GRE E.txt

unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal

of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason

(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide

showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling

irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric

oddity; idiosyncrasy

ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman

small church (in a prison

clergyman attached to a chapel

chaplain (in the armed forces)

selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism

darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse

path of the sun and the planets

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

ecological community together with its environment

efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources

rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy

great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous

swirling current of water

decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command

ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent

complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern

instruct; correct morally

building (of imposing size)

weird; causing fear because strange

rub out; remove the surface of

able to produce a desired effect; valid

effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph

effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation

having womanly traits

weaken; castrate

remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)

inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce

having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted

power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual

dummy; likeness of a person made of wood

imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy

noxious(harmful) smell

rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek

shining brightly; brilliant

pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing

(of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.

excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic

one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem

egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited

tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance

notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress

exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate

addition of details; intricacy

work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.

filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation

poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal

draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)

cure-all; panacea; something invigorating

omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses

elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out

expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced

explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid

evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp

relating to paradise; blissful

place or condition of bliss

thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)

issue forth; come out

set free; liberate

ban on commerce or other activity

commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey

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

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

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

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

give a bodily form to; incorporate; include

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

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

surround

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

throw into confusion; involve in strife

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

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

substance causing vomiting; ADJ.

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

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

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

salary; payment for an office; compensation

ability to identify with another's feelings

sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate

based on experience

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

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

encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher

territory enclosed within an alien land

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

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

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

burden; N. encumbrance

fond word or act; expression of affection

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

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

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

provide with some quality; endow

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

invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active

weaken; take away energy from

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

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

charming; attractive

employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict

cause; produce; give rise to

occupy fully; absorb

increase; make greater (as in value

puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling

baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N.

command; order; forbid

ill will; hatred; hostility

boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy

hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous

please intensely; fill with rapture and delight

settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)

follow (as a result)

make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B

full of initiative; showing enterprise

willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat

capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound

lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt

behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome

real being

study of insects

put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight

hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition

induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize

plead; ask earnestly

entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle

businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial

list; mention one by one

announce; proclaim; utter or speak

enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)

long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras

ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform

decorative edge of hanging threads; edge

short-lived; fleeting

fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral

long heroic poem

connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus

believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.

witty thought or saying

short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience

philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology

inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)

word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)

perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody

period of time

tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform

calmness of temperament; composure

rider on horseback; ADJ.

balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity

resembling a horse; Ex. equine face

period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial

balance; balancing force; equilibrium

fair; impartial; OP. inequitable

fairness; justice; OP. inequity

(of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal

use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation

eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.

pertaining to passionate love or sexual love

wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant

odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable

mistaken; wrong; incorrect

(of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition

prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules

mischievous trick

(esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing

avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks

hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

spying

adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal

respect; value; judge; N.

separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement

like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air

of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal

relating to races

study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology

underlying character of a culture

study of word parts; study of the origins of words

pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race

praising; full of eulogy

expression of praise

mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic

sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious

feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric

mercy killing

fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce

not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit

show clearly

impartial; fair

tending to call up (emotions

call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation

female sheep

male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact

worsen; aggravate; embitter

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

extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety

demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction

raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation

vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)

objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable

exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality

selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.

treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer

legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor

keep as precious; cherish

cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision

cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory

scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off

clear from blame or guilt

very bad; detestable

curse; express abhorrence for; detest

put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution

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person administering capital punishment

person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing

legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws

judicial branch of government

explanation

serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model

show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.

not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.

effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort

breathe out; OP. inhale

invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car

urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation

drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action

compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands

dig out of the ground; remove from a grave

urgent situation; ADJ. exigent

small in amount; minute

pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism

departure (of a large number of people)

acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt

(of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds

drive out evil spirits

not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress

make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair

(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size

sociable; eager to mix socially with others

talk at length; speak or write in detail

exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country

suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient

hasten; make go faster

done with speed; quick; N. expedition

payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy

specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill

make amends for (a sin)

meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word

exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch''

vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words

word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''

solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake''

explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable

totally clear; definite; outspoken

brave and successful act; deed or action

make use of

explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition

protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate

risk

explain

take possession of (often for public use and without payment)

cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase

clean; remove offensive parts of a book

(of something written or painted) still in existence

not planned; impromptu; extempore

weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)

root up; uproot; destroy completely

praise very highly; glorify

wring from; get money by threats

twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)

surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite

not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject

projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information

free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle

external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic

person interested mostly in external objects and actions

mix together in close association

force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die

overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly

shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color

flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation

(of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river

rejoice