Big List #2

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s earthly

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of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason

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ebb

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(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide

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ebullient

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showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling

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eccentric

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irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric

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eccentricity

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oddity; idiosyncrasy

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ecclesiastic

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ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman

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s chapel

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"small church (in a prison

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college

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s chaplain

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clergyman attached to a chapel

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s padre

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chaplain (in the armed forces)

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eclectic

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selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism

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eclipse

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darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse

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s ecliptic

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path of the sun and the planets

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ecologist

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person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology

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s ecosystem

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ecological community together with its environment

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economy

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efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources

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ecstasy

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rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy

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s rapture

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great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous

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n eddy

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"swirling current of water

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air

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edict

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decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command

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s sovereign

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ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent

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s sovereignty

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complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern

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n edify

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instruct; correct morally

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s edifice

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building (of imposing size)

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eerie

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weird; causing fear because strange

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efface

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rub out; remove the surface of

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effectual

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able to produce a desired effect; valid

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s effective

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effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph

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s effectuate

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effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation

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effeminate

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having womanly traits

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s emasculate

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weaken; castrate

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s castrate

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remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)

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n effervescence

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inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce

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effete

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having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted

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efficacy

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power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual

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effigy

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"dummy; likeness of a person made of wood

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paper

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s dummy

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imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy

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n effluvium

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noxious(harmful) smell

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effrontery

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rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek

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s effulgent

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shining brightly; brilliant

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effusion

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pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing

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s gush

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(of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.

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egoism

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"excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic

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egoistical"

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s ego

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one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem

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egotistical

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egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited

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s egotism

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tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance

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egregious

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notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

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n egress

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exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress

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n ejaculation

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exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate

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n elaboration

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addition of details; intricacy

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s elaborate

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work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.

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elated

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filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation

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n elegy

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"poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal

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elegiac"

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elicit

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draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)

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n elixir

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cure-all; panacea; something invigorating

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ellipsis

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omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses

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elliptical

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elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out

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eloquence

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expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced

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elucidate

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explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid

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elusive

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"evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp

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catch

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n elysian

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relating to paradise; blissful

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s Elysium

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place or condition of bliss

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emaciated

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thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)

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emanate

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issue forth; come out

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emancipate

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set free; liberate

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embargo

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ban on commerce or other activity

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embark

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commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey

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embed(imbed)

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enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass

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embellish

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adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)

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embezzlement

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taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)

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s emblazon

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ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment

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s embody

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give a bodily form to; incorporate; include

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n emboss

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produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design

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embrace

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hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet

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s encircle

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surround

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embroider

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decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish

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embroil

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"throw into confusion; involve in strife

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dispute

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embryonic

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undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development

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emend

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correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement

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n emetic

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substance causing vomiting; ADJ.

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n eminent

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rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position

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emissary

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agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger

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emollient

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soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.

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emolument

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salary; payment for an office; compensation

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n empathy

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"ability to identify with another's feelings

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ideas

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s compassion

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sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate

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empirical

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based on experience

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n emulate

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imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)

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n enamored

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in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love

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encipher

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encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher

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enclave

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territory enclosed within an alien land

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encomiastic

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praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy

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encompass

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surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.

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encroachment

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gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon

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encumber

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burden; N. encumbrance

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n endearment

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fond word or act; expression of affection

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s endear

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make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced

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endemic

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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic

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endorse

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approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal

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endue

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provide with some quality; endow

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enduring

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lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive

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energize

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invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active

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enervate

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weaken; take away energy from

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enfranchise

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admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise

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n engage

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attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle

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engaging

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charming; attractive

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s engaged

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employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict

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engender

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cause; produce; give rise to

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engross

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occupy fully; absorb

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enhance

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"increase; make greater (as in value

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reputation

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enigma

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puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling

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s puzzle

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baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N.

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enjoin

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command; order; forbid

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enmity

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ill will; hatred; hostility

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n ennui

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boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy

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enormity

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hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous

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n enrapture

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please intensely; fill with rapture and delight

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n ensconce

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settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)

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ensue

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follow (as a result)

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entail

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make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B

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n enterprising

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full of initiative; showing enterprise

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s enterprise

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willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat

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enthrall

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capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound

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entice

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lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt

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s mischief

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behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome

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entity

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real being

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entomology

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study of insects

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n entrance

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put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight

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s trance

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hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition

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s hypnosis

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induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize

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entreat

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plead; ask earnestly

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n entree(entr\'ee)

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entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle

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entrepreneur

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businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial

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enumerate

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list; mention one by one

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n enunciate

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"announce; proclaim; utter or speak

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especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him."

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environ

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enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)

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n eon(aeon)

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long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras

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n epaulet(epaulette)

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"ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform

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etc.)"

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s fringe

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decorative edge of hanging threads; edge

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ephemeral

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short-lived; fleeting

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s fleet

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fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral

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epic

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"long heroic poem

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novel

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epicure

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connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus

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s Epicurean

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believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.

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n epigram

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"witty thought or saying

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usually short"

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epilogue

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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

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n episodic

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(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience

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n epistemologist

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philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology

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n epitaph

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inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)

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n epithet

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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)

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epitome

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perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody

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epoch

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period of time

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equable

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tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform

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equanimity

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calmness of temperament; composure

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n equestrian

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rider on horseback; ADJ.

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equilibrium

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balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity

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n equine

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resembling a horse; Ex. equine face

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equinox

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period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial

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n equipoise

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balance; balancing force; equilibrium

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equitable

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fair; impartial; OP. inequitable

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equity

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fairness; justice; OP. inequity

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n equivocal

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(of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal

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n equivocate

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use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation

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erode

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eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.

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erotic

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pertaining to passionate love or sexual love

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n errant

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wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant

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n erratic

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odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable

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erroneous

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mistaken; wrong; incorrect

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erudite

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(of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition

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escapade

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prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules

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s prank

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mischievous trick

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s flighty

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"(esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing

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esp. from one lover to another; impulsive"

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n eschew

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avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks

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n esoteric

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"hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

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esp. initiates; N. esoterica"

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espionage

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spying

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n espouse

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adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal

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esteem

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respect; value; judge; N.

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estranged

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separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement

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n ethereal

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like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air

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s airy

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of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal

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n ethnic

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relating to races

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n ethnology

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study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology

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n ethos

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"underlying character of a culture

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group

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etymology

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study of word parts; study of the origins of words

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eugenic

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pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race

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eulogistic

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praising; full of eulogy

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n eulogy

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"expression of praise

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often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize"

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euphemism

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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic

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euphony

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sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious

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n euphoria

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feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric

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euthanasia

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mercy killing

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evanescent

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fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce

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n evasive

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not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit

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evince

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show clearly

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n evenhanded

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impartial; fair

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evocative

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"tending to call up (emotions

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memories)"

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evoke

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call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation

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n ewe

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female sheep

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s ram

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male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact

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exacerbate

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worsen; aggravate; embitter

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s embitter

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make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.

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exacting

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extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety

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s exact

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demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction

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exalt

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raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation

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n exasperate

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vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)

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n exceptionable

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objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable

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s except

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exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality

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n excerpt

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selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.

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n exchequer

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treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer

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s chancellor

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legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor

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s treasure

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keep as precious; cherish

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excise

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cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision

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exclaim

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cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory

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n excoriate

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scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off

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exculpate

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clear from blame or guilt

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n execrable

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very bad; detestable

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execrate

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curse; express abhorrence for; detest

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execute

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put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution

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s executor

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person designated to execute the terms of a will; ¿¹¼ú ÀÛÇ°ÀÇ Á¦ÀÛÀÚ

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s executioner

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person administering capital punishment

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s executive

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person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing

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s legislature

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legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws

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s judiciary

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judicial branch of government

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n exegesis

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"explanation

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especially of biblical(of the bible) passages"

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exemplary

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serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model

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exemplify

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show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.

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exempt

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not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.

