Gre Word List 16

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duress (n)

Back 1

threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to get someone to do something against their will/better judgment

ex: the confessions were extracted under duress.

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dyspeptic (adj)

Back 2

suffering from indigestion (and also therefore very irritable)

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earthy (adj)

Back 3

course, unrefined

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ecclesiastic (adj)

Back 4

pertaining to the church

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eclipse (v)

Back 5

darken, extinguish, surpass

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ecologist

Back 6

scientist who studies the interrelationship b/w living organisms and their environment

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economy (n)

Back 7

efficiency or conciseness in using something

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eddy (n)

Back 8

swirling current of water, air, etc.

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edict (n)

Back 9

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

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edify

Back 10

instruct, correct morally

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efface (v)

Back 11

rub out

"The coin had been handled so many times that its date had been effaced"

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effectual (adj)

Back 12

able to produce a desired effect, valid

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effigy (n) (kind of 2)

Back 13

an image or representation of a person

a crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group

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effluvium (n)

Back 14

noxious smell, secretion, or discharge

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effusion (n)

Back 15

pouring forth

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egoism (n)

Back 16

excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others

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egregious (adj)

Back 17

notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

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egress (n)

Back 18

exit

Front 19

ejaculation

Back 19

exclamation

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elegy (n)

Back 20

poem or song expressing lamentation

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ellipsis

Back 21

omission of words from a text

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elliptical (adj) (2)

Back 22

oval

ambiguous, either purposely or ecause key words have been left out

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elusive (adj)

Back 23

evasive, baffling, hard to grasp

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emanate

Back 24

issue forth

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emancipate

Back 25

set free

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embargo

Back 26

ban on commerce or other activity

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embark

Back 27

commence, go on board a boat, begin a journey

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embed (v)

Back 28

enclose, place in something

"the bullet was embedded in his shoulder"

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emboss (v)

Back 29

produce a design in raised relief

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embroider (v) (2)

Back 30

(1) needlework

(2) ornament with fancy or fictitious details

"Jo embroidered her account with tales of ..."

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embroil (v)

Back 31

to draw into a situation; to cause to be involved

to throw into confusion, entangle

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embryonic (adj)

Back 32

underdeveloped, rudimentary

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emend (v)

Back 33

to correct, usually a text

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emendation (n)

Back 34

correction of errors, improvement

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emetic

Back 35

substance causing vomiting

"ingesting an emetic is useful in some cases of poisoning"

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eminent (adj)

Back 36

high, lofty

"a new, eminent position"

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emissary

Back 37

agent, messenger

"the president's special emissary"

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emolument (n)

Back 38

salary, compensation

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encipher (v)

Back 39

encode; convert a message into code

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enclave (n)

Back 40

territory enclosed within an alien land

"ethnic enclaves in a large city"

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encomiastic

Back 41

praising, eulogistic

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encompass

Back 42

surround or encircle; enclose; include

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encroachment

Back 43

gradual intrusion