GRE Vocab 3

eclipse

to surpass, to outshine

economical

careful not to wast money or resources

edify

to inform or enlighten, to teach

effectual

effective

egalitarian

relating to the belief that all people deserve equal rights

egoistic

totally self-absorbed, believing oneself to be more important than everyone else

egregious

extremely bad in a noticeable way

elementary

relating to the most basic and simple aspects of something

elicit

to bring forth

elide

to omit

elucidate

to clarify, to explain

elude

to escape or avoid, especially in a clever way

elusive

difficult to find, catch, or understand

eminent

famous and respected

emphatic

forceful and clear

empirical

based on experience, observation, or testing

emulate

to imitate

enchant

to charm and delight

encyclopedic

covering a broad range

endemic

common in or characteristic of a certain place

endow

to provide with a quality or ability; to fund

enervate

to cause to feel weak and drained of energy

engender

to bring about, to cause

enigmatic

mysterious or puzzling

enmity

hatred, hostility

ennui

boredom and dissatisfaction

enthrall

to completely hold the attention of

enticing

tempting

entreat

to beg or ask urgently

entrench

to firmly establish

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time

equitable

fair, marked by equal treatment of people

equivocal

open to interpretation, esp. deliberately vague

eradicate

to wipe out, to get rid of

erratic

irregular or unpredictable

ersatz

faux or imitation, especially when inferior to the real thing

erudite

learned, well-educated or well-read

eschew

to deliberately avoid using or partaking in, to reject

esoteric

intended for or understood by a small group of people

estimable

deserving great respect

estrange

to make no longer friendly, close, or associated

euphemism

an inoffensive word or expression used in place of an unpleasant or embarrassing one, a polite term

evanescent

short-lived, disappearing quickly

evasive

avoiding commitment, not direct

evince

to show clearly; to make evident

exacerbate

to make worse

exacting

demanding; requiring careful attention and precision

excoriate

to very strongly criticize, esp. publicly

exculpate

to prove or declare (someone) not guilty

exhaustive

including all elements of something, very thorough

exhort

to urge

exigent

demanding immediate attention, urgent

exodus

a mass departure

exonerate

to free from blame

exorbitant

unreasonably high

expansive

broad in scope, covering a wide area

expeditious

speedy and efficient

explicate

to explain in detail

extant

still in existence

extemporaneous

done or spoken without preparation, improvised

extraneous

unnecessary or irrelevant

extrapolate

to predict or estimate an unknown by applying related data

exuberant

cheerfully enthusiastic, full or energy and enthusiasm

facetious

joking or humorous, esp. inappropriately

fallacious

based on mistaken ideas or faulty reasoning

fallible

capable or making mistakes or being wrong

fallow

not being used for production, inactive

falter

to lose strength or momentum; to hesitate

fanciful

imaginative, esp. in an unrealistic way

fastidious

very particular about how things are done, esp. regarding neatness, cleanliness, or attention to detail

fawning

using excessive flattery and attentiveness to gain favor

feckless

irresponsible or ineffective, good-for-nothing

fecund

fertile

feeble

weak, esp. due to age or illness

feign

to give a false appearance of

felicitous

well-suited to the circumstances, well-chosen

fervent

having or showing intense feeling

fervid

extremely passionate or enthusiastic

fester

to rot; to become worse, esp. as a result of being ignored or neglected

fickle

changing often, esp of loyalties, interests, etc.

flagrant

clearly offensive or disgraceful

fledgling

beginning, emerging, or developing

flippant

lacking respectfulness or seriousness

florid

overly elaborate

flout

to openly disregard

fodder

low-quality or readily available material used to meet a high demand

foment

to encourage or cause the developement of

foolhardy

foolishly bold or adventurous, reckless

forbearance

patience and restraint; leniency

foresee

to predict

forestall

to prevent or hinder something by taking action in advance, often through anticipation

forsake

to give up or cast aside

fortuitous

lucky, fortunate

fractious

irritable and argumentative

iconoclasm

the rejection or destruction of religious images or established beliefs

polemical

relating to or involving strong critical or controversial writing or speech

acerbic

sharp and forthright in speech or manner

exacting

making great demands on one's skill, attention, or resources

miserliness

the quality of being excessively stingy or unwilling to spend money

stigniness

the state of being miserly and unwilling to share resources