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exertion

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effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort

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s exhale

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breathe out; OP. inhale

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exhilarating

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invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car

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n exhort

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urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation

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s urge

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drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action

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s urgent

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compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands

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exhume

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dig out of the ground; remove from a grave

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exigency

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urgent situation; ADJ. exigent

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exiguous

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small in amount; minute

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n existential

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pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism

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exodus

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departure (of a large number of people)

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exonerate

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acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt

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exorbitant

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(of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds

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exorcise

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drive out evil spirits

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exotic

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not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress

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s intrigue

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make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair

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n expansive

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(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size

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s outgoing

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sociable; eager to mix socially with others

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n expatiate

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talk at length; speak or write in detail

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expatriate

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exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country

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expedient

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suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient

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expedite

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hasten; make go faster

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s expeditious

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done with speed; quick; N. expedition

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expenditure

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payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy

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expertise

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specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill

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expiate

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make amends for (a sin)

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n expletive

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meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word

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s interjection

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exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch''

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s swear

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vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words

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s swear-word

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word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''

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s oath

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solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake''

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explicate

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explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable

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explicit

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totally clear; definite; outspoken

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exploit

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"brave and successful act; deed or action

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particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean"

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exploit

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"make use of

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sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation"

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expository

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explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition

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n expostulation

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protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate

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exposure

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"risk

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particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption"

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expound

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explain

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n expropriate

Back 268

take possession of (often for public use and without payment)

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n expunge

Back 269

cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase

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expurgate

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clean; remove offensive parts of a book

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extant

Back 271

(of something written or painted) still in existence

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extemporaneous

Back 272

not planned; impromptu; extempore

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n extenuate

Back 273

weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)

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extirpate

Back 274

root up; uproot; destroy completely

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n extol

Back 275

praise very highly; glorify

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extort

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"wring from; get money by threats

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etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant"

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s wring

Back 277

twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)

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n extradition

Back 278

surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite

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n extraneous

Back 279

not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject

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n extrapolation

Back 280

projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information

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extricate

Back 281

free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle

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extrinsic

Back 282

external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic

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extrovert

Back 283

person interested mostly in external objects and actions

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s mingle

Back 284

mix together in close association

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n extrude

Back 285

force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die

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n exuberance

Back 286

overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly

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s glow

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shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color

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n exude

Back 288

flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation

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s ooze

Back 289

(of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river

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exult

Back 290

rejoice

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fabricate

Back 291

build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society

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n facade(fa\c{c}ade)

Back 292

front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance

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facet

Back 293

small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side

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n facetious

Back 294

joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous

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n facile

Back 295

easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility

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facilitate

Back 296

help bring about; make less difficult

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facsimile

Back 297

copy

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n faction

Back 298

party; clique (within a large group); dissension

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s dissension

Back 299

disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group

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n factious

Back 300

inclined to form factions; causing dissension

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n factitious

Back 301

artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears

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n factotum

Back 302

handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything

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faculty

Back 303

mental or bodily powers; teaching staff

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fallacious

Back 305

false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument

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fallible

Back 306

liable to err

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s falsify

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make (something written) false by changing

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n fallow

Back 308

(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated

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s sow

Back 309

plant or scatter seed

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n falter

Back 310

hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.

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s stumble

Back 311

trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.

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fanaticism

Back 312

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic

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fancied

Back 313

imagined; unreal

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n fancier

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"breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest

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as for raising specific plant or animal"

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n fanciful

Back 315

whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme

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s fancy

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imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate

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n fanfare

Back 317

call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display

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n farce

Back 318

broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical

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n fastidious

Back 319

difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky

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s squeamish

Back 320

easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish.

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n fatalism

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belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death

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fathom

Back 322

comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water

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s fathomless

Back 323

too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable

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n fatuous

Back 324

"smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity

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fatuousness"

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fauna

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animals of a period or region; CF. flora

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n fawning

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courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness

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s court

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attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster

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n faze

Back 328

disconcert; dismay; embarrass

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feasible

Back 329

practical; able to be carried out; practicable

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n febrile

Back 330

feverish

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n fecundity

Back 331

fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young

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s fertile

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"producing many young

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fruits

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s fruitful

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producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance

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feign

Back 334

pretend

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n feint

Back 335

trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.

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s shift

Back 336

change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group

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n felicitous

Back 337

(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

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n felicity

Back 338

"happiness; appropriateness (of a remark

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choice

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s feline

Back 339

of a member of the cat family; N.

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n fell

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cruel; (of a disease) deadly

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n fell

Back 341

cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)

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felon

Back 342

person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime

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n feral

Back 343

(of an animal) not domestic; wild

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n ferment

Back 344

agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)

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s fermentation

Back 345

chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation

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n ferret

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drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes

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n fervent

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ardent; zealous; hot

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n fervid

Back 348

ardent; zealous; hot

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s impassioned

Back 349

(of speech) filled with passion; fervent

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n fervor

Back 350

glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat

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n fester

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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.

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festive

Back 352

joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival

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n fete(f\^ete)

Back 353

honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast

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n fetid(foetid)

Back 354

malodorous; foul

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s foul

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very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul

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s fetish(fetich)

Back 356

object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism

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n fetter

Back 357

shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot

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n fiasco

Back 358

total failure; CF. bottle

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n fiat

Back 359

command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done

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fickle

Back 360

changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless

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n fictitious

Back 361

imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional

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fidelity

Back 362

loyalty; accuracy

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n figment

Back 363

invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination

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figurative

Back 364

not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech

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s figure

Back 365

written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.

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n figurine

Back 366

small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

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n filch

Back 367

steal (things of small value)

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s pilfer

Back 368

steal things of small value; filch; snitch

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n filial

Back 369

pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect

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n filibuster

Back 370

block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter

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s freebooter

Back 371

pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

Front 372

s bust

Back 372

"piece of sculpture showing a person's head

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shoulders

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n filigree

Back 373

delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork

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s lace

Back 374

cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace

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n filing

Back 375

particle removed by a file

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finale

Back 376

conclusion; concluding part

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n finesse

Back 377

delicate skill; V: handle with finesse

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n finicky

Back 378

too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food

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s fussy

Back 379

fastidious; finicky; easily upset

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s fuss:

Back 380

trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby

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finite

Back 381

limited

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n firebrand

Back 382

piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble

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s hothead

Back 383

person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded

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fissure

Back 384

crevice; crack

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n fitful

Back 385

spasmodic; intermittent; irregular

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s fit

Back 386

sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy

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n flaccid

Back 387

flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles

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s limp

Back 388

walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak

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n flag

Back 389

droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging

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s droop

Back 390

bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.

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flagrant

Back 391

"conspicuously wicked

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bad

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outrage

Back 392

act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive

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n flail

Back 393

beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle

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s thresh

Back 394

beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw

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s toss

Back 395

throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something

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n flair

Back 396

talent

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n flamboyant

Back 397

ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame

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n flaunt

Back 398

"display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey

Hint 398

if you've got it

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n flay

Back 399

strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly

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n fleck

Back 400

spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot

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n fledgling(fledgeling)

Back 401

inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person

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n fleece

Back 402

wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder

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s shear

Back 403

remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors

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s trickster

Back 404

person who cheats people

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n flick

Back 405

light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch

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s flicker

Back 406

burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement

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s flutter

Back 407

"(of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly

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rapidly

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n flinch

Back 408

hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.

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n flippant

Back 410

lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy

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s flip

Back 411

"send (something) spinning

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often into the air

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n flit

Back 412

fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower

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n floe

Back 413

flat mass of floating ice

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flora

Back 414

plants of a region or era

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s florescence

Back 415

condition or period of flowering

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n florid

Back 416

ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose

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s flush

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redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing

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s blush

Back 418

become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.

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s tinge

Back 419

give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy

Front 420

s tint

Back 420

slight degree of color; V: give a tint to

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s flowery

Back 421

full of flowers; full of ornate expressions

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n flotsam

Back 422

drifting wreckage

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s jetsam

Back 423

things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)

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n flounder

Back 424

"struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water

Hint 424

mud

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s thrash

Back 425

beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net.

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flourish

Back 426

grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)

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n flout

Back 427

reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules

Front 428

s curb

Back 428

chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain

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fluctuate

Back 429

waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly

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fluency

Back 430

smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent

Front 431

n fluke

Back 431

unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky

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n fluster

Back 432

confuse; make nervous and confused; N.

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n fluted

Back 433

having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column

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s groove

Back 434

long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record

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s stammer

Back 435

speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions

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n flux

Back 436

flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux

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n fodder

Back 437

"coarse food for cattle

Hint 437

horses

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n foible

Back 438

small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble

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n foil

Back 439

contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another

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n foil

Back 440

defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail

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n foist

Back 441

insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist

Front 442

s palm

Back 442

conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir

Front 443

s pass_off

Back 443

present falsely; represent falsely to be

Front 444

n foliage

Back 444

masses of leaves; CF. defoliate

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n foment

Back 445

stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)

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n foolhardy

Back 446

rash; reckless; foolishly daring

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n foppish

Back 447

vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance

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n foray

Back 448

raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.

