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earnest

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Ardent in spirit and speech.

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earthenware

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Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.

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eatable

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Edible.

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ebullient

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Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.

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eccentric

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Peculiar.

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eccentricity

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Idiosyncrasy.

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eclipse

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The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body.

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economize

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To spend sparingly.

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ecstasy

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Rapturous excitement or exaltation.

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ecstatic

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Enraptured.

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edible

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Suitable to be eaten.

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edict

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That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.

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edify

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To build up or strengthen especially in morals or religion.

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editorial

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An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.

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educe

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To draw out.

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efface

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To obliterate.

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effect

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A consequence.

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effective

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Fit for a destined purpose.

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effectual

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Efficient.

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effeminacy

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Womanishness.

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effeminate

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Having womanish traits or qualities.

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effervesce

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To bubble up.

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effervescent

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Giving off bubbles of gas.

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effete

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Exhausted as having performed its functions.

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efficacious

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Effective.

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efficacy

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The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.

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efficiency

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The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.

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efficient

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Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.

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efflorescence

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The state of being flowery or a flowery appearance.

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efflorescent

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Opening in flower.

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effluvium

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A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.

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effrontery

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Unblushing impudence.

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effulgence

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Splendor.

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effuse

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To pour forth.

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effusion

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an outpouring.

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egoism

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The theory that places man’s chief good in the completeness of self.

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egoist

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One who advocates or practices egoism.

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egotism

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Self-conceit.

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egotist

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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

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Extreme.

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egress

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Any place of exit.

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eject

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To expel.

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elapse

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To quietly terminate: said of time.

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elasticity

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That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.

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electrolysis

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The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current.

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electrotype

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A metallic copy of any surface as a coin.

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elegy

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A lyric poem lamenting the dead.

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element

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A component or essential part.

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elicit

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To educe or extract gradually or without violence.

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eligible

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Qualified for selection.

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eliminate

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To separate and cast aside.

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Elizabethan

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Relating to Elizabeth queen of England or to her era.

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elocution

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The art of correct intonation inflection and gesture in public speaking or reading.

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eloquent

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Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.

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elucidate

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To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.

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elude

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To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.

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elusion

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Evasion.

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emaciate

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To waste away in flesh.

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emanate

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To flow forth or proceed as from some source.

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emancipate

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To release from bondage.

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embargo

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Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.

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embark

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To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.

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embarrass

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To render flustered or agitated.

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embellish

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To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.

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embezzle

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To misappropriate secretly.

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emblazon

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To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.

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emblem

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A symbol.

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embody

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To express formulate or exemplify in a concrete compact or visible form.

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embolden

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To give courage to.

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embolism

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An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.

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embroil

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To involve in dissension or strife.

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emerge

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To come into view or into existence.

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emergence

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A coming into view.

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emergent

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Coming into view.

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emeritus

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Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.

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emigrant

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One who moves from one place to settle in another.

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emigrate

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To go from one country state or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.

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eminence

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An elevated position with respect to rank place character condition etc.

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eminent

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High in station merit or esteem.

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emit

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To send or give out.

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emphasis

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Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act or stress laid upon some word.

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emphasize

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To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word or a group of words.

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emphatic

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Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act word or set of words.

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employee

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One who works for wages or a salary.

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employer

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One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay.

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emporium

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A bazaar or shop.

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empower

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To delegate authority to.

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emulate

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To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.

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enact

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To make into law as by legislative act.

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enamor

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To inspire with ardent love.

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encamp

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To pitch tents for a resting-place.

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encomium

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A formal or discriminating expression of praise.

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encompass

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To encircle.

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encore

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The call for a repetition as of some part of a play or performance.

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encourage

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To inspire with courage hope or strength of mind.

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encroach

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To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.

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encumber

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To impede with obstacles.

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encyclical

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Intended for general circulation.

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encyclopedia

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A work containing information on subjects or exhaustive of one subject.

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endanger

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To expose to peril.

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endear

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To cause to be loved.

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endemic

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Peculiar to some specified country or people.

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endue

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To endow with some quality gift or grace usually spiritual.

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endurable

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Tolerable.

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endurance

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The ability to suffer pain distress hardship or stress of any kind without succumbing.

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energetic

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Working vigorously.

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enervate

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To render ineffective or inoperative.

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enfeeble

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To debilitate.

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enfranchise

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To endow with a privilege especially with the right to vote.

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engender

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To produce.

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engrave

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To cut or carve in or upon some surface.

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engross

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To occupy completely.

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enhance

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To intensify.

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enigma

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A riddle.

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enjoin

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To command.

