Barron's Word List 16: duration-encroachment

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  1. duration
    the period of time during which something continues
  2. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  3. dutiful
    willingly obedient out of a sense of respect
  4. dwindle
    become smaller or lose substance
  5. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  6. dynamo
    a coil that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet
  7. dysentery
    an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
  8. dyslexia
    impaired ability to learn to read
  9. dyspeptic
    suffering from indigestion
  10. earthly
    of or belonging to or characteristic of this world
  11. earthy
    of or consisting of or resembling the soil
  12. ebb
    the outward flow of the tide
  13. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  14. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  15. eccentricity
    strange and unconventional behavior
  16. ecclesiastic
    of or associated with a church
  17. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  18. eclipse
    the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another
  19. ecliptic
    the great circle representing the annual path of the sun
  20. ecologist
    a biologist who studies organisms and their environment
  21. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  22. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  23. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  24. eddy
    a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind
  25. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  26. edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls
  27. edify
    make understand
  28. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  29. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  30. effective
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
  31. effectual
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
  32. effectuate
    bring about or cause to happen
  33. effeminate
    lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity
  34. effervescence
    the process of bubbling as gas escapes
  35. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  36. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  37. effigy
    a representation of a person
  38. effluvium
    a foul-smelling outflow or vapor
  39. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  40. effulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  41. effusion
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  42. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  43. ego
    an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
  44. egoism
    concern for your own interests and welfare
  45. egotism
    an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
  46. egotistical
    having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  47. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  48. egress
    the act or means of going out
  49. ejaculation
    the discharge of semen in males
  50. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  51. elaboration
    developing in intricate and painstaking detail
  52. elastic
    capable of resuming shape after stretching or compression
  53. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
  54. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  55. elevation
    distance of something above a reference point
  56. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  57. elixir
    a substance believed to cure all ills
  58. ellipsis
    a mark indicating that words have been omitted
  59. elliptical
    rounded like an egg
  60. elope
    run away secretly with one's beloved
  61. eloquence
    powerful and effective language
  62. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  63. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  64. elysian
    relating to the abode of the blessed after death
  65. Elysium
    a place or condition of ideal happiness
  66. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  67. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
  68. emancipate
    free from slavery or servitude
  69. emasculate
    deprive of strength or vigor
  70. embargo
    a government order imposing a trade barrier
  71. embark
    go on board
  72. embed
    fix or set securely or deeply
  73. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  74. embezzlement
    the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
  75. embitter
    cause to be resentful
  76. emblazon
    decorate with heraldic arms
  77. embody
    represent in physical form
  78. emboss
    raise in a relief
  79. embrace
    squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  80. embroider
    decorate with needlework
  81. embroil
    force into some kind of situation or course of action
  82. embryonic
    of an organism prior to birth or hatching
  83. emend
    make corrections to
  84. emendation
    a correction by emending
  85. emetic
    a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
  86. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  87. emissary
    someone sent to represent another's interests
  88. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  89. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  90. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  91. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  92. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  93. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  94. enamored
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
  95. encipher
    convert ordinary language into code
  96. encircle
    surround or form a ring around
  97. enclave
    an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct
  98. encomiastic
    formally expressing praise
  99. encompass
    include in scope
  100. encroachment
    any entry into an area not previously occupied
Created on 二月 10, 2012

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