5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet4 Flashcards
(500 cards)
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effectual adj
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Efficient
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effeminacy n
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Womanishness
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effeminate adj
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Having womanish traits or qualities
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effervesce v
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To bubble up
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effervescent adj
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Giving off bubbles of gas
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effete adj
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Exhausted, as having performed its functions
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efficacious adj
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Effective
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efficacy n
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The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it
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efficiency n
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The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty
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efficient adj
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Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results
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efflorescence n
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The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance
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efflorescent adj
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Opening in flower
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effluvium n
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A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter
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effrontery n
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Unblushing impudence
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effulgence n
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Splendor
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effuse v
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To pour forth
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effusion n
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an outpouring
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egoism n
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The theory that places man’s chief good in the completeness of self
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egoist n
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One who advocates or practices egoism
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egotism n
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Self-conceit
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egotist n
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One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences
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egregious adj
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Extreme
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egress n
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Any place of exit
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eject v
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To expel
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elapse v
To quietly terminate: said of time
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elasticity n
That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed
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electrolysis n
The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current
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electrotype n
A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin
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elegy n
A lyric poem lamenting the dead
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element n
A component or essential part
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elicit v
To educe or extract gradually or without violence
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eligible adj
Qualified for selection
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eliminate v
To separate and cast aside
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Elizabethan adj
Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era
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elocution n
The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading
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eloquent adj
Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech
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elucidate v
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning
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elude v
To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice
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elusion n
Evasion
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emaciate v
To waste away in flesh
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emanate v
To flow forth or proceed, as from some source
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emancipate v
To release from bondage
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embargo n
Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade
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embark v
To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme
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embarrass v
To render flustered or agitated
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embellish v
To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features
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embezzle v
To misappropriate secretly
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emblazon v
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms
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emblem n
A symbol
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embody v
To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form
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embolden v
To give courage to
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embolism n
An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel
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embroil v
To involve in dissension or strife
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emerge v
To come into view or into existence
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emergence n
A coming into view
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emergent adj
Coming into view
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emeritus adj
Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position
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emigrant n
One who moves from one place to settle in another
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emigrate v
To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another
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eminence n
An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc
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eminent adj
High in station, merit, or esteem
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emit v
To send or give out
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emphasis n
Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word
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emphasize v
To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words
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emphatic adj
Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words
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employee n
One who works for wages or a salary
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employer n
One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay
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emporium n
A bazaar or shop
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empower v
To delegate authority to
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emulate v
To imitate with intent to equal or surpass
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enact v
To make into law, as by legislative act
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enamor v
To inspire with ardent love
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encamp v
To pitch tents for a resting-place
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encomium n
A formal or discriminating expression of praise
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encompass v
To encircle
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encore n
The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance
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encourage v
To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind
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encroach v
To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another
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encumber v
To impede with obstacles
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encyclical adj
Intended for general circulation
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encyclopedia n
A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject
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endanger v
To expose to peril
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endear v
To cause to be loved
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endemic adj
Peculiar to some specified country or people
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endue v
To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual
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endurable adj
Tolerable
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endurance n
The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing
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energetic adj
Working vigorously
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enervate v
To render ineffective or inoperative
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enfeeble v
To debilitate
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enfranchise v
To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote
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engender v
To produce
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engrave v
To cut or carve in or upon some surface
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engross v
To occupy completely
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enhance v
To intensify
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enigma n
A riddle
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enjoin v
To command
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enkindle v
To set on fire
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enlighten v
To cause to see clearly
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enlist v
To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment
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enmity n
Hatred
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ennoble v
To dignify
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enormity n
Immensity
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enormous adj
Gigantic
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enrage v
To infuriate
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enrapture v
To delight extravagantly or intensely
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enshrine v
To keep sacred
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ensnare v
To entrap
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entail v
To involve; necessitate
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entangle v
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications
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enthrall v
To bring or hold under any overmastering influence
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enthrone v
To invest with sovereign power
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enthuse v
To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling
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enthusiastic adj
Full of zeal and fervor
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entirety n
A complete thing
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entomology n
The branch of zoology that treats of insects
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entrails n
The internal parts of an animal
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entreaty n
An earnest request
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entree n
The act of entering
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entrench v
To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall
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entwine v
To interweave
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enumerate v
To name one by one
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epic n
A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc
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epicure n
One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking
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Epicurean adj
Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite
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epicycle n
A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle
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epicycloid n
A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle
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epidemic n
Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region
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epidermis n
The outer skin
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epigram n
A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation
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epilogue n
The close of a narrative or dramatic poem
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epiphany n
Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity
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episode n
An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it
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epitaph n
An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead
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epithet n
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas"
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epitome n
A simplified representation
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epizootic adj
Prevailing among animals
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epoch n
A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events
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epode n
A species of lyric poems
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equalize v
To render uniform
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equanimity n
Evenness of mind or temper
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equestrian adj
Pertaining to horses or horsemanship
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equilibrium n
A state of balance
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equitable adj
Characterized by fairness
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equity n
Fairness or impartiality
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equivalent adj
Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like
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equivocal adj
Ambiguous
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equivocate v
To use words of double meaning
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eradicate v
To destroy thoroughly
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errant adj
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds
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erratic adj
Irregular
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erroneous adj
Incorrect
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erudite adj
Very-learned
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erudition n
Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc
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eschew v
To keep clear of
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espy v
To keep close watch
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esquire n
A title of dignity, office, or courtesy
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essence n
That which makes a thing to be what it is
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esthetic adj
Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts
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estimable adj
Worthy of respect
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estrange v
To alienate
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estuary n
A wide lower part of a tidal river
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et cetera Latin
And so forth
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eugenic adj
Relating to the development and improvement of race
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eulogize v
To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character
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eulogy n
A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character
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euphemism n
A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted
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euphonious adj
Characterized by agreeableness of sound
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euphony n
Agreeableness of sound
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eureka Greek
I have found it
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evade v
To avoid by artifice
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evanesce v
To vanish gradually
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evanescent adj
Fleeting
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evangelical adj
Seeking the conversion of sinners
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evangelist n
A preacher who goes from place to place holding services
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evasion n
Escape
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eventual adj
Ultimate
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evert v
To turn inside out
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evict v
To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree
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evidential adj
Indicative
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evince v
To make manifest or evident
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evoke v
To call or summon forth
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evolution n
Development or growth
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evolve v
To unfold or expand
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exacerbate v
To make more sharp, severe, or virulent
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exaggerate v
To overstate
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exasperate v
To excite great anger in
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excavate v
To remove by digging or scooping out
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exceed v
To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc
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excel v
To be superior or distinguished
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excellence n
Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities
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excellency n
A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials
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excellent adj
Possessing distinguished merit
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excerpt n
An extract or selection from written or printed matter
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excess n
That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience
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excitable adj
Nervously high-strung
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excitation n
Intensified emotion or action
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exclamation n
An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling
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exclude v
To shut out purposely or forcibly
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exclusion n
Non-admission
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excrescence n
Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development
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excretion n
The getting rid of waste matter
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excruciate v
To inflict severe pain or agony upon
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excursion n
A journey
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excusable adj
Justifiable
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execrable adj
Abominable
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execration n
An accursed thing
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executor n
A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will
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exegesis n
Biblical exposition or interpretation
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exemplar n
A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated
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exemplary adj
Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation
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exemplify v
To show by example
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exempt adj
Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others
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exert v
To make an effort
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exhale v
To breathe forth
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exhaust v
To empty by draining off the contents
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exhaustible adj
Causing or tending to cause exhaustion
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exhaustion n
Deprivation of strength or energy
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exhaustive adj
Thorough and complete in execution
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exhilarate v
To fill with high or cheerful spirits
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exhume v
To dig out of the earth (what has been buried)
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exigency n
A critical period or condition
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exigent adj
Urgent
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existence n
Possession or continuance of being
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exit n
A way or passage out
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exodus n
A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people
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exonerate v
To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame
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exorbitance n
Extravagance or enormity
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exorbitant adj
Going beyond usual and proper limits
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exorcise v
To cast or drive out by religious or magical means
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exotic adj
Foreign
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expand v
To increase in range or scope
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expanse n
A continuous area or stretch
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expansion n
Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like
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expatriate v
To drive from one's own country
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expect v
To look forward to as certain or probable
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expectancy n
The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable
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expectorate v
To cough up and spit forth
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expediency n
Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case
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expedient adj
Contributing to personal advantage
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expedite v
To hasten the movement or progress of
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expeditious adj
Speedy
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expend v
To spend
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expense n
The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength
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expiate v
To make satisfaction or amends for
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explicate v
To clear from involvement
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explicit adj
Definite
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explode v
To cause to burst in pieces by force from within
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explosion n
A sudden and violent outbreak
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explosive adj
Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak
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exposition n
Formal presentation
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expository adj
Pertaining to a formal presentation
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expostulate v
To discuss
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exposure n
An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass
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expressive adj
Full of meaning
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expulsion n
Forcible ejection
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extant adj
Still existing and known
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extemporaneous adj
Done or made without much or any preparation
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extempore adv
Without studied or special preparation
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extensible adj
Capable of being thrust out
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extension n
A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope
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extensive adj
Extended widely in space, time, or scope
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extensor n
A muscle that causes extension
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extenuate v
To diminish the gravity or importance of
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exterior n
That which is outside
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external n
Anything relating or belonging to the outside
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extinct adj
Being no longer in existence
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extinguish v
To render extinct
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extol v
To praise in the highest terms
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extort v
To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity
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extortion n
The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion
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extradite v
To surrender the custody of
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extradition n
The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government
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extrajudicial adj
Happening out of court
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extraneous adj
Having no essential relation to a subject
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extraordinary adj
Unusual
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extravagance n
Undue expenditure of money
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extravagant adj
Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure
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extremist n
One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views
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extremity n
The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position
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extricate v
Disentangle
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extrude v
To drive out or away
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exuberance n
Rich supply
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exuberant adj
Marked by great plentifulness
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fabricate v
To invent fancifully or falsely
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fabulous adj
Incredible
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facet n
One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem
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facetious adj
Amusing
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facial adj
Pertaining to the face
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facile adj
Not difficult to do
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facilitate v
To make more easy
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facility n
Ease
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facsimile n
An exact copy or reproduction
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faction n
A number of persons combined for a common purpose
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factious adj
Turbulent
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fallacious adj
Illogical
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fallacy n
Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning
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fallible adj
Capable of erring
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fallow n
Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest
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famish v
To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst
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fanatic n
A religious zealot
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fancier n
One having a taste for or interest in special objects
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fanciless adj
Unimaginative
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fastidious adj
Hard to please
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fathom n
A measure of length, 6 feet
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fatuous adj
Idiotic
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faulty adj
Imperfect
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faun n
One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human, with goats feet
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fawn n
A young deer
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fealty n
Loyalty
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feasible adj
That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable
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federate v
To league together
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feint n
Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement
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felicitate v
To wish joy or happiness to, especially in view of a coming event
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felicity n
A state of well-founded happiness
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felon n
A criminal or depraved person
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felonious adj
Showing criminal or evil purpose
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felony n
One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment
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feminine adj
Characteristic of woman or womankind
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fernery n
A place in which ferns are grown
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ferocious adj
Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature
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ferocity n
Savageness
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fervent adj
Ardent in feeling
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fervid adj
Intense
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fervor n
Ardor or intensity of feeling
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festal adj
Joyous
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festive adj
Merry
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fete n
A festival or feast
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fetus n
The young in the womb or in the egg
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feudal adj
Pertaining to the relation of lord and vassal
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feudalism n
The feudal system
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fez n
A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel
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fiasco n
A complete or humiliating failure
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fickle adj
Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose
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fictitious adj
Created or formed by the imagination
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fidelity n
Loyalty
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fiducial adj
Indicative of faith or trust
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fief n
A landed estate held under feudal tenure
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filibuster n
One who attempts to obstruct legislation
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finale n
Concluding performance
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finality n
The state or quality of being final or complete
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finally adv
At last
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financial adj
Monetary
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financier n
One skilled in or occupied with financial affairs or operations
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finery n
That which is used to decorate the person or dress
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finesse n
Subtle contrivance used to gain a point
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finite adj
Limited
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fiscal adj
Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government
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fishmonger n
One who sells fish
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fissure n
