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