GRE words begin with E Flashcards
eccentric
adjective
UK /ɪkˈsen.trɪk/ US /ɪkˈsen.trɪk/
(a.) >unconventional or unusual
>strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way:
ผิดปกติ,ประหลาด,แปลก
eccentric behavior
eccentric clothes
noun [ C ]
someone who behaves in an eccentric way:
My mother is something of an eccentric.
efface
verb
UK /ɪˈfeɪs/ US /ɪˈfeɪs/
(v.) >to remove; to be inconspicuous
>to remove something intentionally:
ลบออก,ลบล้าง
The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.
effervescent
adjective
UK /ˌef.əˈves.ənt/ US /ˌef.ɚˈves.ənt/
(a.) >bubbling, excited
(FIZZY)
>An effervescent liquid produces bubbles of gas:
พลุ่งเป็นฟอง ซ่า ฟู่
effervescent vitamin C supplements ผงฟู่ ฟองฟู่
> active, positive, and full of energy:
มีชีวิตชีวา,ร่าเริง,ตื่นเต้น,กระตือรือร้น,
She’s one of those effervescent personalities that you often see hosting TV game shows.
effigy
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈef.ɪ.dʒi/ US /ˈef.ə.dʒi/
(n.) >a crude image of a despised person
>a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place:
หุ่นจำลอง (หุ่นฝางไว้เผาตอนประท้วง?) เผาหุ่นฝาง
Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president.”
effluent
noun [ C or U ] ENVIRONMENT specialized
UK /ˈef.lu.ənt/ US /ˈef.lu.ənt/
(n.) >liquid waste; a stream
>liquid waste that is sent out from factories or places where sewage is dealt with, usually flowing into rivers, lakes, or the sea:
ของเสียที่ปล่อยออกมา เช่นจากโรงงาน ออกไปสู่สิ่งแวดล้อม, น้ำทิ้ง
Effluents from local factories are finding their way into the river.
effrontery
noun [ U ] formal
UK /ɪˈfrʌn.tər.i/ US /efˈrʌn.tər.i/
(n.) >an arrogant attitude or behavior that is insulting to others
>extreme rudeness without any ability to understand that your behavior is not acceptable to other people:
ความหน้าด้าน,ความไร้ยางอาย,ความบังอาจ
He was silent all through the meal and then had the effrontery to complain that I looked bored!
elegy
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈel.ə.dʒi/ US /ˈel.ə.dʒi/
(n.) >a sorrowful poem or speech
>a sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past:
บทกวีไว้อาลัย,เพลงไว้อาลัย
Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is a famous English poem.
#ใช้ต่างจาก eulogy นะ# An elegy is a poem or a song, whereas a eulogy is a speech or written tribute.
emollient
noun [ C ]
UK /ɪˈmɒl.i.ənt/ US /ɪˈmɑː.li.ənt/
(a.; n.) >soothing; a soothing substance
>a cream or liquid that makes dry or sore skin softer or less painful:
ครีมทำให้ผิวนุ่ม,ครีมทาผิว (ทำให้สงบ ไม่ทะเลาะกัน)
After Bleeding, the Patient should gargle with Barley Water, or Milk and Water; and apply an emollient Cataplasm to the Cheek.
Synonym
ointment
emulate
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˈem.jə.leɪt/ US /ˈem.jə.leɪt/
(v.) >to try to equal somebody or something
>to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have:
เอาอย่าง,พยายามเลียนแบบ,พยายามจะให้เท่าเทียมหรือดีกว่า
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
Fitzgerald is eager to emulate Martin’s record of three successive world titles.
encomium
noun formal
UK /ɪnˈkəʊ.mi.əm/ US /enˈkoʊ.mi.əm/
plural encomiums or encomia UK/ɪnˈkəʊ.mi.ə/ US/enˈkoʊ.mi.ə/
(n.)> a formal expression of praise, a eulogy คำสรรเสริญ
>a piece of writing, speech, etc. that praises someone or something
คำเยินยอ,คำยกย่องสรรเสริญ,การสรรเสริญ
encumbrance
noun [ C ] formal
UK /ɪnˈkʌm.brəns/ US /ɪnˈkʌm.brəns/
(n.) >a burden
>something that makes it difficult for you to do something:
สิ่งที่เป็นภาระ ภาระติดพัน
- When you’re walking 30 miles a day, the fewer encumbrances the better.
