SAT-Vocab-4 Flashcards
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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.)
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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.)
pl. 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.
385
forcible (adj.)
Violent.
386
forecourt (n.)
A court opening directly from the street.
387
forejudge (v.)
To judge of before hearing evidence.
388
forepeak (n.)
The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck.
389
foreshore (n.)
That part of a shore uncovered at low tide.
390
forebode (v.)
To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil.
391
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.
393
foreclose (v.)
To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property.
394
forefather (n.)
An ancestor.
395
forego (v.)
To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.
396
foreground (n.)
That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.
397
forehead (n.)
The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair.
398
foreign (adj.)
Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.
399
foreigner (n.)
A citizen of a foreign country.
400
foreknowledge (n.)
Prescience.
401
foreman (n.)
The head man.
402
foreordain (v.)
To predetermine.
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foreordination (n.)
Predestination.
404
forerun (v.)
To go before as introducing or ushering in.
405
foresail (n.)
A square sail.
406
foresee (v.)
To discern beforehand.
407
foresight (n.)
Provision against harm or need.
408
foretell (v.)
To predict.
409
forethought (n.)
Premeditation.
410
forfeit (v.)
To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.
411
forfend (v.)
To ward off.
412
forgery (n.)
Counterfeiting.
413
forgo (v.)
To deny oneself.
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formation (n.)
Relative disposition of parts.
415
formidable (adj.)
Difficult to accomplish.
416
formula (n.)
Fixed rule or set form.
417
forswear (v.)
To renounce upon oath.
418
forte (n.)
A strong point.
419
forth (adv.)
Into notice or view.
420
forthright (adv.)
With directness.
421
fortify (v.)
To provide with defensive works.
422
fortitude (n.)
Patient courage.
423
foursome (adj.)
Consisting of four.
424
fracture (n.)
A break.
425
fragile (adj.)
Easily broken.
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frailty (n.)
Liability to be broken or destroyed.
427
fragile (adj.)
Capable of being broken.
428
frankincense (n.)
A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes.
429
frantic (adj.)
Frenzied.
430
fraternal (adj.)
Brotherly.
431
fraudulence (n.)
Deceitfulness.
432
fraudulent (adj.)
Counterfeit.
433
fray (v.)
To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads.
434
freemason (n.)
A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans.
435
freethinker (n.)
One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion.
436
free trade (n.)
Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs.
437
frequency (n.)
The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space.
438
fresco (n.)
The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.
439
freshness (n.)
The state, quality, or degree of being fresh.
440
fretful (adj.)
Disposed to peevishness.
441
frightful (adj.)
Apt to induce terror or alarm.
442
frigid (adj.)
Lacking warmth.
443
frigidarium (n.)
A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc.
444
frivolity (n.)
A trifling act, thought, saying, or practice.
445
frivolous (adj.)
Trivial.
446
frizz (v.)
To give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to.
447
frizzle (v.)
To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair.
448
frolicsome (adj.)
Prankish.
449
frontier (n.)
The part of a nation's territory that abuts upon another country.
450
frowzy (adj.)
Slovenly in appearance.
451
frugal (adj.)
Economical.
452
fruition (n.)
Fulfillment.
453
fugacious (adj.)
Fleeting.
454
fulcrum (n.)
The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns.
455
fulminate (v.)
To cause to explode.
456
fulsome (adj.)
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.
457
fumigate (v.)
To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection.
458
functionary (n.)
An official.
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fundamental (adj.)
Basal.
460
fungible (adj.)
That may be measured, counted, or weighed.
461
fungous (adj.)
Spongy.
462
fungus (n.)
A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom.
463
furbish (v.)
To restore brightness or beauty to.
464
furlong (n.)
A measure, one-eighth of a mile.
465
furlough (n.)
A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer.
466
furrier (n.)
A dealer in or maker of fur goods.
467
further (adj.)
More distant or advanced.
468
furtherance (n.)
Advancement.
469
furtive (adj.)
Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief.
470
fuse (v.)
To unite or blend as by melting together.
471
fusible (adj.)
Capable of being melted by heat.
472
futile (adj.)
Of no avail or effect.
473
futurist (n.)
A person of expectant temperament.
474
gauge (n.)
An instrument for measuring.
475
gaiety (n.)
Festivity.
476
gaily (adv.)
Merrily.
477
gait (n.)
Carriage of the body in going.
478
gallant (adj.)
Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit.
479
galore (adj.)
Abundant.
480
galvanic (adj.)
Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.
481
galvanism (n.)
Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action.
482
galvanize (v.)
To imbue with life or animation.
483
gamble (v.)
To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency.
484
gambol (n.)
Playful leaping or frisking.
485
gamester (n.)
A gambler.
486
gamut (n.)
The whole range or sequence.
487
garnish (v.)
In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment.
488
garrison (n.)
The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense.
489
garrote (v.)
To execute by strangling.
490
garrulous (adj.)
Given to constant trivial talking.
491
gaseous (adj.)
Light and unsubstantial.
492
gastric (adj.)
Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach.
493
gastritis (n.)
Inflammation of the stomach.
494
gastronomy (n.)
The art of preparing and serving appetizing food.
495
gendarme (n.)
In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer.
496
genealogy (n.)
A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants.
497
genealogist (n.)
A tracer of pedigrees.
498
generality (n.)
The principal portion.
499
generalize (v.)
To draw general inferences.
500
generally (adv.)
Ordinarily.
