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GRE baron 17

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entree
n. entrance, admittance

eg. she made a graceful entree into the ballroom
equable
adj. calm, moderate (not extreme hot or cold)

eg. an equable climate/temperament
encumber
v. burden, hinder, restrain

eg. he was encumbered with debt
endorse
v. approve, support, sustain

eg. endorse one's opinion
engage
v. attract, hire

eg. ur case engaged my interest
engaging
adj. charming, attractive, winsome

eg. his engaging personality
engender
v. produce, beget, spawn, father, sire, breed

eg. poverty engenders crime
engross
v. occupy fully (all the time or attention), enthrall

eg. the item engrossed the market
enjoin
v. command, order

eg. He enjoined obedience on his followers
ennui
n. boredom, tedium, monotony

ant. enthusiasm, excitement, vigor
enormity
n. hugeness, wickedness, turpitude, depravity

eg. the enormity of the crime
ensue
v. result, happen, stem from

eg. What will ensue after these actions
entice
v. lure, tempt

eg. Ads entice customer into pouring money
enunciate
v. say clearly

eg. she enunciated slowly for her students
eon
n. an age, a long period,

eg. It took eons for our civilization to develop
ephemeral
adj. short-lived, transient, transitory

eg. an ephemeral flower
episodic
adj. loosely connected, discursive, discrete

ant. connected, lasting, permanent, regular
epoch
n. a period of time, eon

eg the glacial epoch last thousands of years
equanimity
n. calmness (of mind or temperament)

eg. Their rude remarks cracked his equanimity
equitable
adj. fair, impartial, unbiased

eg. the most equitable solution for the dispute
erode
v. eat away, gradual destroy

eg. The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea
erotic
adj. arousal of sexual desire, prurient, salacious

eg. erotic pictures of young women
espouse
v. - adopt, support
- marrige

eg. to espouse the idea of freedom
esteem
v. respect greatly, think high of

ant. dislike, disregard, mock
ethereal
adj. light, heavenly, (elysian)

eg. the mountain is covered in ethereal mist
ethos
n. ideas or attitudes of a culture or group


eg. The Californian ethos
eulogistic
adj. highly praising, encomiastic

eg. eulogistic about his latest book
esoteric
adj. obscure, profound, recondite

eg. instructed in esoteric language
endearment
n. words of affection, love expression

eg. his gifts and endearment did not get her affility
endemic
adj. regional, local

eg. endemic diseases
endue
v. provide a quality

eg. He was endued with a lion's courage
enduring
adj. lasting, surviving

eg. enduring memories
energize
v. invigorate, activate

eg. his childhood energized him
enervate
v. weaken, cause to lose strength or energy

ant. animate, empower, energize
enfranchise
v. give the rights of citizenship

eg. in Britain, women were enfranchised in 1918
enigma
n. puzzle, mystery

eg. Woman behavior is an enigma to me
enigmatic
adj. puzzling, obscure

eg. enigmatic smile of the Mona Lisa
enmity
n. hostility, hatred, animosity

eg. Her action earned her the enmity of two or three colleagues
enrapture
v. delight Sb

eg. the mountain views enraptured me
ensconce
v. establish/settle comfortably

eg. children were ensconced safely in the private school
entail
v. require, involve

eg. this job entails a lot of hard work
enterprising
adj. having business acumen, dynamic

eg. an enterprising young woman
enthrall
v. capture, enslave

eg. he was enthralled by her picture
entity
n. real being thing

eg. The unit has become part of a larger department and no longer exists as a separate entity
entreat
v. plead, beg

eg. pls dont go, I entreat you
enumerate
v. list, mention one by one

eg. he enumerated all his reasons
epitaph
n. words written about a dead person (often in tombstone)

eg. the epitaph in his grave is the truth
epithet
n. phrases to describe a person's characteristics

eg. Charles the Fat
epitome
n. a perfect example of sth, stereotype
(dien? hinh`)

eg. he is a epitome of diligence
equilibrium
n. balance, equipoise

eg. We have achieved an equilibrium in the economy.
equestrian
adj. of horse-riding

eg. equestrian skill
equine
adj. horse-like, of horse

eg. the equine species
equinox
n. period of equal days and nights

eg. the spring / autumn equinox
equipoise
n. balanced state, equilibrium

eg. great equipoise of the acrobat
equity
n. fairness, justice

eg. our courts guarantee equity to all
equivocal
adj. ambiguous, intentionally misleading

eg. She gave an equivocal answer, typical of a politician
errant
adj. misbehaving, devious, wandering

eg. errant fathers who refuse to pay maintenance for their children
erroneous
adj. mistaken, wrong

eg. He seems to be under the erroneous impression that she is in love with him.
escapade
n. dangerous and stupid adventure

eg. Isabel’s latest romantic escapade
erudite
adj. having much knowledge, scholarly

eg. a computer is an erudite tutor
eschew
v. avoid, abstain

eg. eschew wine and cigarette
espionage
n. spying

eg. espionage film
essay
v. make an attempt at, test

eg. His first essay in politics was a complete disaster.
estranged
adj. alienated, separated

eg. He is estranged from his wife
epicure
n. person who is very interested in food or drink, gourmand
entrepreneur
n. businessman, contractor
eugenic
adj. pertaining to improvement of race
etymology
n. study about words (origin,meanings,..)
ethnology
n. study of human races
estimable
adj. worthy of esteem, admirable
erratic
adj. odd, unpredictable
equivocate
v. mislead, conceal the truth
epistemologist
n. philosopher (study nature knowledge)
epilogue
n. concluding speech (in drama, film,...), ending
epigram
n. amusing saying
syn. adage, maxim
epic
n. long heroic poem
epaulet
n. shoulder's ornament (esp in army)
environ
v. enclose, surround
entomology
adj. study of insects
enhance
v. increase, improve
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