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enkindle

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To set on fire.

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enlighten

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To cause to see clearly.

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enlist

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To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.

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enmity

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Hatred.

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ennoble

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To dignify.

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enormity

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Immensity.

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enormous

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Gigantic.

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enrage

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To infuriate.

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enrapture

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To delight extravagantly or intensely.

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enshrine

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To keep sacred.

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ensnare

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To entrap.

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entail

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To involve necessitate.

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entangle

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To involve in difficulties confusion or complications.

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enthrall

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To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.

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enthrone

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To invest with sovereign power.

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enthuse

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To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.

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enthusiastic

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Full of zeal and fervor.

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entirety

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A complete thing.

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entomology

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The branch of zoology that treats of insects.

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entrails

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pl. The internal parts of an animal.

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entreaty

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An earnest request.

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entree

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The act of entering.

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entrench

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To fortify or protect as with a trench or ditch and wall.

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entwine

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To interweave.

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enumerate

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To name one by one.

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epic

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A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages heroes etc.

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epicure

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One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.

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Epicurean

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Indulging ministering or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.

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epicycle

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A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.

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epicycloid

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A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.

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epidemic

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Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.

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epidermis

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The outer skin.

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epigram

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A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.

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epilogue

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The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.

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epiphany

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Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.

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episode

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An incident or story in a literary work separable from yet growing out of it.

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epitaph

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An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.

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epithet

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Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects as in Father Aeneas.

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epitome

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A simplified representation.

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epizootic

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Prevailing among animals.

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epoch

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A interval of time memorable for extraordinary events.

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epode

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A species of lyric poems.

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equalize

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To render uniform.

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equanimity

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Evenness of mind or temper.

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equestrian

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Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.

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equilibrium

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A state of balance.

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equitable

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Characterized by fairness.

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equity

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Fairness or impartiality.

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equivalent

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Equal in value force meaning or the like.

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equivocal

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Ambiguous.

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equivocate

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To use words of double meaning.

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eradicate

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To destroy thoroughly.

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errant

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Roving or wandering as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.

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erratic

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Irregular.

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erroneous

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Incorrect.

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erudite

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Very-learned.

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erudition

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Extensive knowledge of literature history language etc.

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eschew

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To keep clear of.

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espy

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To keep close watch.

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esquire

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A title of dignity office or courtesy.

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essence

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That which makes a thing to be what it is.

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esthetic

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Pertaining to beauty taste or the fine arts.

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estimable

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Worthy of respect.

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estrange

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To alienate.

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estuary

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A wide lower part of a tidal river.

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eugenic

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Relating to the development and improvement of race.

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eulogize

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To speak or write a laudation of a person’s life or character.

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eulogy

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A spoken or written laudation of a person’s life or character.

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euphemism

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A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.

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euphonious

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Characterized by agreeableness of sound.

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euphony

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Agreeableness of sound.

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evade

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To avoid by artifice.

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evanesce

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To vanish gradually.

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evanescent

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Fleeting.

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evangelical

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Seeking the conversion of sinners.

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evangelist

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A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.

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evasion

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Escape.

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eventual

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Ultimate.

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evert

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To turn inside out.

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evict

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To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.

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evidential

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Indicative.

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evince

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To make manifest or evident.

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evoke

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To call or summon forth.

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evolution

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Development or growth.

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evolve

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To unfold or expand.

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exacerbate

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To make more sharp severe or virulent.

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exaggerate

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To overstate.

203
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exasperate

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To excite great anger in.

204
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excavate

A

To remove by digging or scooping out.

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exceed

A

To go beyond as in measure quality value action or power or skill ot etc.

206
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excel

A

To be superior or distinguished.

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excellence

A

Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities.

208
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excellency

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A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials.

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excellent

A

Possessing distinguished merit.

210
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excerpt

A

An extract or selection from written or printed matter.

211
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excess

A

That which passes the ordinary proper or required limit measure or experience.

212
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excitable

A

Nervously high-strung.

213
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excitation

A

Intensified emotion or action.

214
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exclamation

A

An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.

215
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exclude

A

To shut out purposely or forcibly.

216
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exclusion

A

Non-admission.

217
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excrescence

A

Any unnatural addition outgrowth or development.

218
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excretion

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The getting rid of waste matter.

219
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excruciate

A

To inflict severe pain or agony upon.

220
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excursion

A

A journey.

221
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excusable

A

Justifiable.

222
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execrable

A

Abominable.

223
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execration

A

An accursed thing.

224
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executor

A

A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.

225
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exegesis

A

Biblical exposition or interpretation.