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n forbearance

Back 449

patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison

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n ford

Back 450

place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.

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n forebears(forbears)

Back 451

ancestors

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foreboding

Back 452

premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)

Front 453

n forensic

Back 453

suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine

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s forum

Back 454

public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law

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foreshadow

Back 455

give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure

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s prefigure

Back 456

be a sign of; foreshadow

Front 457

s forerunner

Back 457

predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another

Front 458

foresight

Back 458

ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future

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forestall

Back 459

prevent by taking action in advance

Front 460

s nuptial

Back 460

of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials; wedding ceremony

Front 461

s forfeit

Back 461

something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture

Front 462

s forge

Back 462

counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated

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forgo(forego)

Back 463

give up; do without

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forlorn

Back 464

sad and lonely; wretched; desolate

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formality

Back 465

ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality

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formidable

Back 466

menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question

Front 467

s menace

Back 467

threat; V: threaten

Front 468

n forsake

Back 468

desert; abandon; renounce

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n forswear

Back 469

renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure

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forte

Back 470

strong point or special talent in a person's character

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n forthright

Back 471

straightforward; direct; frank

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s forthcoming

Back 472

happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.

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fortitude

Back 473

bravery; courage; strength of mind

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n fortuitous

Back 474

accidental; by chance; N. fortuity

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n foster

Back 475

rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents

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n founder

Back 476

fail completely; sink; CF. flounder

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founder

Back 477

person who establishes (an organization or business)

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n fracas

Back 478

brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee

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n fractious

Back 479

unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse

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frail

Back 480

weak; N. frailty

Front 481

franchise

Back 481

right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory

Front 482

n frantic

Back 482

wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear

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fraudulent

Back 483

cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle

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n fraught

Back 484

filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight

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n fray

Back 485

brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub

Front 486

n frenetic(phrenetic)

Back 486

frenzied; frantic

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n frenzied

Back 487

madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement

Front 488

n fresco

Back 488

painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)

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s paste

Back 489

smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste

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s pastry

Back 490

paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)

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s plaster

Back 491

paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.

Front 492

n fret

Back 492

be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful

Front 493

friction

Back 493

clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against

Front 494

n frieze

Back 494

ornamental horizontal band on a wall

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frigid

Back 495

intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone

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n fritter

Back 496

waste (time or money on unimportant things)

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frivolous

Back 497

lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial

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s self-indulgence

Back 498

excessive indulgence of one's own desire

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s carefree

Back 499

free from worries; having no problems

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n frolicsome

Back 500

prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky

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s frolic

Back 501

play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs

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n frond

Back 502

fern leaf; palm or banana leaf

Front 503

s litter

Back 503

waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter

Front 504

n fructify

Back 504

bear fruit; produce fruit

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frugality

Back 505

thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive

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fruition

Back 506

bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition

Front 507

frustrate

Back 507

thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose

Front 508

fugitive

Back 508

fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large

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n fulcrum

Back 509

support on which a lever rests or pivots

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n fulminate

Back 510

thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation

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n fulsome

Back 511

disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire

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fumble

Back 512

move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.

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n functionary

Back 513

official (who performs a particular function)

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s functional

Back 514

made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism

Front 515

fundamental

Back 515

basic; primary; essential

Front 516

n funereal

Back 516

sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral

Front 517

n furor

Back 517

frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury

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n furtive

Back 518

stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance

Front 519

s sneak

Back 519

"move

Hint 519

give

Front 520

s underhand(underhanded)

Back 520

done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)

Front 521

s sly

Back 521

clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions

Front 522

n fusillade

Back 522

"simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles

Hint 522

questions

Front 523

fusion

Back 523

union; coalition; V. fuse

Front 524

futile

Back 524

useless; hopeless; ineffectual

Front 525

n gadfly

Back 525

animal-biting fly; irritating person

Front 526

n gaffe

Back 526

social blunder

Front 527

h 21

Front 528

n gainsay

Back 528

deny

Front 529

n gait

Back 529

manner of walking or running; speed

Front 530

galaxy

Back 530

"large isolated system of stars

Hint 530

such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities"

Front 531

gale

Back 531

"windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters

Hint 531

tears); Ex. gale of laughter"

Front 532

n gall

Back 532

bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; ´ãÁó(bile); CF. gall bladder

Front 533

n gall

Back 533

annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation

Front 534

galleon

Back 534

large three-masted sailing ship

Front 535

s galley

Back 535

low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)

Front 536

s clipper

Back 536

sailing vessel built for great speed

Front 537

s pinnace

Back 537

small boat

Front 538

s clip

Back 538

cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener

Front 539

n galvanize

Back 539

stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity

Front 540

s galvanic

Back 540

of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani

Front 541

n gambit

Back 541

opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage

Front 542

s ploy

Back 542

strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy

Front 543

n gambol

Back 543

romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.

Front 544

s romp

Back 544

play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N.

Front 545

s zest

Back 545

outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life

Front 546

n gamely

Back 546

in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game

Front 547

n gamut

Back 547

entire range

Front 548

n gape

Back 548

open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape

Front 549

n garbled

Back 549

mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible

Front 550

s jumble

Back 550

mix in a confused way

Front 551

n gargantuan

Back 551

huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel

Front 552

gargoyle

Back 552

waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building

Front 553

n garish

Back 553

overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy

Front 554

s trim

Back 554

make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order

Front 555

n garner

Back 555

gather; store up; amass

Front 556

n garnish

Back 556

decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.

Front 557

n garrulous

Back 557

loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity

Front 558

n gastronomy

Back 558

art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome

Front 559

gauche

Back 559

clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth

Front 560

n gaudy

Back 560

flashy; showy

Front 561

s flashy

Back 561

showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance

Front 562

s gild

Back 562

cover with a thin layer of gold

Front 563

n gaunt

Back 563

lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren

Front 564

n gavel

Back 564

hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.

Front 565

s bid

Back 565

command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom

Front 566

n gawk

Back 566

stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe

Front 567

n gazette

Back 567

official periodical publication; newspaper

Front 568

genealogy

Back 568

record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry

Front 569

generality

Back 569

vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people

Front 570

generate

Back 570

cause; produce; create

Front 571

generic

Back 571

characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus

Front 572

s genus

Back 572

"division of animals or plants

Hint 572

below a family and above a species"

Front 573

genesis

Back 573

beginning; origin

Front 574

n geniality

Back 574

cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered

Front 575

genre

Back 575

particular variety of art or literature

Front 576

n genteel

Back 576

well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty

Front 577

n gentility

Back 577

those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel

Front 578

s breed

Back 578

produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant

Front 579

s crossbreed

Back 579

hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed

Front 580

s well-bred

Back 580

of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined

Front 581

n gentry

Back 581

people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility

Front 582

s gentle

Back 582

kindly; soft; mild; of good family

Front 583

n genuflect

Back 583

bend the knee as in worship

Front 584

germane

Back 584

pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate

Front 585

n germinal

Back 585

pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea

Front 586

s germ

Back 586

earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe

Front 587

germinate

Back 587

cause to sprout; sprout

Front 588

s sprout

Back 588

begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot

Front 589

s shoot

Back 589

new growth from a plant

Front 590

gerontocracy

Back 590

government ruled by old people

Front 591

s gerontology

Back 591

study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age

Front 592

s geriatrics

Back 592

medical treatment and care of old age

Front 593

n gerrymander

Back 593

change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander

Front 594

n gestate

Back 594

evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth

Front 595

s natal

Back 595

connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal

Front 596

n gesticulation

Back 596

motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)

Front 597

n ghastly

Back 597

horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast

Front 598

n gibberish

Back 598

nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling

Front 599

n gibe

Back 599

mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks

Front 600

n giddy

Back 600

light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height

Front 601

n gingerly

Back 601

very carefully; ADJ.

Front 602

n girth

Back 602

distance around something; circumference

Front 603

n gist

Back 603

essence; main point; substance

Front 604

glacial

Back 604

like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg

Front 605

n glaring

Back 605

(of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly

Front 606

s glare

Back 606

shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.

Front 607

n glaze

Back 607

"cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin

Hint 607

smooth

Front 608

n glean

Back 608

gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty

Front 609

glib

Back 609

fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick

Front 610

s slick

Back 610

make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib

Front 611

s sleek

Back 611

smooth and shining (as from good health); V.

Front 612

n glimmer

Back 612

shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope

Front 613

s glitter

Back 613

shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves

Front 614

s glamor

Back 614

compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous

Front 615

n gloat

Back 615

express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.

