GRE红宝书：形容词词汇
英语课
以下是为大家整理GRE红宝书中形容词词汇，供大家复习用。GRE词汇量是考生必须要过的第一关，近几年GRE考试真题中经常出现和常考的形容词词汇，而GRE红宝书是考生备考GRE词汇的重要教材之一。
earthy :unrefined; coarse
ebullient 1 : showing excitement; overflowing 2 with enthusiasmecclesiastic :pertaining 3 to the church
eerie 4 : weird 5
effectual :efficient
effeminate : having womanly traits
effete 6 : worn out; exhausted 7; barren
efflorescent : flowering
effulgent 8 : brilliantly radiant
effusive 9 :pouring forth 10; gushing 11
egregious 12 :gross; shocking
elegiacal : like an elegy 13; mournful
elusive 14 : evasive; baffling; hard to graspelusory : tending to deceive expectations; elusiveemaciated :thin and wasted
eminent 15 :high; lofty
enamored :in love
encomiastic : praising; eulogistic 16
ephemeral :short-lived; fleeting 17
equable : tranquil 18; steady; uniform
equivocal :doubtful; ambiguous
errant :wandering
erudite : learned; scholarly
esoteric : known only to the chosen few
estranged 19 :separated
ethereal :light; heavenly; fine
ethnic 20 : relating to races
eulogistic : praising
euphonious 21 :pleasing in sound
evanescent :fleeting; vanishing
evasive :not frank; eluding 22
execrable : very bad
exemplary :serving as a model; outstandingexiguous : small; minute
exorbitant 23 : excessive
exotic :not native; strange
expeditiously 24 :rapidly and efficiently 25
extant : still in existence
extemporaneous 26 :not planned; impromptu 27
extraneous 28 : not essential; external
extrinsic 29 : external; not inherent; foreignexuberant :abundant; effusive; lavish 30
以上是GRE红宝书中的形容词词汇，大家在备考GRE词汇的时候，注意将单词背诵与单词运用相结合，这样不仅能更有效的记住单词，还能充分利用所学单词，提高考生的英语应用水平，提高学习效率，从而获得新GRE考试高分。
adj.兴高采烈的，奔放的
- He was ebullient over the reception of his novel.他因小说获好评而兴高采烈。
- She wrote the ebullient letter when she got back to her flat.她一回到自己的寓所,就写了那封热情洋溢的信。
与…有关系的，附属…的，为…固有的(to)
- Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
- The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
adj.怪诞的；奇异的；可怕的；胆怯的
- It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。
- I walked down the eerie dark path.我走在那条漆黑恐怖的小路上。
adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的
- From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
- His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
adj.无生产力的，虚弱的
- People said the aristocracy was effete.人们说贵族阶级已是日薄西山了。
- During the ages,Greek civilization declined and became effete.在中世纪期间，希腊文明开始衰落直至衰败。
adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的
- It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
- Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
adj.光辉的；灿烂的
- China ancient female artists and male artists went hand in hand with effulgent China culture arts.中国古代女性艺术家与男性艺术家并肩齐驱，共同创造了灿烂的中华文化艺术。
- China and India are both world-famous,civilized countries and they have effulgent culture.中国和印度都是举世闻名的文明古国，都有着光辉灿烂的文化。
adj.热情洋溢的；感情(过多)流露的
- Every visitor noticed that her effusive welcome was not sincere.所有的客人都看出来她那过分热情的欢迎是不真诚的。
- Her effusive thanks embarrassed everybody.她道谢时非常激动，弄得大家不好意思。
adv.向前；向外，往外
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
adj.迸出的；涌出的；喷出的；过分热情的v.喷，涌( gush的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地说话
- blood gushing from a wound 从伤口冒出的血
- The young mother was gushing over a baby. 那位年轻的母亲正喋喋不休地和婴儿说话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.非常的，过分的
- When it comes to blatant lies,there are none more egregious than budget figures.谈到公众谎言，没有比预算数字更令人震惊的。
- What an egregious example was here!现摆着一个多么触目惊心的例子啊。
n.哀歌，挽歌
- Good heavens,what would be more tragic than that elegy!天哪，还有什么比那首挽歌更悲伤的呢！
- His book is not intended to be a complete history but a personal elegy.他的书与其说是一部完整的历史，更像是一篇个人挽歌。
adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的
- Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
- Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。
adj.显赫的，杰出的，有名的，优良的
- We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.我们正期待一位著名科学家的来访。
- He is an eminent citizen of China.他是一个杰出的中国公民。
adj.颂扬的，颂词的
- This is a formal eulogistic composition.这是一篇正式的颂扬性文章。
- One is the eulogistic word freedom,and the other is the opprobrious word chance. 一个是表示褒义的词“自由”，另一个是表示贬义的词“偶然”。
adj.短暂的，飞逝的
- The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
- Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的
- The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
- The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。
adj.疏远的，分离的
- He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。
- The argument estranged him from his brother.争吵使他同他的兄弟之间的关系疏远了。
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
adj.好听的，悦耳的，和谐的
- He was enchanted with the euphonious music.他陶醉在那悦耳的音乐中。
- The euphonious sound of Carrie's cello playing always puts me at ease.嘉莉悦耳的大提琴演奏总让我心旷神怡。
v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的现在分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到
- He saw no way of eluding Featherstone's stupid demand. 费瑟斯通的愚蠢要求使他走投无路。 来自辞典例句
- The fox succeeded in eluding the hunters. 这狐狸成功地避过了猎手。 来自辞典例句
adj.过分的；过度的
- More competition should help to drive down exorbitant phone charges.更多的竞争有助于降低目前畸高的电话收费。
- The price of food here is exorbitant. 这儿的食物价格太高。
adv.迅速地，敏捷地
- They have to be evaluated expeditiously, carefully with the patient fully UNDRESSED. 我看过许多的枪伤患者，但是就只有阿扁的伤口没有上述情形，真是天佑台湾。 来自互联网
- We will expeditiously facilitate trade transactions with the utmost professionalism. 我们会尽快贸易便利化的交易与最大的专业水平。 来自互联网
adv.高效率地，有能力地
- The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
- Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。
adj.即席的，一时的
- She made an extemporaneous speech on the ceremony.她在典礼上做了一次即兴演讲。
- Nixon carried away with it all,delivered his extemporaneous toast.尼克松对一切都很满意，颇有些情不自禁地发表了他的即席祝酒词。
adj.即席的，即兴的；adv.即兴的(地)，无准备的(地)
- The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.这一宣布是在机场举行的临时新闻发布会上作出的。
- The children put on an impromptu concert for the visitors.孩子们为来访者即兴献上了一场音乐会。
adj.体外的；外来的；外部的
- I can choose to ignore these extraneous thoughts.我可以选择无视这些外来的想法。
- Reductant from an extraneous source is introduced.外来的还原剂被引进来。
adj.外部的；不紧要的
- Nowadays there are more extrinsic pressures to get married.现在来自外部的结婚压力多了。
- The question is extrinsic to our discussion.这个问题和我们的讨论无关。