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QUICK REVIEW #101 E – F: GRE Words 281

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. epithet a. unfold
2. equable b. information
3. equivalence c. tribute
4. equivocal d. denounce
5. equivocate e. abstruse things

6. erode f. expression
7. erudition g. “the Bald”
8. esoterica h. lie
9. eulogy i. equality
10. euphemism j. wear
11. evolve k. obscure
12. excoriate l. steady

exculpate (EKS kil PAYT) vt. to prove blameless; to declare guiltless
• The fact that Inez was shown to have been out of town caused the judge to
exculpate her in the case of the missing bananas.
• Mark was exculpated of the charges against him.
[-d, exculpating, exculpation n.] [Syn. to clear (of blame)]
exigent (EKS i jint) adj. 1. needing immediate looking into; urgent; critical;
2. needing more than reasonable attention; demanding
• It is exigent that Diane return the poorly fitting blouse before the time
allowed expires.
• As Melissa found out, raising three small children at the same time is an
exigent task.
[-ly adv., exigency n.] [Syn. urgent]
extant (EKS tint) adj. still existing; not lost or destroyed; not extinct
• Some are hopeful that finding Nessie, the so-called Loch Ness monster, will
prove sea monsters extant.
• The Cascade Mountains of Washington contain many extant volcanoes
that are, for the most part, dormant.
[-ly adv.]