Front 616

n gloss_over

Back 616

explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults

Front 617

s gloss

Back 617

brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.

Front 618

glossary

Back 618

brief explanation of words used in the text

Front 619

n glossy

Back 619

smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners

Front 620

s mat

Back 620

not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.

Front 621

s finish

Back 621

surface texture; completeness of execution

Front 622

s finished

Back 622

properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance

Front 623

n glower

Back 623

scowl; glare; look or stare angrily

Front 624

s scowl

Back 624

frown angrily; N: angry frown

Front 625

n glut

Back 625

overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply

Front 626

n glutinous

Back 626

sticky; viscous; gluey

Front 627

glutton

Back 627

someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much

Front 628

n gnarled

Back 628

twisted

Front 629

s gnarl

Back 629

protruding knot on a tree; V.

Front 630

gnome

Back 630

dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards

Front 631

goad

Back 631

urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually

Front 632

n gorge

Back 632

narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it)

Front 633

n gorge

Back 633

stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful

Front 634

n gory

Back 634

bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)

Front 635

s shudder

Back 635

shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.

Front 636

n gossamer

Back 636

sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb

Front 637

s sheer

Back 637

pure; thin and transparent; very steep

Front 638

h 22

Front 639

n gouge

Back 639

tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood

Front 640

n gouge

Back 640

overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury

Front 641

n gourmand

Back 641

epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

Front 642

n gourmet

Back 642

connoisseur of food and drink; epicure

Front 643

graduated

Back 643

"arranged by degrees (of height

Hint 643

difficulty

Front 644

s graduate

Back 644

arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler

Front 645

n granary

Back 645

storehouse for grain

Front 646

grandeur

Back 646

impressiveness; stateliness; majesty

Front 647

s stately

Back 647

formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic

Front 648

grandiloquent

Back 648

(of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic

Front 649

grandiose

Back 649

affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas

Front 650

s high-flown

Back 650

highly pretentious or inflated

Front 651

s matin\'ee(matinee)

Back 651

dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon

Front 652

n granulate

Back 652

form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle

Front 653

graphic

Back 653

pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

Front 654

s vivid

Back 654

(of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description

Front 655

s graphite

Back 655

black form of carbon used in lead pencils

Front 656

n grapple

Back 656

wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar

Front 657

n grate

Back 657

make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace

Front 658

gratify

Back 658

please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire

Front 659

n gratis

Back 659

free; without charge; ADJ.

Front 660

gratuitous

Back 660

given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment

Front 661

gratuity

Back 661

tip

Front 662

gravity

Back 662

seriousness; ADJ. grave

Front 663

gregarious

Back 663

sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group

Front 664

grievance

Back 664

cause of complaint; complaint

Front 665

n grill

Back 665

question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars

Front 666

s broil

Back 666

cook by direct heat; N.

Front 667

s grim

Back 667

causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile

Front 668

n grimace

Back 668

"facial distortion to show feeling such as pain

Hint 668

disgust

Front 669

n grisly

Back 669

ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies

Front 670

s groom

Back 670

man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)

Front 671

grotesque

Back 671

fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)

Front 672

s hideous

Back 672

repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream

Front 673

n grotto

Back 673

small cavern

Front 674

n grouse

Back 674

complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird

Front 675

s grumble

Back 675

complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.

Front 676

s mutter

Back 676

utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones

Front 677

s rumble

Back 677

make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)

Front 678

n grovel

Back 678

crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner

Front 679

grudging

Back 679

unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)

Front 680

n gruel

Back 680

thin liquid porridge

Front 681

s porridge

Back 681

soft food made by boiling oatmeal

Front 682

s oatmeal

Back 682

crushed oats used for making porridge

Front 683

n grueling

Back 683

exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race

Front 684

n gruesome

Back 684

grisly; horrible

Front 685

n gruff

Back 685

rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse

Front 686

s grunt

Back 686

utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.

Front 687

n guffaw

Back 687

boisterous laughter; V.

Front 688

guile

Back 688

deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile

Front 689

s cunning

Back 689

clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit

Front 690

guileless

Back 690

without deceit

Front 691

guise

Back 691

outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise

Front 692

n gull

Back 692

trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe

Front 693

gullible

Back 693

easily deceived

Front 694

n gustatory

Back 694

affecting or relating to the sense of taste

Front 695

n gusto

Back 695

eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm

Front 696

gusty

Back 696

windy

Front 697

s gust

Back 697

strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster

Front 698

n guy

Back 698

cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide

Front 699

s topple

Back 699

become unsteady and fall down

Front 700

s overthrow

Back 700

topple; N.

Front 701

s overturn

Back 701

turn over; capsize; topple

Front 702

s capsize

Back 702

(of a boat) turn over

Front 703

gyroscope

Back 703

"apparatus used to maintain balance

Hint 703

ascertain direction

Front 704

n habituate

Back 704

accustom or familiarize; addict

Front 705

n hackles

Back 705

"hairs on back and neck

Hint 705

especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise"

Front 706

s growl

Back 706

"low

Hint 706

guttural

Front 707

hackneyed

Back 707

commonplace; trite

Front 708

n haggard

Back 708

wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners

Front 709

n haggle

Back 709

argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)

Front 710

n halcyon

Back 710

calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days

Front 711

n hale

Back 711

healthy

Front 712

s hail

Back 712

frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail

Front 713

n hallowed

Back 713

blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy

Front 714

hallucination

Back 714

delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory

Front 715

n halting

Back 715

hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop

Front 716

s waver

Back 716

move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing

Front 717

hamper

Back 717

obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: ½Ä·áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ´ã´Â ¹Ù±¸´Ï

Front 718

n hap

Back 718

chance; luck

Front 719

haphazard

Back 719

random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town

Front 720

n hapless

Back 720

unfortunate; luckless

Front 721

n harangue

Back 721

"long

Hint 721

passionate

Front 722

harass

Back 722

annoy by repeated attacks

Front 723

harbinger

Back 723

forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)

Front 724

harbor

Back 724

give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge

Front 725

s habitat

Back 725

natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation

Front 726

n hardy

Back 726

(of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather

Front 727

n harping

Back 727

tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously

Front 728

n harrowing

Back 728

agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth

Front 729

harry

Back 729

"harass

Hint 729

annoy

Front 730

hatch

Back 730

deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg

Front 731

s latch

Back 731

fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch

Front 732

s notch

Back 732

V-shaped cut in a surface; V.

Front 733

haughtiness

Back 733

pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty

Front 734

s haunt

Back 734

(of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented

Front 735

n haven

Back 735

place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven

Front 736

s havoc

Back 736

widespread damage; disorder; chaos

Front 737

hazardous

Back 737

dangerous

Front 738

s hazard

Back 738

venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger

Front 739

hazy

Back 739

slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind

Front 740

n headlong

Back 740

hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.

Front 741

s headfirst

Back 741

moving with the head leading; headlong

Front 742

n headstrong

Back 742

willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'

Front 743

n heckler

Back 743

person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)

Front 744

hedonist

Back 744

one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure

Front 745

heedless

Back 745

not noticing; disregarding

Front 746

s heed

Back 746

pay attention to; N: close attention

Front 747

n hegemony

Back 747

dominance especially of one nation over others

Front 748

n heinous

Back 748

atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime

Front 749

s gross

Back 749

total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens

Front 750

s helm

Back 750

steering wheel of a ship; position of control

Front 751

herbivorous

Back 751

grain-eating; CF. herbivore

Front 752

heresy

Back 752

opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic

Front 753

n hermetic

Back 753

sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight

Front 754

n hermetic

Back 754

concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult

Front 755

s sterile

Back 755

incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize

Front 756

n hermitage

Back 756

home of a hermit

Front 757

n herpetologist

Back 757

one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians

Front 758

n heterodox

Back 758

(of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional

Front 759

heterogeneous

Back 759

dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants

Front 760

n hew

Back 760

cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.

Front 761

n heyday

Back 761

time of greatest success or power; prime

Front 762

s prime

Back 762

period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare

Front 763

s primary

Back 763

first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first

Front 764

s primal

Back 764

first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence

Front 765

s primate

Back 765

group of mammals including humans

Front 766

n hiatus

Back 766

gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break

Front 767

h 23

Front 768

n hibernal

Back 768

wintry; wintery; of or like winter

Front 769

hibernate

Back 769

sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation

Front 770

hierarchy

Back 770

arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority

Front 771

s totem

Back 771

"animal

Hint 771

plant

Front 772

hieroglyphic

Back 772

picture writing; ADJ.

