Printable Essential Latin Roots for the GRE: Em-, En-, Epi-, Equi- flash cards
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| emaciate |
make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh |
| embellish |
beautify by or as if by ornamentation |
| embezzle |
appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care |
| emote |
show or pretend emotion |
| empirical |
derived from or guided by experience or experiment |
| encapsulate |
place in or as if in a capsule |
| encomium |
formal expression of high praise |
| encumbrance |
something that encumbers |
| endearing |
tending to make dear or beloved |
| endemic |
natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place |
| endorse |
approve, support, or sustain |
| enervate |
deprive of force or strength |
| engender |
produce, cause, or give rise to |
| engrave |
chase letters, designs on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood |
| engrossing |
fully occupying the mind or attention |
| engulf |
swallow up in or as in a gulf |
| enigma |
puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation |
| enmity |
feeling or condition of hostility |
| ensign |
flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality |
| entice |
lead on by exciting hope or desire |
| entreat |
ask a person earnestly |
| enunciate |
utter or pronounce words, sentences, esp. in an articulate or a particular manner |
| enzyme |
any of various proteins originating from living cells and capable of producing chemical changes |
| epicurean |
fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures |
| epistle |
letter, esp. a formal or didactic one |
| epithet |
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality |
| epitome |
person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class |
| equable |
free from many changes or variations |
| equanimity |
mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain |
| equilibrium |
state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces |
| equipoise |
equal distribution of weight |
| equivocal |
allowing the possibility of several different meanings with intent to deceive or misguide |
| equivocate |
use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead |
| emaciate |
make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh |
| embellish |
beautify by or as if by ornamentation |
| embezzle |
appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care |
| emote |
show or pretend emotion |
| empirical |
derived from or guided by experience or experiment |
| encapsulate |
place in or as if in a capsule |
| encomium |
formal expression of high praise |
| encumbrance |
something that encumbers |
| endearing |
tending to make dear or beloved |
| endemic |
natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place |
| endorse |
approve, support, or sustain |
| enervate |
deprive of force or strength |
| engender |
produce, cause, or give rise to |
| engrave |
chase letters, designs on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood |
| engrossing |
fully occupying the mind or attention |
| engulf |
swallow up in or as in a gulf |
| enigma |
puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation |
| enmity |
feeling or condition of hostility |
| ensign |
flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality |
| entice |
lead on by exciting hope or desire |
| entreat |
ask a person earnestly |
| enunciate |
utter or pronounce words, sentences, esp. in an articulate or a particular manner |
| enzyme |
any of various proteins originating from living cells and capable of producing chemical changes |
| epicurean |
fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures |
| epistle |
letter, esp. a formal or didactic one |
| epithet |
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality |
| epitome |
person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class |
| equable |
free from many changes or variations |
| equanimity |
mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain |
| equilibrium |
state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces |
| equipoise |
equal distribution of weight |
| equivocal |
allowing the possibility of several different meanings with intent to deceive or misguide |
| equivocate |
use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead |
