GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com and englishteststore.com File 223 emphasis (n) Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word emphasize (v) To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words emphatic (adj) Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words employee (n) One who works for wages or a salary employer (n) One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay emporium (n) A bazaar or shop empower (v) To delegate authority to emulate (v) To imitate with intent to equal or surpass