Front 773

n hilarity

Back 773

boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter

Front 774

n hindmost

Back 774

furthest behind; farthest to the rear

Front 775

s wage

Back 775

begin and continue (a war)

Front 776

hindrance

Back 776

block; obstacle; V. hinder

Front 777

n hinterlands

Back 777

back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland

Front 778

n hireling

Back 778

one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician

Front 779

n hirsute

Back 779

hairy; having a lot of hair

Front 780

n histrionic

Back 780

theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior

Front 781

s historic

Back 781

important in history; Ex. historic battle

Front 782

s historical

Back 782

connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)

Front 783

n hoard

Back 783

stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use

Front 784

n hoary

Back 784

white with age

Front 785

n hoax

Back 785

trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.

Front 786

n holocaust

Back 786

destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust

Front 787

n holster

Back 787

leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)

Front 788

homage

Back 788

honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to

Front 789

n homeostasis

Back 789

tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm

Front 790

homespun

Back 790

domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy

Front 791

s spin

Back 791

"rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton

Hint 791

wool

Front 792

n homily

Back 792

sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic

Front 793

homogeneous

Back 793

of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout

Front 794

n hone

Back 794

sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool

Front 795

n hoodwink

Back 795

deceive; delude

Front 796

n horde

Back 796

crowd; swarm

Front 797

s swarm

Back 797

large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass

Front 798

n hortatory

Back 798

encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort

Front 799

n horticultural

Back 799

"pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits

Hint 799

vegetables

Front 800

hostility

Back 800

unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile

Front 801

n hovel

Back 801

shack; small wretched house

Front 802

s hut

Back 802

crude dwelling; shack

Front 803

s shack

Back 803

crude cabin

Front 804

s shed

Back 804

small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves

Front 805

n hover

Back 805

hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state

Front 806

n hubbub

Back 806

confused uproar; loud noise; din

Front 807

n hubris

Back 807

arrogance; excessive self-conceit

Front 808

n hue

Back 808

color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue

Front 809

n hue_and_cry

Back 809

outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule

Front 810

humane

Back 810

marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian

Front 811

humanitarian

Back 811

one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism

Front 812

n humdrum

Back 812

dull; monotonous

Front 813

humid

Back 813

damp; N. humidity

Front 814

n humility

Back 814

humbleness of spirit

Front 815

s humble

Back 815

of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others

Front 816

n hummock

Back 816

small hill; hillock

Front 817

n humus

Back 817

substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil

Front 818

n hurtle

Back 818

crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train

Front 819

n husband

Back 819

use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder

Front 820

n husbandry

Back 820

frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman

Front 821

hybrid

Back 821

mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize

Front 822

s mongrel

Back 822

plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.

Front 823

s pedigree

Back 823

line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot

Front 824

n hydrophobia

Back 824

fear of water; rabies

Front 825

s rabies

Back 825

disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)

Front 826

s hygiene

Back 826

science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition

Front 827

n hyperbole

Back 827

exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola

Front 828

hypercritical

Back 828

excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)

Front 829

n hypochondriac

Back 829

person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen

Front 830

hypocritical

Back 830

pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite

Front 831

hypothetical

Back 831

based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis

Front 832

n ichthyology

Back 832

study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish

Front 833

icon(ikon)

Back 833

religious image; idol; image or representation

Front 834

n iconoclastic

Back 834

attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images

Front 835

ideology

Back 835

system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture

Front 836

n idiom

Back 836

expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic

Front 837

idiosyncrasy

Back 837

"individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude

Hint 837

behavior

Front 838

n idolatry

Back 838

worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous

Front 839

n idyllic

Back 839

charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene

Front 840

s idyll(idyl)

Back 840

short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers

Front 841

n igneous

Back 841

produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite

Front 842

ignite

Back 842

kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to

Front 843

n ignoble

Back 843

unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed

Front 844

n ignominy

Back 844

deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat

Front 845

illicit

Back 845

illegal

Front 846

n illimitable

Back 846

infinite; limitless

Front 847

illuminate

Back 847

brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks

Front 848

illusion

Back 848

misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion

Front 849

illusive

Back 849

deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive

Front 850

illusory

Back 850

illusive; deceptive; not real

Front 851

imbalance

Back 851

lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion

Front 852

s disproportion

Back 852

lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate

Front 853

n imbecility

Back 853

weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool

Front 854

imbibe

Back 854

drink in

Front 855

n imbroglio

Back 855

complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil

Front 856

n imbue

Back 856

saturate(soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings

Front 857

h 24

Front 858

immaculate

Back 858

spotless; flawless; absolutely clean

Front 859

s tenant

Back 859

one that pays rent to use property owned by another

Front 860

s tenancy

Back 860

possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy

Front 861

imminent

Back 861

impending; near at hand

Front 862

immobility

Back 862

state of being immovable

Front 863

n immolate

Back 863

offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)

Front 864

immune

Back 864

resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity

Front 865

n immure

Back 865

imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall

Front 866

immutable

Back 866

unchangeable

Front 867

impair

Back 867

injure; hurt; damage

Front 868

n impale

Back 868

pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear

Front 869

impalpable

Back 869

imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible

Front 870

impartial

Back 870

not biased; fair; N. impartiality

Front 871

s impart

Back 871

grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart

Front 872

impassable

Back 872

not able to be traveled or crossed

Front 873

impasse

Back 873

predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress

Front 874

impassive

Back 874

without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face

Front 875

n impeach

Back 875

charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility

Front 876

n impeccable

Back 876

faultless

Front 877

s credential

Back 877

evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.

Front 878

impecunious

Back 878

without money

Front 879

impede

Back 879

hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block

Front 880

s retard

Back 880

delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development

Front 881

impediment

Back 881

hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment

Front 882

impel

Back 882

drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action

Front 883

impending

Back 883

nearing; approaching; about to happen

Front 884

impenetrable

Back 884

not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery

Front 885

impenitent

Back 885

not repentant

Front 886

imperative

Back 886

absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done

Front 887

imperceptible

Back 887

unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable

Front 888

imperial

Back 888

like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism

Front 889

s imperil

Back 889

put in danger

Front 890

n imperious

Back 890

domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor

Front 891

impermeable

Back 891

impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate

Front 892

impertinent

Back 892

insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence

Front 893

imperturbable

Back 893

unshakably calm; placid

Front 894

s collected

Back 894

composed; calm; self-possessed

Front 895

n impervious

Back 895

impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism

Front 896

impetuous

Back 896

violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision

Front 897

impetus

Back 897

moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse

Front 898

impiety

Back 898

irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety

Front 899

n impinge

Back 899

infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.

Front 900

impious

Back 900

irreverent

Front 901

implacable

Back 901

incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy

Front 902

implausible

Back 902

unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi

Front 903

implement

Back 903

put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument

Front 904

implicate

Back 904

incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime

Front 905

implication

Back 905

something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating

Front 906

implicit

Back 906

understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust

Front 907

implode

Back 907

burst inward; CF. vaccum tube

Front 908

implore

Back 908

beg

Front 909

imply

Back 909

suggest a meaning not expressed; signify

Front 910

n impolitic

Back 910

not wise; not expedient; not politic

Front 911

imponderable

Back 911

weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound

Front 912

import

Back 912

significance; importance; meaning

Front 913

s significant

Back 913

expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant

Front 914

n importunate

Back 914

urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent

Front 915

n importune

Back 915

beg persistently; make repeated requests (in an annoying way)

Front 916

imposture

Back 916

assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor

Front 917

s masquerade

Back 917

wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise

Front 918

impotent

Back 918

weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power

Front 919

s crave

Back 919

desire; want intensely

Front 920

n imprecation

Back 920

curse; swearword

Front 921

n impregnable

Back 921

invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take

Front 922

s impregnate

Back 922

make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate

Front 923

impromptu

Back 923

without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment

Front 924

impropriety

Back 924

improperness; unsuitableness

Front 925

improvident

Back 925

thriftless; not providing for the future

Front 926

improvise

Back 926

compose on the spur of the moment

Front 927

imprudent

Back 927

lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious

Front 928

impudence

Back 928

impertinence; insolence

Front 929

n impugn

Back 929

dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight

Front 930

n impuissance

Back 930

powerlessness; feebleness

Front 931

impunity

Back 931

freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish

Front 932

n impute

Back 932

attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation

Front 933

inadvertently

Back 933

unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

Front 934

s oversee

Back 934

watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision

Front 935

inalienable

Back 935

not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights

Front 936

n inane

Back 936

silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity

Front 937

inanimate

Back 937

lifeless; not animate

Front 938

n inarticulate

Back 938

speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly

Front 939

s speechless

Back 939

unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger

Front 940

inaugurate

Back 940

begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural

Front 941

n incandescent

Back 941

strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle

Front 942

n incantation

Back 942

singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; (the saying of) words used in magic; CF. enchant