- He has no patience for the irritations and encumbrances of celebrity.
enervate
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˈen.ə.veɪt/ US /ˈen.ɚ.veɪt/
(v.) >to weaken
>to make someone feel weak and without energy
ทำให้อ่อนเปลี้ย,ทำให้เพลีย,ทำให้อ่อนแอ,ตัดกำลัง
The shock of the king’s death had enervated the royalist cause.
enfranchise
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz/ US /ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz/
(v.) >to grant privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote
>to give a person or group of people the right to vote in elections:
ให้อิสระ,ให้สิทธิ์ออกเสียง,ให้สิทธิพิเศษ
Women in Britain were first enfranchised in 1918.
engender
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ɪnˈdʒen.dər/ US /ɪnˈdʒen.dɚ/
(v.) >to create; to arise or come into existence
>to make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist:
ทำให้เกิด,ก่อให้เกิด,เพาะ,บังเกิด
Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.
The vice-president’s speech did not engender confidence in his judgment.
entreat
verb [ T ]
UK /ɪnˈtriːt/ US /ɪnˈtriːt/
(v.) >to ask earnestly
>to try very hard to persuade someone to do something:
ขอร้อง,วิงวอน,อ้อนวอน
We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables.
ephemeral
adjective
UK /ɪˈfem.ər.əl/ US /ɪˈfem.ɚ.əl/
(a.) lasting a short time
ไม่จีรัง,ไม่ยั่งยืน,ชั่วคราว,ไม่ถาวร
Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.
epigram
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈep.ɪ.ɡræm/ US /ˈep.ə.ɡræm/
(n.) >a witty saying
>a short saying or poem that expresses an idea in a clever, funny way:
คำคมม คำพูดที่เฉียบแหลม
One of Oscar Wilde’s most frequently quoted epigrams is “I can resist everything except temptation”.
equivocate
verb [ I ] formal
UK /ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt/ US /ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt/
(v.) >to be deliberately unclear or ambiguous* คลุมเครือ, กำกวม
>to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth:
พูดอ้อมค้อม,พูดสองนัย
She accused the minister of equivocating, claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the public how bad the problem really was
ersatz
adjective disapproving
UK /ˈeə.zæts/ US /ˈer.zɑːts/
(a.)>artificial and inferior
>used instead of something else, usually because the other thing is too expensive or rare:
ซึ่งเป็นของเทียม เทียม ปลอม เลียนแบบ ไม่แท้
I’m allowed to eat ersatz chocolate made from carob beans, but it’s a poor substitute for the real thing.
eschew
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ɪsˈtʃuː/ US /ɪsˈtʃuː/
(v.)> to avoid, shun*หลบเลี่ยง, keep away from
>to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up:
หลีกเลี่ยง,ละเว้น,หลบหนี,อดกลั้น
We won’t have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.
esoteric
adjective
UK /ˌiː.səˈter.ɪk/ US /ˌes.əˈter.ɪk/
(a.)> known or understood by only a few
>very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge:
ลับเฉพาะ,ซึ่งรู้เฉพาะไม่กี่คน,ซึ่งรู้ในวงจำกัด
He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games.
espouse
verb [ T ] formal
UK /esˈpaʊz/ US /esˈpaʊz/
(v.) >to support or adopt
>to become involved with or support an activity or opinion:
รับหลักการ,นำมาใช้,สนับสนุน
Vegetarianism is one cause she does not espouse.
estimable
adjective formal
UK /ˈes.tɪ.mə.bəl/ US /ˈes.tə.mə.bəl/
(a.) >deserving of respect
>of a person or their behaviour , considered to be very good or deserving praise:
น่านับถือ,น่าเคารพ,น่ายกย่อง
He writes estimable poetry under a pseudonym.
Her performance under such stressful conditions was estimable.