226
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exemplar

A

A model pattern or original to be copied or imitated.

227
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exemplary

A

Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.

228
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exemplify

A

To show by example.

229
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exempt

A

Free clear or released as from some liability or restriction affecting others.

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exert

A

To make an effort.

231
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exhale

A

To breathe forth.

232
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exhaust

A

To empty by draining off the contents.

233
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exhaustible

A

Causing or tending to cause exhaustion.

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exhaustion

A

Deprivation of strength or energy.

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exhaustive

A

Thorough and complete in execution.

236
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exhilarate

A

To fill with high or cheerful spirits.

237
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exhume

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To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).

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exigency

A

A critical period or condition.

239
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exigent

A

Urgent.

240
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existence

A

Possession or continuance of being.

241
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exit

A

A way or passage out.

242
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exodus

A

A going forth or departure from a place or country especially of many people.

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exonerate

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To relieve or vindicate from accusation imputation or blame.

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exorbitance

A

Extravagance or enormity.

245
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exorbitant

A

Going beyond usual and proper limits.

246
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exorcise

A

To cast or drive out by religious or magical means.

247
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exotic

A

Foreign.

248
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expand

A

To increase in range or scope.

249
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expanse

A

A continuous area or stretch.

250
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expansion

A

Increase of amount size scope or the like.

251
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expatriate

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To drive from one’s own country.

252
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expect

A

To look forward to as certain or probable.

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expectancy

A

The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.

254
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expectorate

A

To cough up and spit forth.

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expediency

A

Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.

256
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expedient

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Contributing to personal advantage.

257
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expedite

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To hasten the movement or progress of.

258
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expeditious

A

Speedy.

259
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expend

A

To spend.

260
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expense

A

The laying out or expending or money or other resources as time or strength.

261
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expiate

A

To make satisfaction or amends for.

262
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explicate

A

To clear from involvement.

263
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explicit

A

Definite.

264
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explode

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To cause to burst in pieces by force from within.

265
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explosion

A

A sudden and violent outbreak.

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explosive

A

Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.

267
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exposition

A

Formal presentation.

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expository

A

Pertaining to a formal presentation.

269
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expostulate

A

To discuss.

270
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exposure

A

An open situation or position in relation to the sun elements or points of the compass.

271
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expressive

A

Full of meaning.

272
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expulsion

A

Forcible ejection.

273
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extant

A

Still existing and known.

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extemporaneous

A

Done or made without much or any preparation.

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extempore

A

Without studied or special preparation.

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extensible

A

Capable of being thrust out.

277
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extension

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A reaching or stretching out as in space time or scope.

278
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extensive

A

Extended widely in space time or scope.

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extensor

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A muscle that causes extension.

280
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extenuate

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To diminish the gravity or importance of.

281
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exterior

A

That which is outside.

282
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external

A

Anything relating or belonging to the outside.

283
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extinct

A

Being no longer in existence.

284
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extinguish

A

To render extinct.

285
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extol

A

To praise in the highest terms.

286
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extort

A

To obtain by violence threats compulsion or the subjection of another to some necessity.

287
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extortion

A

The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion.

288
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extradite

A

To surrender the custody of.

289
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extradition

A

The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government.

290
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extrajudicial

A

Happening out of court.

291
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extraneous

A

Having no essential relation to a subject.

292
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extraordinary

A

Unusual.

293
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extravagance

A

Undue expenditure of money.

294
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extravagant

A

Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure.

295
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extremist

A

One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views.

296
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extremity

A

The utmost point side or border or that farthest removed from a mean position.

297
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extricate

A

Disentangle.

298
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extrude

A

To drive out or away.

299
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exuberance

A

Rich supply.

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exuberant

A

Marked by great plentifulness.

301
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fabricate

A

To invent fancifully or falsely.

302
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fabulous

A

Incredible.

303
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facet

A

One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem.

304
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facetious

A

Amusing.

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facial

A

Pertaining to the face.

306
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facile

A

Not difficult to do.

307
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facilitate

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To make more easy.

308
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facility

A

Ease.

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facsimile

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An exact copy or reproduction.

310
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faction

A

A number of persons combined for a common purpose.

311
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factious

A

Turbulent.

312
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fallacious

A

Illogical.

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fallacy

A

Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning or anything based on such reasoning.

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fallible

A

Capable of erring.

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fallow

A

Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest.

316
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famish

A

To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst.

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fanatic

A

A religious zealot.

318
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fancier

A

One having a taste for or interest in special objects.

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fanciless

A

Unimaginative.

320
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fastidious

A

Hard to please.

