Gre Card 3

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Emulate

Back 1

v. to strive to equal or excel, usually imitation

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Encroach

Back 2

v. to make gradual or stealthy inroads into ;

to trespass (অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা)

Front 3

Endemic

Back 3

adj. native ;

restricted to a particular region or era ;

indigenous (আদিবাসী)

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Enervate

Back 4

v. to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually

Front 5

Enfranchise

Back 5

v. to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote

Front 6

Engender

Back 6

v. to bring into existence ;

to create ;

to cause

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Enigma

Back 7

n. a mystery

Front 8

Enormity

Back 8

n. extreme evil ;

a hideous offense ;

immensity

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Ephemeral

Back 9

adj. lasting a very short time

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Epigram

Back 10

n. a brief and usually witty or satirical saying

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Epitome

Back 11

n. a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole ;

the perfect example of sth ;

a paradigm

Front 12

Equanimity

Back 12

n. composure ; calm

Front 13

Equitable

Back 13

adj. fair

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Equivocal

Back 14

adj. ambiguous ;

intentionally confusing ;

capable of being interpreted in more than one way

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Erudite

Back 15

adj. scholarly ; deeply learned

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Esoteric

Back 16

adj. hard to understand ;

understood by only a select few ;

peculiar

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Espouse

Back 17

v. to support ; to advocate

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Ethereal

Back 18

adj. heavenly ;

as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether

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Euphemism

Back 19

n. a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

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Evanescent

Back 20

adj. fleeting ; vanishing ;

happening for only the briefest period

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Exacerbate

Back 21

v. to make worse

Front 22

Exacting

Back 22

adj. extremely demanding ; difficult ; requiring great skill or care

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Exalt

Back 23

v. to raise high ; to glorify

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Exasperate

Back 24

v. to annoy thoroughly ;

to make very angry ;

to try the patience of