Front 943

s chant

Back 943

tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant

Front 944

s charm

Back 944

quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch

Front 945

s bewitch

Back 945

cast a spell over; captivate completely

Front 946

s recite

Back 946

repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation

Front 947

s recital

Back 947

act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)

Front 948

n incapacitate

Back 948

disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity

Front 949

incarcerate

Back 949

imprison

Front 950

incarnate

Back 950

endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody

Front 951

incarnation

Back 951

act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation

Front 952

s personify

Back 952

represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification

Front 953

incendiary

Back 953

arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb

Front 954

incense

Back 954

enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor

Front 955

incentive

Back 955

spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity

Front 956

inception

Back 956

start; beginning

Front 957

incessant

Back 957

uninterrupted; unceasing

Front 958

h 25

Front 959

n inchoate

Back 959

"(of desire

Hint 959

wish

Front 960

incidence

Back 960

rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality

Front 961

incidental

Back 961

not essential; minor; N: something incidental

Front 962

s incident

Back 962

event; event that causes a crisis

Front 963

s incinerate

Back 963

burn to ashes

Front 964

incipient

Back 964

beginning; in an early stage

Front 965

incisive

Back 965

(appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into

Front 966

incite

Back 966

arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist; Ex. incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion

Front 967

n inclement

Back 967

stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement

Front 968

incline

Back 968

slope; slant; Ex. steep incline

Front 969

inclined

Back 969

tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend

Front 970

s tend

Back 970

have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend

Front 971

inclusive

Back 971

tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge

Front 972

incognito

Back 972

with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.

Front 973

incoherent

Back 973

unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent

Front 974

incommodious

Back 974

not spacious; inconvenient

Front 975

incompatible

Back 975

inharmonious; N. incompatibility

Front 976

incongruity

Back 976

lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate

Front 977

s attire

Back 977

clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel

Front 978

inconsequential

Back 978

insignificant; unimportant

Front 979

inconsistency

Back 979

state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible

Front 980

incontinent

Back 980

lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious

Front 981

incontrovertible

Back 981

indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable

Front 982

incorporate

Back 982

introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; ADJ.

Front 983

n incorporeal

Back 983

without a material body; insubstantial

Front 984

incorrigible

Back 984

uncorrectable

Front 985

incredulity

Back 985

tendency to disbelief

Front 986

incredulous

Back 986

withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief

Front 987

increment

Back 987

increase

Front 988

incriminate

Back 988

accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against; cause to seem or make guilty of a crime; Ex. incriminating evidence

Front 989

n incrustation

Back 989

hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust

Front 990

incubate

Back 990

hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease

Front 991

s inasmuch_as

Back 991

since; owing to the fact that

Front 992

incubus

Back 992

burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus

Front 993

inculcate

Back 993

teach (ideas or principles); instill

Front 994

incumbent

Back 994

obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office

Front 995

incur

Back 995

bring upon oneself

Front 996

incursion

Back 996

temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey

Front 997

indefatigable

Back 997

tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired

Front 998

indelible

Back 998

not able to be erased

Front 999

n indemnify

Back 999

make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured

Front 1000

indentation

Back 1000

notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth

Front 1001

n indenture

Back 1001

bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master)

Front 1002

indeterminate

Back 1002

uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite

Front 1003

indicative

Back 1003

suggestive; implying; serving to indicate

Front 1004

indices

Back 1004

signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index

Front 1005

indict

Back 1005

charge; N. indictment

Front 1006

indifferent

Back 1006

unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad

Front 1007

indigence

Back 1007

poverty

Front 1008

indigenous

Back 1008

native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World

Front 1009

indigent

Back 1009

poor; destitute

Front 1010

indignation

Back 1010

anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant

Front 1011

s righteous

Back 1011

morally upright; just

Front 1012

s rightful

Back 1012

legally correct; Ex. rightful owner

Front 1013

indignity

Back 1013

"treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity

Hint 1013

respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them."

Front 1014

indiscriminate

Back 1014

choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions

Front 1015

indisputable

Back 1015

too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt

Front 1016

indissoluble

Back 1016

permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate

Front 1017

indite

Back 1017

write; compose

Front 1018

indolent

Back 1018

lazy

Front 1019

indomitable

Back 1019

unconquerable; unyielding

Front 1020

n indubitable

Back 1020

unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable

Front 1021

induce

Back 1021

persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement

Front 1022

inductive

Back 1022

pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general

Front 1023

s induct

Back 1023

place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts

Front 1024

indulgent

Back 1024

humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence

Front 1025

s indulge

Back 1025

yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence

Front 1026

s humor

Back 1026

indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor

Front 1027

industrious

Back 1027

diligent; hard-working; N. industry

Front 1028

n inebriated

Back 1028

habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety

Front 1029

s inebriate

Back 1029

make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person

Front 1030

s intoxicate

Back 1030

make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win

Front 1031

n ineffable

Back 1031

unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy

Front 1032

ineffectual

Back 1032

not effective; not having a desired effect; weak

Front 1033

n ineluctable

Back 1033

irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable

Front 1034

inept

Back 1034

unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate

Front 1035

inequity

Back 1035

unfairness; ADJ. inequitable

Front 1036

n inerrancy

Back 1036

infallibility

Front 1037

n inert

Back 1037

inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state

Front 1038

inevitable

Back 1038

unavoidable

Front 1039

n inexorable

Back 1039

relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises

Front 1040

infallible

Back 1040

unerring; never making mistakes

Front 1041

infamous

Back 1041

notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation

Front 1042

infantile

Back 1042

childish; infantlike

Front 1043

infer

Back 1043

deduce; conclude; N. inference

Front 1044

n infernal

Back 1044

pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction

Front 1045

n infidel

Back 1045

unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)

Front 1046

infiltrate

Back 1046

pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator

Front 1047

s penetrate

Back 1047

enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand

Front 1048

infinitesimal

Back 1048

very small

Front 1049

infirmity

Back 1049

weakness

Front 1050

inflated

Back 1050

exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)

Front 1051

influx

Back 1051

flowing into

Front 1052

infraction

Back 1052

violation (of a rule or regulation); breach

Front 1053

h 26

Front 1054

infringe

Back 1054

violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)

Front 1055

ingenious

Back 1055

marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity

Front 1056

s resourceful

Back 1056

"clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); N. resource

Hint 1056

resourcefulness"

Front 1057

ingenuous

Back 1057

naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid

Front 1058

s ingenue

Back 1058

ing\'enue; young innocent girl

Front 1059

ingrained

Back 1059

deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice

Front 1060

ingrate

Back 1060

ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)

Front 1061

n ingratiate

Back 1061

become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss

Front 1062

inherent

Back 1062

firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic

Front 1063

inhibit

Back 1063

restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition

Front 1064

s inhibited

Back 1064

(of a person) unable to express what one really feels

Front 1065

s uninhibited

Back 1065

having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings

Front 1066

n inimical

Back 1066

(of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy

Front 1067

inimitable

Back 1067

matchless; not able to be imitated

Front 1068

iniquitous

Back 1068

wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity

Front 1069

initiate

Back 1069

begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated

Front 1070

injurious

Back 1070

harmful; causing injury

Front 1071

n inkling

Back 1071

hint; slight indication

Front 1072

innate

Back 1072

inborn

Front 1073

innocuous

Back 1073

harmless

Front 1074

innovation

Back 1074

change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative

Front 1075

n innuendo

Back 1075

indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo

Front 1076

inopportune

Back 1076

untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen

Front 1077

n inordinate

Back 1077

beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands

Front 1078

inquisitor

Back 1078

questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition

Front 1079

s inquisitive

Back 1079

eager for knowledge; unduly curious

Front 1080

n insalubrious

Back 1080

unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place

Front 1081

s healthful

Back 1081

conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air

Front 1082

s healthy

Back 1082

possessing good health; healthful

Front 1083

s wholesome

Back 1083

conducive to mental or physical health; healthful

Front 1084

insatiable

Back 1084

not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite

Front 1085

n inscrutable

Back 1085

difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious

Front 1086

n insensate

Back 1086

without feeling; lacking sense; foolish

Front 1087

n insensible

Back 1087

unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; Ex. insensible change; CF. not the opposite of sensible

Front 1088

n insidious

Back 1088

treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot

Front 1089

insightful

Back 1089

discerning; perceptive

Front 1090

n insinuate

Back 1090

hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss's favor; CF. ingratiate

Front 1091

s creep

Back 1091

move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.