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fathom

A

A measure of length 6 feet.

322
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fatuous

A

Idiotic

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faulty

A

Imperfect.

324
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faun

A

One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human with goats feet.

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fawn

A

A young deer.

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fealty

A

Loyalty.

327
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feasible

A

That may be done performed or effected practicable.

328
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federate

A

To league together.

329
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feint

A

Any sham pretense or deceptive movement.

330
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felicitate

A

To wish joy or happiness to especially in view of a coming event.

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felicity

A

A state of well-founded happiness.

332
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felon

A

A criminal or depraved person.

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felonious

A

Showing criminal or evil purpose.

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felony

A

One of the highest class of offenses and punishable with death or imprisonment.

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feminine

A

Characteristic of woman or womankind.

336
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fernery

A

A place in which ferns are grown.

337
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ferocious

A

Of a wild fierce and savage nature.

338
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ferocity

A

Savageness.

339
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fervent

A

Ardent in feeling.

340
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fervid

A

Intense.

341
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fervor

A

Ardor or intensity of feeling.

342
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festal

A

Joyous.

343
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festive

A

Merry.

344
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fete

A

A festival or feast.

345
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fetus

A

The young in the womb or in the egg.

346
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feudal

A

Pertaining to the relation of lord and vassal.

347
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feudalism

A

The feudal system.

348
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fez

A

A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone usually red with a black tassel.

349
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fiasco

A

A complete or humiliating failure.

350
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fickle

A

Unduly changeable in feeling judgment or purpose.

351
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fictitious

A

Created or formed by the imagination.

352
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fidelity

A

Loyalty.

353
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fiducial

A

Indicative of faith or trust.

354
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fief

A

A landed estate held under feudal tenure.

355
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filibuster

A

One who attempts to obstruct legislation.

356
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finale

A

Concluding performance.

357
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finality

A

The state or quality of being final or complete.

358
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finally

A

At last.

359
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financial

A

Monetary.

360
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financier

A

One skilled in or occupied with financial affairs or operations.

361
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finery

A

That which is used to decorate the person or dress.

362
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finesse

A

Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.

363
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finite

A

Limited.

364
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fiscal

A

Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government.

365
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fishmonger

A

One who sells fish.

366
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fissure

A

A crack or crack-like depression.

367
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fitful

A

Spasmodic.

368
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fixture

A

One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position.

369
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flag-officer

A

The captain of a flag-ship.

370
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flagrant

A

Openly scandalous.

371
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flamboyant

A

Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.

372
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flatulence

A

Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels.

373
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flection

A

The act of bending.

374
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fledgling

A

A young bird.

375
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flexible

A

Pliable.

376
Q

flimsy

A

Thin and weak.

377
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flippant

A

Having a light pert trifling disposition.

378
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floe

A

A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice.

379
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flora

A

The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district.

380
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floral

A

Pertaining to flowers.

381
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florid

A

Flushed with red.

382
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florist

A

A dealer in flowers.

383
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fluctuate

A

To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another.

384
Q

fluctuation

A

Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another.

385
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flue

A

A smoke-duct in a chimney.

386
Q

fluent

A

Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas.

387
Q

fluential

A

Pertaining to streams.

388
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flux

A

A state of constant movement change or renewal.

389
Q

foggy

A

Obscure.

390
Q

foible

A

A personal weakness or failing.

391
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foist

A

To palm off.

392
Q

foliage

A

Any growth of leaves.

393
Q

folio

A

A sheet of paper folded once or of a size adapted to folding once.

394
Q

folk-lore

A

The traditions beliefs and customs of the common people.

395
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fondle

A

To handle tenderly and lovingly.

396
Q

foolery

A

Folly.

397
Q

foot-note

A

A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column.

398
Q

foppery

A

Dandyism.

399
Q

foppish

A

Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.

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forbearance

A

Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.

401
Q

forby

A

Besides.

402
Q

forcible

A

Violent.

403
Q

forecourt

A

A court opening directly from the street.

404
Q

forejudge

A

To judge of before hearing evidence.

405
Q

forepeak

A

The extreme forward part of a ship’s hold under the lowest deck.

406
Q

foreshore

A

That part of a shore uncovered at low tide.

407
Q

forebode

A

To be an omen or warning sign of especially of evil.

408
Q

forecast

A

To predict.

409
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forecastle

A

That part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds.

410
Q

foreclose

A

To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property.

411
Q

forefather

A

An ancestor.

412
Q

forego

A

To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.

413
Q

foreground

A

That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.

414
Q

forehead

A

The upper part of the face between the eyes and the hair.

