GRE High Freq E - Oct 26
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54 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Educe (v) |  To draw out; elicit, evoke; to deduce(e version of induce , deduce, ) the gift of a puppy finally educed a response from the shy boy |
| Effeminacy (n) | Womanishness the effeminacy of some men intrigue me |
| Effete (adj.) | Exhausted, as having performed its functions; sterile; Is the Democratic Pary an effete, powerless faction wedded to outmoded liberal policies? |
| Effulgence (n) | Splendor; Brilliance (like a FULL moon, white and shining ) the exceptional effulgence of the harvest moon is always a striking sight |
| Effuse (v) | To pour forth The critics objected to her literary effusion because it was too flowery |
| Egregious (adj.) | notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking; she was an egregious liar; Ed's housekeeping was egregious: he let his dirty dishes pile up so long that they were stuck together with last week's food |
| Egress (n) | Any place of exit |
| Embargo (n) | ban on commerce or other activity; As a result of the embargo, trade with the colonies was at a standstill |
| Ensnare (v) | To entrap The animals got ensnared in the net; The police successfully ensnared the burglar |
| Epiphany (n) ( epiPHANY) | Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity; a revealing moment or scene; an intuitive or illuminating insight, realization (how funny, i thought of an idea of a god and it looks like that god is right in front of my eyes!.... funny gods ) Seeing her father again when she was an adult was an epiphany that changed her whole view of her childhood |
| Epitaph (n) ( ePIT-AP-h) | An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead ( a pit apt saying ) In his will, he dictated the epitaph he wanted placed on his tombstone. |
| Epitome (n) | A perfect example or embodiment He was an epitome of an officer and gentleman. He epitomizes himself too much. |
| Eschew (v) | To keep clear of; avoid Hoping to present himself to his girlfriend as a totally reformed character, he tried to eschew all his vices, like tobacco or drinking bathtub gin. |
| Esquire (n) | A title of dignity, office, or courtesy. Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer: Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq. |
| Evanescent (adj.) | Fleeting, vanishing; For a brief moment, the entire skyline was bathed in an orange-red hue in the evanescent rays of the sunset. |
| Excruciate (v) (exCRUCIate) | To inflict severe pain or agony upon ( what is felt when CRUCIFIED ) she has long been excruciated by a persistent pain in her knee> |
| Exegesis (n) (exeGESIS) | Biblical exposition or interpretation (SAY JESUS) The minister based his sermon on his exegesis of a difficult passage fromt he book of Job. |
| Exigency (n) (exIGENCY) | A critical period or condition; urgent situation (urgency - rhymes) a leader must act in any sudden exigency |
| Exodus (n) (exODUs) | A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people (odu - in kannada) |
| Exonerate (v) (exONE-RATE) | To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame; exculpate ( Rate an Ex- culprit, ONE with others ) |
| Exorbitance (n) (exORBITance) | Extravagance or enormity (a price with a lots and lots of orbit shaped figures) |
| Expatriate (v) | To drive from one's own country |
| Expediency (n) | Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case |
| Expedient (adj.) | Contributing to personal advantage; practical, polite |
| Expiate (v) (exPI-ATE) | To make satisfaction or amends for (He did good to the people he robbed - was an ex-PI-ATE..cause he used to eat others' PIEs. Could have been derived from piety?) |
| Explicate (v) | to make plain or clear, explain; to interpet |
| Expostulate (v) | To discuss; explain |
| Extenuate (v) exTENuate | To diminish the gravity or importance of (ten times - increase the gravity) |
| Extol (v) exTOL | To praise in the highest terms (give a toll for praise) |
| Extricate (v) exTRICATE | Disentangle (free from intricate knots) |
| Extrude (v) exTRUDE | To drive out or away ( so RUDE, to drive out or away ) intrude - means to forcibly drive in or push in, so forcibly push out or drive out means? ) |
| Exuberance (n) exuBERance | Rich supply (bhar - in hindi means full) |
| effluvium efFLUvium | smelling bad (flu causing smell) |
| elixir | cure-all, general good feeling |
| elysian | heavenly, like paradise, blissful (asia is on earth, Ely asia is in heaven) |
| emetic | triggerring vomit (emit vomit) |
| emolument | compensation; salary |
| encomiastic | praising; eulogistic |
| endue | endowed, possessing a quality |
| enjoin | forbid; command or order (when you join an army, the ex - officer commands) |
| errant | wandering |
| ethnology | study of humankind and ehnicities |
| eugenic euGENic | pertaining to the improvement of races. (improve the jana -in kannada means people ) |
| eulogistic | praising |
| euthanasia, euTHANAsia | mercy killing ( EUTHANAAV in ASIA was killed by his own will, out of mercy for his pain , thanav - in hindi means pain ) |
| execrate execRATE | abhor, dislike, condemn (rate somebody badly - execrate) |
| exiguous exIGUous | small, tiny (IGLUs are tiny and small - like them are the exi - iguones) |
| expatiate exPATTY ATE | explain at length (pat out your tongue) |
| extirpate ex stiR rrP ate | pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot, surgically remove (rip up from the roots - stir up the roots of a culture) |
| extemperaneous | impromptu |
| factious | inclined to form factions; causing dissension |
| factitious | artificial; sham |
| fractious | unruly |
| factotum | handyman |
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