Barron GRE word list - E
earmark	set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose
earn	gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve
earthly	of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason
earthy	unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal
ebb	(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide
ebullient	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling
eccentric	irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric
eccentricity	oddity; idiosyncrasy
ecclesiastic	ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman
eclectic	selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism
eclipse	darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse
ecliptic	path of the sun and the planets
ecologist	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
economy	efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
ecosystem	ecological community together with its environment
ecstasy	rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
eddy	swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.
edict	decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
edifice	building (of imposing size)
edify	instruct; correct morally
eerie	weird; causing fear because strange
efface	rub out; remove the surface of
effective	effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph
effectual	able to produce a desired effect; valid
effectuate	effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation
effeminate	having womanly traits
effervescence	inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce
effete	having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
efficacy	power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual
effigy	dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President
effluvium	noxious(harmful) smell
effrontery	rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
effulgent	shining brightly; brilliant
effusion	pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing
ego	one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem
egoism	excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical
egotism	tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
egotistical	egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited
egregious	notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
egress	exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
ejaculation	exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
elaborate	work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.
elaboration	addition of details; intricacy
elastic	able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material
elated	filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
elegy	poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac
elevation	elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house
elicit	draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
elixir	cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
ellipsis	omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
elliptical	elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
elope	run away secretly with the intention of getting married
eloquence	expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
elucidate	explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
elusive	evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me.

GRE寫作部分將重點考察考生有針對性地對具體考題做出反應(yīng)的能力，而非要求考生堆砌泛泛的文字。具體說來，這些重點關(guān)注的能力包括：1、 清楚有效地闡明復(fù)雜觀點；2、 用貼切的事理和事例支撐觀點；3、考察/驗證他人論點及其相關(guān)論證；4、支撐一個有針對性的連貫的討論；5、控制標準書面英語的各個要素。寫作部分將聯(lián)合考察邏輯推理和分析寫作兩種技能，并且將加大力度引進那些需要考生做出有針對性的回應(yīng)的考題，降低考生依賴事前準備（如背誦）的材料的可能性。
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