415
Q

foreign

A

Belonging to situated in or derived from another country.

416
Q

foreigner

A

A citizen of a foreign country.

417
Q

foreknowledge

A

Prescience.

418
Q

foreman

A

The head man.

419
Q

foreordain

A

To predetermine.

420
Q

foreordination

A

Predestination.

421
Q

forerun

A

To go before as introducing or ushering in.

422
Q

foresail

A

A square sail.

423
Q

foresee

A

To discern beforehand.

424
Q

foresight

A

Provision against harm or need.

425
Q

foretell

A

To predict.

426
Q

forethought

A

Premeditation.

427
Q

forfeit

A

To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.

428
Q

forfend

A

To ward off.

429
Q

forgery

A

Counterfeiting.

430
Q

forgo

A

To deny oneself.

431
Q

formation

A

Relative disposition of parts.

432
Q

formidable

A

Difficult to accomplish.

433
Q

formula

A

Fixed rule or set form.

434
Q

forswear

A

To renounce upon oath.

435
Q

forte

A

A strong point.

436
Q

forth

A

Into notice or view.

437
Q

forthright

A

With directness.

438
Q

fortify

A

To provide with defensive works.

439
Q

fortitude

A

Patient courage.

440
Q

foursome

A

Consisting of four.

441
Q

fracture

A

A break.

442
Q

fragile

A

Easily broken.

443
Q

frailty

A

Liability to be broken or destroyed.

444
Q

fragile

A

Capable of being broken.

445
Q

frankincense

A

A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes.

446
Q

frantic

A

Frenzied.

447
Q

fraternal

A

Brotherly.

448
Q

fraudulence

A

Deceitfulness.

449
Q

fraudulent

A

Counterfeit.

450
Q

fray

A

To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads.

451
Q

freemason

A

A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans.

452
Q

freethinker

A

One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion.

453
Q

free trade

A

Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs.

454
Q

frequency

A

The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space.

455
Q

fresco

A

The art of painting on a surface of plaster particularly on walls and ceilings.

456
Q

freshness

A

The state quality or degree of being fresh.

457
Q

fretful

A

Disposed to peevishness.

458
Q

frightful

A

Apt to induce terror or alarm.

459
Q

frigid

A

Lacking warmth.

460
Q

frigidarium

A

A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits meat etc.

461
Q

frivolity

A

A trifling act thought saying or practice.

462
Q

frivolous

A

Trivial.

463
Q

frizz

A

To give a crinkled fluffy appearance to.

464
Q

frizzle

A

To cause to crinkle or curl as the hair.

465
Q

frolicsome

A

Prankish.

466
Q

frontier

A

The part of a nation’s territory that abuts upon another country.

467
Q

frowzy

A

Slovenly in appearance.

468
Q

frugal

A

Economical.

469
Q

fruition

A

Fulfillment.

470
Q

fugacious

A

Fleeting.

471
Q

fulcrum

A

The support on or against which a lever rests or the point about which it turns.

472
Q

fulminate

A

To cause to explode.

473
Q

fulsome

A

Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.

474
Q

fumigate

A

To subject to the action of smoke or fumes especially for disinfection.

475
Q

functionary

A

An official.

476
Q

fundamental

A

Basal.

477
Q

fungible

A

That may be measured counted or weighed.

478
Q

fungous

A

Spongy.

479
Q

fungus

A

A plant destitute of chlorophyll as a mushroom.

480
Q

furbish

A

To restore brightness or beauty to.

481
Q

furlong

A

A measure one-eighth of a mile.

482
Q

furlough

A

A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer.

483
Q

furrier

A

A dealer in or maker of fur goods.

484
Q

further

A

More distant or advanced.

485
Q

furtherance

A

Advancement.

486
Q

furtive

A

Stealthy or sly like the actions of a thief.

487
Q

fuse

A

To unite or blend as by melting together.

488
Q

fusible

A

Capable of being melted by heat.

489
Q

futile

A

Of no avail or effect.

490
Q

futurist

A

A person of expectant temperament.

491
Q

gauge

A

An instrument for measuring.

492
Q

gaiety

A

Festivity.

493
Q

gaily

A

Merrily.

494
Q

gait

A

Carriage of the body in going.

495
Q

gallant

A

Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit.

496
Q

galore

A

Abundant.

497
Q

galvanic

A

Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.

498
Q

galvanism

A

Current electricity especially that arising from chemical action.

499
Q

galvanize

A

To imbue with life or animation.

500
Q

gamble

A

To risk money or other possession on an event chance or contingency.

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