Opposite
contemptible
esurient
adjective
/əˈso͝orēənt/
(a.) >very hungry or greedy
>extremely hungry.
หิวมาก โลภมาก
It would be dangerous to leave your esurient brother in charge of the three dozen cupcakes you baked for a birthday party.
excoriate
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ekˈskɔː.ri.eɪt/ US /ekˈskɔːr.i.eɪt/
(v.) >to criticize severely
>to write or say that a play, book, political action, etc. is very bad:
ประนามอย่างรุนแรง
His latest novel received excoriating reviews.
The president excoriated the Western press for their biased views.
exculpate
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˈek.skəl.peɪt/ US /ˈek.skəl.peɪt/
(v.) >to clear from blame
>to remove blame from someone:
พิสูจน์ว่าบริสุทธิ์,ทำให้พ้นผิด,ล้างบาป ทำให้พ้นข้อกล่าวหา
The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.
exigent
adjective formal
UK /ˈek.sɪ.dʒənt/ US /ˈek.sə.dʒənt/
(a.) >critical, requiring immediate action
>needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people:
ด่วน,ฉุกเฉิน,เร่งด่วน,รีบด่วน, จอมสั่ง
an exigent problem
an exigent manager”
exonerate
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ɪɡˈzɒn.ə.reɪt/ US /ɪɡˈzɑː.nɚ.eɪt/
(v.) >to pronounce not guilty
>to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something:
ทำให้พ้นจากข้อครหา,ทำให้พ้นจากข้อกล่าวหา,ปลดเปลื้องภาระ, ทำให้ไร้มลทิน
The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision.
expatriate
noun [ C ]
UK /ekˈspæt.ri.ət/ US /ekˈspeɪ.tri.ət/
(v.; n.) to expel from a country; to move away from one’s home country; one who has left his country
ย้ายภูมิลำเนา,เนรเทศ,อพยพไปอยู่ต่างประเทศ
someone who does not live in their own country:
A large community of expatriates has settled there.
expedite
verb [ T ]
US /ˈek·spɪˌdɑɪt/
(v.) >to speed up the progress of
>to cause something to be done or progress more quickly:
เร่ง,กระตุ้น, ทำให้เร็วขึ้น
We’ve got to expedite this order because they need it by tomorrow.
expostulate
verb [ I ] formal
UK /ɪkˈspɒs.tjə.leɪt/ US /ɪkˈspɑː.stjə.leɪt/
(v.) >to attempt to dissuade somebody from doing something
>to express disagreement or complaint:
ขัดแย้ง,ทัดทาน,ว่ากล่าว,ตักเตือน,เตือน
Walter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the bill.
expropriate
noun [ C or U ] formal
UK /ˌek.spəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌek.spɚˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
(v.)> to take arbitrarily or by force
>the act of removing parts of a piece of writing that are considered likely to cause offence, or a piece of writing that has had parts removed like this:
ริบ,ยึด,เวนคืน,บังคับเอา
The publication now undergoes a great deal of expurgation.
Thomas Bowdler published expurgations of Shakespeare for family reading.
expurgation
noun [ C or U ] formal
UK /ˌek.spəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌek.spɚˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
(n.) >the removal of indecent passages from a text
>the act of removing parts of a piece of writing that are considered likely to cause offence, or a piece of writing that has had parts removed like this:
การตัดทอน การตัดออก ตัดข้อความ ตัดบางท่อนบางตอน
The publication now undergoes a great deal of expurgation.
Thomas Bowdler published expurgations of Shakespeare for family reading.
extemporize
verb [ I ] formal (UK usually extemporise)
UK /ɪkˈstem.pər.aɪz/ US /ɪkˈstem.pɚ.aɪz/
(v.) >to perform without preparation
>to speak or perform without any preparation or thought:
เล่นสด แสดงสด
I’d lost my notes and had to extemporize.
extrapolate
verb [ I or T ]
UK /ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/ US /ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/
(v.) >to guess at general conclusions based on what is already known
>to guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known:
อนุมาน คาดการณ์ คิดไปเอง คิดไปไกล นำมาพาดพิง
You can’t really extrapolate a trend from such a small sample.
