gre37 Flashcards
dour
sullen& gloomy
dowager
an elderly woman of high social station
doyen
a man who is the senior member of a group
droll
amusing in a quaint or odd way
dross
waste; worthless matter
dudgeon
a feeling of offense or resentment
dulcet
pleasant sounding
dupe
to deceive; trick
duplicitous
deceptive; dishonest
duress
threat of force or intimidation
ex: the confession was obtained under duress
dyslexia
inability to associate letter symbols with sound
ebullient
exhilarated; enthusiastic
ex: the baseball player was ebullient after pitching a no hitter
ecstatic
joyful
ex: the couple was ecstatic after their child was born
ecumenical
universal; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
edict
a decree issued by an authority having the force of law
edification
intellectual/ spiritual improvement
edifice
building; elaborate conceptual structure
efface
to erase
effete
depleted of vitality
efficacious
efficient, effective
efficacy
efficiency
effigy
사람의 석상
effulgent
shining brightly
effusion
an unrestrained outpouring of feeling
effusive
expressing emotions freely
egregious
obviously bad
elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
elysian
blissful; delightful
emaciated
thin&wasted
emanate
to issue forth
ex: steam emanated from the radiator
embroil
to involve in
emend
to correct
eminence grise
a person who exercises power or influence without holding an official power
enamored
captivated
ex: Bill became enamored of Judy, his co-worker at the office
encomium
a formal expression of praise
ex: the dean of students ended the dinner for the retiring professor with an encomium about her passion for teaching
endemic
inherent, belonging to an area
enfant terrible
one whose unusual behavior or idea disturbs others
engrossed
officially forbid
ex: the court order enjoined the band from producing more CDs
enmity
ill will; hatred
ennui
boredom
enrapture
to fill with delight
ex: the children were enraptured by the movie
ensconced
settled comfortably
ex: the couple was ensconced at a table in the cafe
enticing
tempting; attractive
ex: the enticing candy was waved in front of the child
epicure
person with refined tastes
ex: Grace prides herself on being an epicure
epiphany
comprehension of reality through a sudden intuitive realization
epistemology
branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge
epithet
a word or phrase characterizing a person or thing
epitome
representative of a group; ideal example
eponym
person from whose name something is derived
ex: the mythological figure Romulus is the eponym for Rome
equitable
just& impartial
errant
mistaken; straying from the proper course
ex: the safety officer destroyed the errant rocket by remote control
erratic
unpredictable; wandering
ex: the student’s performance on test is erratic
ersatz
being an imitation or substitute
ex: the soap opera is a good place to see displays of ersatz emotion
eschew
피하다
esprit de corps
team spirit
essay
to make an attempt
ex: the director asked the grumpy actor to essay a smile
take a punt
to have an attempt
daft
silly/stupid
attrition
마찰
mayhem
신체상해
ethereal
insubstantial, intangible, spiritual
ex: the ghost lives an ethereal existence
ethnocentric
based on the attitude that one’s group is superior
ethologist
scientists who studies animal behavior
ethos
beliefs or character of a group
ex: the new director wants to create a new ethos in the company
etiology
causes or origins
euphony
pleasant and harmonious sound
euphoria
a feeling of extreme happiness
evince
to show plainly ex: the teacher asked the class to evince three reasons for the failure of the experiment
disembowel
할복
eviscerate
to disembowel; take away a vital part
excommunicate
to deprive of membership in a group
ex: Dave was excommunicated from the church
excoriate
to criticize strongly
ex: the shocking behavior of the official was excoriated in the media
exculpate
to clear of blame, vindicate
ex: the hearing’s finding exculpated the accused soldier
exegesis
critical interpretation or explanation
ex: the bible scholar wrote an exegesis of the gospel of Luke
exercise
to absorb the attention of ; upset
ex: the math problem has exercised my mind all day
exhume
to remove from grave
exorbitant
greater than reasonable
ex: the doctor’s fees are exorbitant
expansive
sweeping, comprehensive
ex: we have an expansive view from our house on the hill
expatiate
to speak or write at length
ex: the biologist expatiated on ecology for two hours
expatriate
someone living outside his or her land
expedient
suitable; related to self-serving method
ex: the expedient course of action is not always the moral one
expeditious
done with speed and efficiency
ex: carry out the plan in the most expeditious way possible
expiate
to atone for
ex: tom performed an act of penance to expiate his sins
explicit
very clear, definite
exploit
to unfairly use others to gain advantage; to use to the greatest possible advantage
exponent
a person who champions or advocates
expository
explanatory
expostulation
scolding; reproof
expound
to elaborate
expunge
to cancel; remove
expurgate
to censor
ex: certain scenes have been expurgated from the movie
extemporaneous
unrehearsed
anaemic/anemic
lacking power, vigor, vitality
anemia
빈혈
tinnitus
이명
backlog
밀린 일
tampon
생리대
dragnet
a system of network for finding or catching someone, as a criminal wanted by the police
in absentia
in the absence of the person involved
paraphernalia
personal belonging
forfeiture
an act of forfeiting
op-ed
a newspaper page devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, humorists, etc of varying view points
watershed moment
“aha”, epiphany moment, eureka
muzzle
입마개
verb-입마개를 씌우다
nix
to stop , prevent or refuse
erosion
부식, 침식
utensil
기구
extol
to praise
ex: critics extolled the new model
extort
to obtain something by threat
ex: jim extorted money from the old man
extraneous
not essential
ex: eliminate extraneous information from your report
extrapolate
to estimate by projecting known information
ex: extrapolating from present trends, the Earth will be uninhabitable in a few hundred years
extricate
to free from
ex: we wondered how we could extricate ourselves from the awkward situation
exuberance
unstrained enthusiasm; abundance; lavishness
ex: I admire the exuberance of the young composer’s work
exude
to give off
ex: the cheerleaders exude enthusiasm
exult
to rejoice
ex: the coach allowed his team a day off from practice to exult in the victory
facetious
humorous ex: Two boys sat in the back of the class making facetious comments
facile
easy; superficial
ex: I find their argument facile
Facilitate
to make less difficult
Facility
ability
ex: I have limited facility in mathmatics
Faculty
ability; power
ex: The ability to reason is one of our greatest faculties
fait accompli
something done about which it is too late to argue
ex: The CEO presented the merger to the board as a fait accompli
Fallow
plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
ex: the filed lies fallow
Fastidious
very fussy; concerned with detail
ex: the teacher is fastidious in he preparation for class
fatalism
belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control
ex: the them of fatalism reoccurs in the works of the novelist
fathom
to penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend
ex: science has begun to fathom the mysteries of nature
fatuous
foolishly self-satisfied
ex: Nobody laughed at the fatuous comment
faux pas
a social blunder
fawning
trying to please by flattering and behaving in a servile manner
faze
to disconcert, bother
fealty
loyalty owed by a vassal to his federal lord
vassal
봉건 가신
feckless
ineffective; irresponsible
ex: the police department was criticized for its feckless attempts to catch the embezzler
felicitous
suitably expressed; appropriate; well chosen
ex: the writer oscar wilde is famous for his felicitous sayings
felony
a very serious crime