Front 1092

s artful

Back 1092

exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice

Front 1093

n insipid

Back 1093

lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character

Front 1094

insolence

Back 1094

impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude

Front 1095

insolvent

Back 1095

bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency

Front 1096

insomnia

Back 1096

wakefulness; inability to sleep

Front 1097

n insouciant

Back 1097

without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent

Front 1098

n instigate

Back 1098

start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel

Front 1099

insubordination

Back 1099

disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate

Front 1100

insubstantial

Back 1100

lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial

Front 1101

n insularity

Back 1101

narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula

Front 1102

insuperable

Back 1102

insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties

Front 1103

s odds

Back 1103

chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with

Front 1104

insurgent

Back 1104

rebellious; N.

Front 1105

insurmountable

Back 1105

overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable

Front 1106

insurrection

Back 1106

rebellion; uprising

Front 1107

intangible

Back 1107

not able to be perceived by touch; vague

Front 1108

integral

Back 1108

complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part

Front 1109

integrate

Back 1109

make whole; combine; make into one unit

Front 1110

integrity

Back 1110

honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness

Front 1111

s upright

Back 1111

(sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral

Front 1112

intellect

Back 1112

higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability

Front 1113

intelligentsia

Back 1113

intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily)

Front 1114

inter

Back 1114

bury; N. interment

Front 1115

s cemetery

Back 1115

place for burying the dead

Front 1116

interdict

Back 1116

prohibit; forbid; N.

Front 1117

interim

Back 1117

meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper

Front 1118

n interloper

Back 1118

intruder; one who interferes

Front 1119

interminable

Back 1119

endless

Front 1120

intermittent

Back 1120

periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals

Front 1121

internecine

Back 1121

mutually destructive

Front 1122

n interpolate

Back 1122

insert between

Front 1123

n interregnum

Back 1123

period between two successive reigns or governments

Front 1124

n interrogate

Back 1124

question closely; cross-examine; cross-question

Front 1125

intervene

Back 1125

come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention

Front 1126

n intimate

Back 1126

hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy

Front 1127

intimidate

Back 1127

frighten; N. intimidation

Front 1128

intractable

Back 1128

unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child

Front 1129

intransigence

Back 1129

refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising

Front 1130

intrepid

Back 1130

fearless

Front 1131

intrinsic

Back 1131

essential; inherent; built-in

Front 1132

n introspective

Back 1132

looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination

Front 1133

introvert

Back 1133

one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted

Front 1134

n intrude

Back 1134

put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in

Front 1135

intuition

Back 1135

immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition

Front 1136

inundate

Back 1136

flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work

Front 1137

s overwhelm

Back 1137

(of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief

Front 1138

s submerge

Back 1138

place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work

Front 1139

s engulf

Back 1139

surround and swallow up

Front 1140

n inured

Back 1140

accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling

Front 1141

invalidate

Back 1141

weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify

Front 1142

s invalid

Back 1142

one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health

Front 1143

invective

Back 1143

abuse

Front 1144

n inveigh

Back 1144

denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink

Front 1145

n inveigle

Back 1145

deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly

Front 1146

inverse

Back 1146

opposite

Front 1147

invert

Back 1147

turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of

Front 1148

h 27

Front 1149

inveterate

Back 1149

deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old

Front 1150

n invidious

Back 1150

designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison

Front 1151

invincible

Back 1151

unconquerable

Front 1152

n inviolable

Back 1152

"secure from corruption

Hint 1152

attack

Front 1153

n invocation

Back 1153

prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking

Front 1154

n invoke

Back 1154

call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God

Front 1155

invulnerable

Back 1155

incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure

Front 1156

iota

Back 1156

very small quantity

Front 1157

n irascible

Back 1157

irritable; easily angered

Front 1158

n irate

Back 1158

angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath

Front 1159

n iridescent

Back 1159

exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence

Front 1160

irksome

Back 1160

annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy

Front 1161

ironic

Back 1161

expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner

Front 1162

n irony

Back 1162

hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

Front 1163

irreconcilable

Back 1163

impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved

Front 1164

irrefutable

Back 1164

indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable

Front 1165

irrelevant

Back 1165

not applicable; unrelated

Front 1166

irremediable

Back 1166

incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy

Front 1167

irreparable

Back 1167

not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair

Front 1168

irrepressible

Back 1168

unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back

Front 1169

irreproachable

Back 1169

beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct

Front 1170

irresolute

Back 1170

uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution

Front 1171

s indecisive

Back 1171

marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle

Front 1172

s indecision

Back 1172

irresolution; inability to make up one's mind

Front 1173

irretrievable

Back 1173

impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve

Front 1174

irreverence

Back 1174

lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent

Front 1175

irrevocable

Back 1175

unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke

Front 1176

isotope

Back 1176

varying from of an element

Front 1177

n isthmus

Back 1177

narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land

Front 1178

n itinerant

Back 1178

wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher

Front 1179

n itinerary

Back 1179

plan of a trip; record of a trip

Front 1180

n jabber

Back 1180

chatter rapidly or unintelligibly

Front 1181

s jab

Back 1181

poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows

Front 1182

n jaded

Back 1182

tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite

Front 1183

jargon

Back 1183

language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk

Front 1184

n jaundiced

Back 1184

"yellowed; prejudiced (envious

Hint 1184

hostile

Front 1185

s jaundice

Back 1185

"medical condition in which the skin

Hint 1185

the white part of the eyes

Front 1186

n jaunt

Back 1186

trip; short journey

Front 1187

n jaunty

Back 1187

cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat

Front 1188

jeopardize

Back 1188

endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger

Front 1189

n jettison

Back 1189

throw overboard (from a ship or plane)

Front 1190

n jibe

Back 1190

agree; be in harmony with; gibe

Front 1191

jingoist

Back 1191

extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism

Front 1192

n jocose

Back 1192

given to(having a tendency of) joking

Front 1193

n jocular

Back 1193

said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking

Front 1194

s jest

Back 1194

playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully

Front 1195

n jocund

Back 1195

merry

Front 1196

n jollity

Back 1196

gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay

Front 1197

n jostle

Back 1197

shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds

Front 1198

s shove

Back 1198

push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N.

Front 1199

s bump

Back 1199

hit or knock against with force; N.

Front 1200

n jovial

Back 1200

good-natured; merry; cheerful

Front 1201

jubilation

Back 1201

rejoicing; great joy

Front 1202

judicious

Back 1202

sound on judgment; wise

Front 1203

n juggernaut

Back 1203

irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path

Front 1204

s jug

Back 1204

pitcher; container for holding liquids

Front 1205

n juncture

Back 1205

crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining

Front 1206

n junket

Back 1206

trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense

Front 1207

n junta

Back 1207

group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)

Front 1208

n jurisprudence

Back 1208

science of law

Front 1209

s jurisdiction

Back 1209

right and power to apply the law; authority

Front 1210

s juridical

Back 1210

of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary

Front 1211

n juxtapose

Back 1211

place side by side; CF. next

Front 1212

n kaleidoscope

Back 1212

"tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass

Hint 1212

etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful"

Front 1213

n ken

Back 1213

range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken

Front 1214

kernel

Back 1214

central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)

Front 1215

n killjoy

Back 1215

grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others

Front 1216

s grouch

Back 1216

bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble

Front 1217

s spoilsport

Back 1217

one who spoils the pleasure of others

Front 1218

kindle

Back 1218

start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse

Front 1219

n kindred

Back 1219

related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship

Front 1220

kinetic

Back 1220

producing motion; of motion

Front 1221

n kismet

Back 1221

fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.

Front 1222

n kleptomaniac

Back 1222

person who has a compulsive desire to steal

Front 1223

n knave

Back 1223

untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery

Front 1224

n knead

Back 1224

mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); Ex. knead dough

Front 1225

n knell

Back 1225

"tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral

Hint 1225

disaster

Front 1226

s toll

Back 1226

sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge

Front 1227

s curfew

Back 1227

regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew

Front 1228

n knit

Back 1228

contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.