A crack or crack-like depression
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fitful adj
Spasmodic
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fixture n
One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position
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flag-officer n
The captain of a flag-ship
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flagrant adj
Openly scandalous
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flamboyant adj
Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste
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flatulence n
Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels
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flection n
The act of bending
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fledgling n
A young bird
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flexible adj
Pliable
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flimsy adj
Thin and weak
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flippant adj
Having a light, pert, trifling disposition
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floe n
A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice
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flora n
The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district
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floral adj
Pertaining to flowers
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florid adj
Flushed with red
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florist n
A dealer in flowers
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fluctuate v
To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another
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fluctuation n
Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another
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flue n
A smoke-duct in a chimney
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fluent adj
Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas
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fluential adj
Pertaining to streams
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flux n
A state of constant movement, change, or renewal
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foggy adj
Obscure
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foible n
A personal weakness or failing
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foist v
To palm off
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foliage n
Any growth of leaves
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folio n
A sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once
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folk-lore n
The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people
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fondle v
To handle tenderly and lovingly
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foolery n
Folly
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foot-note n
A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column
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foppery n
Dandyism
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foppish adj
Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners
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forbearance n
Patient endurance or toleration of offenses
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forby adv
Besides
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forcible adj
Violent
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forecourt n
A court opening directly from the street
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forejudge v
To judge of before hearing evidence
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forepeak n
The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck
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foreshore n
That part of a shore uncovered at low tide
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forebode v
To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil
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forecast v
To predict
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forecastle n
That part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds
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foreclose v
To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property
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forefather n
An ancestor
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forego v
To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of
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foreground n
That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator
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forehead n
The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair
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foreign adj
Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country
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foreigner n
A citizen of a foreign country
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foreknowledge n
Prescience
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foreman n
The head man
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foreordain v
To predetermine
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foreordination n
Predestination
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forerun v
To go before as introducing or ushering in
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foresail n
A square sail
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foresee v
To discern beforehand
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foresight n
Provision against harm or need
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foretell v
To predict
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forethought n
Premeditation
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forfeit v
To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation
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forfend v
To ward off
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forgery n
Counterfeiting
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forgo v
To deny oneself
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formation n
Relative disposition of parts
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formidable adj
Difficult to accomplish
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formula n
Fixed rule or set form
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forswear v
To renounce upon oath
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forte n
A strong point
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forth adv
Into notice or view
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forthright adv
With directness
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fortify v
To provide with defensive works
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fortitude n
Patient courage
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foursome adj
Consisting of four
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fracture n
A break
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fragile adj
Easily broken
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frailty n
Liability to be broken or destroyed
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fragile adj
Capable of being broken
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frankincense n
A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes
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frantic adj
Frenzied
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fraternal adj
Brotherly
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fraudulence n
Deceitfulness
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fraudulent adj
Counterfeit
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fray v
To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads
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freemason n
A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans
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freethinker n
One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion
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free trade n
Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs
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frequency n
The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space
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fresco n
The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings
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freshness n
The state, quality, or degree of being fresh
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fretful adj
Disposed to peevishness
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frightful adj
Apt to induce terror or alarm
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frigid adj
Lacking warmth
444
frigidarium n
A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc
445
frivolity n
A trifling act, thought, saying, or practice
446
frivolous adj
Trivial
447
frizz v
To give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to
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frizzle v
To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair
449
frolicsome adj
Prankish
450
frontier n
The part of a nation's territory that abuts upon another country
451
frowzy adj
Slovenly in appearance
452
frugal adj
Economical
453
fruition n
Fulfillment
454
fugacious adj
Fleeting
455
fulcrum n
The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns
456
fulminate v
To cause to explode
457
fulsome adj
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation
458
fumigate v
To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection
459
functionary n
An official
460
fundamental adj
Basal
461
fungible adj
That may be measured, counted, or weighed
462
fungous adj
Spongy
463
fungus n
A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom
464
furbish v
To restore brightness or beauty to
465
furlong n
A measure, one-eighth of a mile
466
furlough n
A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer
467
furrier n
A dealer in or maker of fur goods
468
further adj
More distant or advanced
469
furtherance n
Advancement
470
furtive adj
Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief
471
fuse v
To unite or blend as by melting together
472
fusible adj
Capable of being melted by heat
473
futile adj
Of no avail or effect
474
futurist n
A person of expectant temperament
475
gauge n
An instrument for measuring
476
gaiety n
Festivity
477
gaily adv
Merrily
478
gait n
Carriage of the body in going
479
gallant adj
Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit
480
galore adj
Abundant
481
galvanic adj
Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action
482
galvanism n
Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action
483
galvanize v
To imbue with life or animation
484
gamble v
To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency
485
gambol n
Playful leaping or frisking
486
gamester n
A gambler
487
gamut n
The whole range or sequence
488
garnish v
In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment
489
garrison n
The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense
490
garrote v
To execute by strangling
491
garrulous adj
Given to constant trivial talking
492
gaseous adj
Light and unsubstantial
493
gastric adj
Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach
494
gastritis n
Inflammation of the stomach
495
gastronomy n
The art of preparing and serving appetizing food
496
gendarme n
In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer
497
genealogy n
A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants
498
genealogist n
A tracer of pedigrees
499
generality n
The principal portion
500
generalize v
To draw general inferences
