gre考試詞匯:新東方GRE閱讀詞匯筆記(20)

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    elysian
    

    relating to paradise; blissful
    

    Elysium
    

    place or condition of bliss
    

    emaciated
    

    thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)
    

    emanate
    

    issue forth; come out
    

    emancipate
    

    set free; liberate
    

    emasculate
    

    weaken; castrate
    

    embargo
    

    ban on commerce or other activity
    

    embark
    

    commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey
    

    embed(imbed)
    

    enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass
    

    embellish
    

    adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)
    

    embezzlement
    

    taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
    

    embitter
    

    make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.
    

    emblazon
    

    ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment
    

    embody
    

    give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
    

    emboss
    

    produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design
    

    embrace
    

    hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet
    

    embroider
    

    decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
    

    embroil
    

    throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio
    

    embryonic
    

    undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
    

    emend
    

    correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement
    

    emetic
    

    substance causing vomiting; ADJ.
    

    eminent
    

    rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position
    

    emissary
    

    agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
    

    emollient
    

    soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.
    

    emolument
    

    salary; payment for an office; compensation
    

    empathy
    

    ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy
    

    empirical
    

    based on experience
    

    emulate
    

    imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)
    

    enact
    

    make (a bill) into law
    

    enamored
    

    in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love
    

    encipher
    

    encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher
    

    encircle
    

    surround
    

    enclave
    

    territory enclosed within an alien land
    

    encomiastic
    

    praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy
    

    encompass
    

    surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
    

    encroachment
    

    gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon
    

    encumber
    

    burden; N. encumbrance
    

    endear
    

    make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced
    

    endearment
    

    fond word or act; expression of affection
    

    endemic
    

    prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic
    

    endorse
    

    approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal
    

    endue
    

    provide with some quality; endow
    

    enduring
    

    lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive
    

    energize
    

    invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active
    

    enervate
    

    weaken; take away energy from
    

    enfranchise
    

    admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise
    

    engage
    

    attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle
    

    engaged
    

    employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
    

    engaging
    

    charming; attractive
    

    engender
    

    cause; produce; give rise to
    

    engross
    

    occupy fully; absorb
    

    engulf
    

    surround and swallow up
    

    enhance
    

    increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve
    

    enigma
    

    puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling
    

    enjoin
    

    command; order; forbid
    

    enlist
    

    (cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support)
    

    enliven
    

    make lively or spirited; animate
    

    enmity
    

    ill will; hatred; hostility
    

    ennui
    

    boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy
    
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