit
2. Emollient - to reduce or lessen pain
3. Ensconced - to settle firmly and comfortably
4. Elegiac - express sadness
5. Emaciated - thin and weak
6. Egregious - very bad
7. Exacerbate - to make worse
8. Excruciating - extremely painful
9. Execrable - deplorable
10. Expiate - feel sorry
11. Efface - to remove or destroy
12. Efficacious - efficient severely
13. Embellish - look more attractive
14. Endear-to became popular with
15. Estimable - disserve admiration
16. Ebullient - lively and full of energy
17. Ennui - bored and tired
18. Equivocal — vague in avoiding
19. Ersatz - not genuine
20. Excoriate - to criticize
21. Expostulate - express strong disagreement
22. Elide - to leave or ignore
23. Enigmatic - mysterious and difficult to
understand
24. Ephemeral - transient and for a short period
25. Erudite - very learned
26. Esoteric - understood only by a small number
27. Evanescent-to disappear
28. Exotic - unusual and interested
Saturday, September 26, 2009
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