Gre Barron Essential 241 - 300

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efficacy

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effectiveness; efficiency

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effrontery

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shameless boldness; presumptuousness

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egoism

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the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness

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egotistical

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excessively self-centered; conceited

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elegy

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poem or song expressing lamentation

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elicit

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to provoke; draw out

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elixir

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a sustance believed to have the power to cure ills

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Elysian

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delightful; blissful

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emaciated

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thin and wasted

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embellish

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to adorn; enhance

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emollient

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soothing; mollifying

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empirical

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derived from observation or experiment

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emulate

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to imitate; copy

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encomium

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a formal expression of praise

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endemic

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inherent; belonging to an area

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enervate

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to weaken

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engender

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to cause; produce

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enhance

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to increase; improve

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entomology

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the scientific study of insects

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enunciate

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to pronounce clearly

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ephemeral

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short-lived; fleeting

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epistemology

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branch of philosophy tha texamines the nature of knowledge

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equable

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steady; unvarying; serene

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equanimity

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composure; calmness

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equivocate

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intentionally use vague language

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errant

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mistaken; straying from the proper course

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erudite

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learned; scholarly

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esoteric

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hard to understand; known only to a few

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essay

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to make an attempt; subject to a test

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estimable

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admirable; possible to estimate

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ethnocentric

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based on the attitude tha one's group is superior

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etiology

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causes or origins

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etymology

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origin an history of a word

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eugenics

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study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities

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eulogy

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high praise to a death person

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euphemism

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use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of offensive language

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euphoria

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feeling of extreme happiness

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euthanasia

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mercy killing

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evince

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to show plainly; be an indication of

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evocative

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tending to call to mind or produce a reaction

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exacerbate

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to aggravate; make worse

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exact

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to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority

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exculpate

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to clear of blame; vindicate

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execrable

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detertable; abhorrent

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exhort

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to urge by strong appeals

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exigency

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crisis; urgent requirements

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existential

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having to do with existence

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exorcise

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to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

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expatiate

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to speak or write at length

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expatriate

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to send into exile

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expiate

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to atone for

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explicate

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to explain;interpret;clarify

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expository

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explanatory

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extant

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in existence; not lost

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extemporaneous

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unrehearsed

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extirpate

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to root up; to destroy

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extraneous

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not essencial

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extrapolation

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the act of estimation by projecting known information

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extrinsic

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not inherent of essential