Barron's 3500 List 17 Flashcards
<p>encumber</p>
<p>V. burden. Some people encumber themselves with too much luggage when they take short trips.</p>
<p>endearment</p>
<p>N. fond statement. Your gifts and endearments cannot make me forget your earlier insolence.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>endemic</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>ADJ. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country. This disease is endemic in this part of the world; more than 80 percent of the population are at one time or another affected by it.</p>
<p>endorse</p>
<p>V. approve; support. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for the city council the mayor would endorse. (secondary meaning) endorsement, N.</p>
<p>enduring</p>
<p>ADJ. lasting; surviving. Keats believed in the enduring power of great art, which would outlast its creators' brief lives.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>energize</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>V. invigorate; make forceful and active. Rather than exhausting Maggie, dancing energized her.</p>
<p>enervate</p>
<p>V. weaken. She was slow to recover from her illness; even a short walk to the window would enervate her.</p>
<p>enfranchise</p>
<p>V. to admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote). Although Blacks were enfranchised shortly after the Civil War, women did not receive the right to vote until 1920.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>engage</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>V. attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront. “Your case has engaged my interest, my lord,” said Holmes. “You may engage my services.”</p>
<p>engaging</p>
<p>ADJ. charming; attractive. Everyone liked Nancy's pleasant manners and engaging personality.</p>
<p>engender</p>
<p>V. cause; produce. To receive praise for real accomplishments engenders self-confidence in a child.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>engross</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>V. occupy fully. John was so engrossed in his studies that he did not hear his mother call.</p>
<p>enhance</p>
<p>V. increase; improve. You can enhance your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well; an excellent essay can enhance any application.</p>
<p>enigma</p>
<p>N. puzzle; mystery. "What do women want?" asked Dr. Sigmund Freud. Their behavior was an enigma to him.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>enigmatic</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>ADJ. obscure; puzzling. Many have sought to fathom the enigmatic smile of the Mona Lisa.</p>
<p>enmity</p>
<p>N. ill will; hatred. At Camp David, President Carter labored to bring an end to the enmity that prevented the peaceful coexistence of Egypt and Israel.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>ennui</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>N. boredom. The monotonous routine of hospital life induced a feeling of ennui that made him moody and irritable.</p>
<p>enormity</p>
<p>N. hugeness (in a bad sense). He did not realize the enormity of his crime until he saw what suffering he had caused.</p>
<p>enrapture</p>
<p>V. please intensely. The audience was enraptured by the freshness of the voices and the excellent orchestration.</p>
<p>ensconce</p>
<p>V. settle comfortably. Now that their children were ensconced safely in the private school, the jet-setting parents decided to leave for Europe.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>ensemble</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>N. group of (supporting) players; organic unity; costume. As a dancer with the Oakland Ballet, Benjamin enjoyed being part of the ensemble. Having acted with one another for well over a decade, the cast members have developed a true sense of ensemble: They work together seamlessly. Mitzi wore a charming two-piece ensemble designed by Donna Karan.</p>
<p>entail</p>
<p>V. require; necessitate; involve. Building a collegelevel vocabulary will entail some work on your part.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>enterprising</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>ADJ. full of initiative. By coming up with fresh ways to market the company’s products, Mike proved himself to be an enterprising businessman.</p>
<p>enthrall</p>
<p>V. capture; enslave. From the moment he saw her picture, he was enthralled by her beauty.</p>
<p>entice</p>
<p>V. lure; attract; tempt. She always tried to entice her baby brother into mischief.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>entitlement</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>N. right to claim something; right to benefits. While Bill was entitled to use a company car while he worked for the firm, the company’s lawyers questioned his entitlement to the vehicle once he’d quit his job.</p>
<p>entity</p>
<p>N. real being. As soon as the Charter was adopted, the United Nations became an entity and had to be considered as a factor in world diplomacy.</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>entomology</p>
<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>N. study of insects. Kent found entomology the most annoying part of his biology course; studying insects bugged him.</p>
<p>entourage</p>
<p>N. group of attendants; retinue. Surrounded by the members of his entourage, the mayor hurried into city hall, shouting a brusque "No comment!" to the reporters lining the steps.</p>