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GRE baron 18

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execrate
v. abominate, abhor, anathemize

eg. The world execrate the memory of Hitler
exhort
v. urge, advise, impel or encourage

eg. exhort the troop to stay calm
exuberance
n. eager enjoyment or enthusiasm, ebullience

eg. We can excuse his behavior as youthful exuberance.
extraneous
adj. unnecessary, extrinsic

eg. We shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem.
faction
n. a dissenting group, cabal, clique, sect

eg. rival factions within the administration
explicit
adj. definite, totally clear, denotative
(denotation: clear name/meaning)

eg. explicit reason for leaving
exegesis
n. explanation, interpretation, bible

eg. to provide an exegesis of a text
euphoria
n. extreme happiness, ecstasy, exaltation, elation

ant. depression, despair
evince
v. show clearly, exhibit, express

eg. a child who evinces great intelligent
evoke
v. call up (sth already happened), summon up (feelings)

eg. song that evokes old memories
exacerbate
v. worsen, aggravate, exasperate

eg. a speech that exacerbated racial tension
exasperate
v. make furious or aggravate, exasperate, incense

ant. calm, comfort, ease, placate
exemplary
adj. ideal, outstanding, preemnent

ant. erring, incorrect, unideal
exertion
n. effort, hard work, travail

eg. too much exertion to breath
exiguous
adj. very small, scanty, meager

eg. an exiguous diet
exorbitant
adj. excessive, inconscionable

eg. exorbitant interest rates
expatiate
v. add detail, elaborate, explicate

eg. She expatiated on the main ideas in her dissertation
expedite
v. hasten, boost up, dispatch

eg. that will expedite the project
expostulation
n. protest, remonstrance, (objection)
expropriate
v. take possession of, seize, ursurp

rg. the government expropriated his land for military purpose
expunge
v. remove from a list

eg. her name was expunged from the list
expurgate
v. bowdlerize, remove offensive/unnecessary part, shorten

eg. an expurgated version of the novel
extol
v. praise, glorify, (deify)

eg. extol the merits of small business
extort
v. blackmail, bully, obtain st by threats, (wangle)

eg. extort money from the villagers
extricate
v. escape, release, disentangle, disencumber

eg. extricate him from hardship
extrinsic
adj. external or unneeded, (extraneous)

eg. She was motivated by the idea of extrinsic rewards such as salary rather than intrinsic ones such as pride and self-respect
exult
v. express joy/elation, jubilate, exuberate

eg. exult at a success
fabricate
v. concoct, invent, cook up

eg. fabricate an untrue story
facsimile
n. copy, reproduction

eg. facsimiles of the original painting
faculty
n. ability, teaching staff

eg. he has a great faculty for studying english
explicate
v. explain, analyze in detail, elaborate

eg. Could you explicate the idea in your treatise ?
expedient
adj. suitable, practical but not moral

eg. The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
expository
adj. explanatory, serving to explain

eg. clean expository writing
extant
adj. still in existence

eg. extant remains of the ancient wall
exhume
v. dig up, disinter (to examine), quarry

eg. the police exhumed the corpse
exculpate
v. clear from blame, acquit, forgive, exonerate

eg. The defendant was able to exculpate himself from liability.
excoriate
v. - scold, censure, chide, chastise
- scrap layer off

eg. The leash excoriate the dog neck
exceptionable
adj. objectionable

the play has no exceptionable scene
eulogy
n. high praise, acclamation

ant. calumny, condemnation, criticism
euphony
n. sweet sound, melody

eg. such euphony is hard to resist
euthanasia
n. mercy/gentle killing

eg. provide euthanasia to patient with painful incurable diseases
evanescent
adj. quickly fading, vanishing

eg. a pop singer's evanescent fame
evasive
adj. not frank, elusive (avoiding capture)

eg. took evasive action
evenhanded
adj. impartial, equitable, unbiased

eg. do men and women receive evenhanded treatment
evocative
adj. suggestive, evoke memories/feeling

eg. Those voice are evocative of my childhood
exact
v. require or demand

eg. the landlord exacted high payment from the hirer.
exacting
adj. extremely demanding

eg. it is an exacting task
exalt
v. raise in rank, dignify, praise

eg. He was exalted to the rank of director.
excerpt
n. selected passage (from book, film,...)

eg. excerpt from a novel
excise
v. cut away
n. government tax

eg. the excise on beer
exclaim
v. cry out, anger, surprise

eg. she exclaimed in astonishment at the size of the bill
execrable
adj. very bad, terrible

eg. an execrable manner
execute
v. perform, carry out

eg. execute instruction
exempt
v. free from an obligation

eg. exempt from military services
exhilarating
adj. very exciting, causing happiness

eg. parachute jump is so exhilarating
exigency
n. emergency, urgent demand

eg. harsh exigency of war
existential
adj. pertaining to existence

eg. existential philosopher
exodus
n. departure, leaving

ant. arrival, entrance
exonerate
v. acquit, exculpate, pardon an offense

eg. exonerate sb from blame
expansive
adj. tending to expand, opened

eg. he greet us with expansive gesture
expertise
n. expert skill or knowledge

eg. her particular expertise in programming
expiate
v. amend for (a sin, crime), atone

eg. expiate her crime by doing charity
expletive
n. swear-word, rude words when you are angered

eg. "damn" is an expletive
exploit
n. brave deed

eg. his exploit in rescuing her
extemporaneous
adj. impromptu, unplanned

eg. an extemporaneous speech
extenuate
v. weaken, mitigate

eg. we cannot extenuate ur crime
extrude
v. force or squeeze

eg. extrude glue from a tube
exude
v. discharge, emit, display

eg. exude moisture
facade
n. appearance, front (of a building, clothes)

eg. his fine clothes are a mere facade
facet
n. a plane side (in stone/jewel)

eg. the diamond has several facets
facile
adj. easily obtained, fluent, smooth

eg. facile victory
facetious
adj. joking, humorous inappropriately

eg. interrupt the discussion with many facetious remarks
factitious
adj. artificial, unnatural

eg. factitious demand for goods
extradition
n. tranfering prisoner to the original nation
factotum
n. handyman, person who can do all types of job

eg. he was used as a general factotum around the office
factious
adj. inclined to form factions, cause dissension
facilitate
v. make less difficult, aid
extirpate
v. destroy, demolish
expatriate
n. exile, person who live outside his original country
(Kieu` dan^)
exotic
adj. strange, not native, unusual
exorcise
v. drive out evil spirit, purge/purify
exemplify
v. show by example
ewe
n. female sheep
euphemism
n. mild expression instead of an unpleasant one (noi' giam?)

eg. the expression "he passed away" is an euphemism for "he died"
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