Front 1229

s crochet

Back 1229

make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet

Front 1230

n knoll

Back 1230

little round hill; hillock

Front 1231

n knotty

Back 1231

intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot

Front 1232

n kudos

Back 1232

honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement

Front 1233

s entourage

Back 1233

group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround

Front 1234

n labile

Back 1234

likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability

Front 1235

laborious

Back 1235

demanding much work or care; tedious

Front 1236

labyrinth

Back 1236

maze

Front 1237

n laceration

Back 1237

torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound

Front 1238

s rip

Back 1238

tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N.

Front 1239

s rag

Back 1239

scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance

Front 1240

n lachrymose

Back 1240

producing tears; tearful

Front 1241

n lackadaisical

Back 1241

lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid

Front 1242

s halfhearted

Back 1242

exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm

Front 1243

n lackluster

Back 1243

lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull

Front 1244

n laconic

Back 1244

brief and to the point; using few words; terse

Front 1245

n laggard

Back 1245

slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler

Front 1246

s lag

Back 1246

move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.

Front 1247

s straggle

Back 1247

stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch

Front 1248

h 28

Front 1249

n lagoon

Back 1249

shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs

Front 1250

n laity

Back 1250

laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy

Front 1251

s layman

Back 1251

man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional

Front 1252

lament

Back 1252

grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation

Front 1253

n lampoon

Back 1253

"ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person

Hint 1253

group

Front 1254

n lancet

Back 1254

small surgical tool for making incisions

Front 1255

s lance

Back 1255

pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon

Front 1256

languid

Back 1256

lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless

Front 1257

languish

Back 1257

lose animation or strength

Front 1258

languor

Back 1258

lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression

Front 1259

n lank

Back 1259

"long and thin; Ex. Lank

Hint 1259

gaunt

Front 1260

n lap

Back 1260

take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person

Front 1261

n larceny

Back 1261

theft; Ex. petit larceny

Front 1262

n larder

Back 1262

pantry; place where food is kept

Front 1263

n largess

Back 1263

generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)

Front 1264

lascivious

Back 1264

lustful

Front 1265

s lust

Back 1265

intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.

Front 1266

n lassitude

Back 1266

languor; weariness; listlessness

Front 1267

latent

Back 1267

present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential

Front 1268

lateral

Back 1268

of or coming from the side

Front 1269

n latitude

Back 1269

freedom from narrow limitations

Front 1270

laud

Back 1270

praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise

Front 1271

n lavish

Back 1271

liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance

Front 1272

n lax

Back 1272

careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service

Front 1273

n leaven

Back 1273

"add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent

Hint 1273

such as yeast

Front 1274

s enliven

Back 1274

make lively or spirited; animate

Front 1275

lechery

Back 1275

gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man

Front 1276

n lectern

Back 1276

reading desk or stand for a public speaker

Front 1277

n leery

Back 1277

(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious

Front 1278

n leeway

Back 1278

room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline

Front 1279

s margin

Back 1279

border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety

Front 1280

s marginal

Back 1280

of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability

Front 1281

legacy

Back 1281

gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor

Front 1282

legend

Back 1282

explanatory list of symbols on a map

Front 1283

n legerdemain

Back 1283

sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand

Front 1284

leniency

Back 1284

mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment

Front 1285

s permissive

Back 1285

allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society

Front 1286

leonine

Back 1286

like a lion

Front 1287

lethal

Back 1287

deadly

Front 1288

lethargic

Back 1288

drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity

Front 1289

n levee

Back 1289

earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise

Front 1290

n levitate

Back 1290

rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light

Front 1291

levity

Back 1291

lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner

Front 1292

n levy

Back 1292

impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco

Front 1293

lewd

Back 1293

lustful

Front 1294

n lexicographer

Back 1294

compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary

Front 1295

n lexicon

Back 1295

dictionary

Front 1296

n liability

Back 1296

drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)

Front 1297

liaison

Back 1297

contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection

Front 1298

libel

Back 1298

defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous

Front 1299

n libertine

Back 1299

debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou\'e; CF. free

Front 1300

s rou\'e

Back 1300

lecherous man

Front 1301

libidinous

Back 1301

lustful

Front 1302

n libido

Back 1302

psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire

Front 1303

n libretto

Back 1303

text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book

Front 1304

licentious

Back 1304

amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained

Front 1305

s license

Back 1305

official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.

Front 1306

n lien

Back 1306

legal claim or right on a property

Front 1307

n ligneous

Back 1307

like wood

Front 1308

n lilliputian

Back 1308

extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels

Front 1309

n limber

Back 1309

flexible; supple; pliable; V.

Front 1310

n limbo

Back 1310

region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo

Front 1311

s abode

Back 1311

dwelling place; home

Front 1312

s abide

Back 1312

dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people.

Front 1313

n limn

Back 1313

draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?

Front 1314

n limpid

Back 1314

crystal clear

Front 1315

lineage

Back 1315

descent; ancestry

Front 1316

n lineaments

Back 1316

features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line

Front 1317

s feature

Back 1317

distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent

Front 1318

s linger

Back 1318

loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.

Front 1319

s persist

Back 1319

continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent

Front 1320

linguistic

Back 1320

pertaining to language

Front 1321

s lionize

Back 1321

treat (a person) as a celebrity

Front 1322

s liquidate

Back 1322

settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish

Front 1323

s list

Back 1323

tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)

Front 1324

listless

Back 1324

lacking in spirit or energy; languid

Front 1325

n litany

Back 1325

supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words

Front 1326

n lithe

Back 1326

flexible; supple; CF. limber

Front 1327

s willowy

Back 1327

flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow

Front 1328

n litigation

Back 1328

lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate

Front 1329

n litotes

Back 1329

understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''

Front 1330

s understate

Back 1330

state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate

Front 1331

n livid

Back 1331

lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry

Front 1332

n loath

Back 1332

reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.

Front 1333

loathe

Back 1333

detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell

Front 1334

n lode

Back 1334

metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)

Front 1335

lofty

Back 1335

very high

Front 1336

s loft

Back 1336

room or space under the roof; attic

Front 1337

log

Back 1337

record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.

Front 1338

loiter

Back 1338

hang about/around; stand idly about; linger

Front 1339

n loll

Back 1339

lounge about

Front 1340

s lounge

Back 1340

"stand

Hint 1340

sit

Front 1341

longevity

Back 1341

long life; long duration

Front 1342

n loom

Back 1342

"appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged

Hint 1342

indistinct

Front 1343

s gallows

Back 1343

framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)

Front 1344

s noose

Back 1344

loop formed in a rope

Front 1345

n lope

Back 1345

gallop slowly

Front 1346

loquacious

Back 1346

talkative; N. loquacity

Front 1347

h 29

Front 1348

n lout

Back 1348

clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?

Front 1349

n low

Back 1349

moo; make the sound of a cow

Front 1350

s lubricate

Back 1350

apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction

Front 1351

lucid

Back 1351

easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity

Front 1352

lucrative

Back 1352

profitable; producing wealth

Front 1353

n lucre

Back 1353

money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre

Front 1354

s filth

Back 1354

dirty matter; ADJ. filthy

Front 1355

n ludicrous

Back 1355

laughable; ridiculous; trifling

Front 1356

n lugubrious

Back 1356

mournful; sorrowful

Front 1357

n lull

Back 1357

moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby

Front 1358

n lumber

Back 1358

move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber

Front 1359

n lumen

Back 1359

unit of light energy (one candle's worth)

Front 1360

n luminary

Back 1360

celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)

Front 1361

s dignitary

Back 1361

person of high rank or position

Front 1362

n luminous

Back 1362

shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs

Front 1363

lunar

Back 1363

pertaining to the moon

Front 1364

s lunatic

Back 1364

insane; Ex. lunatic asylum

Front 1365

n lurid

Back 1365

wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder

Front 1366

n lurk

Back 1366

stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived

Front 1367

s slink

Back 1367

move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)

Front 1368

n luscious

Back 1368

pleasing to taste or smell; delicious

Front 1369

n luster

Back 1369

shine; gloss (of a polished surface)

Front 1370

n lustrous

Back 1370

shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair

Front 1371

n luxuriant

Back 1371

"abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious

Hint 1371

luxuriate"

Front 1372

n macabre

Back 1372

gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death

Front 1373

s morgue

Back 1373

mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation

Front 1374

s cremate

Back 1374

"incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory

Hint 1374

crematorium"

Front 1375

n mace

Back 1375

ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon

Front 1376

n macerate

Back 1376

soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper

Front 1377

n Machiavellian

Back 1377

"crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli

Hint 1377

which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power"

Front 1378

n machinations

Back 1378

evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate

Front 1379

n maculated

Back 1379

spotted; stained; CF. immaculate

Front 1380

n madrigal

Back 1380

pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments

Front 1381

n maelstrom

Back 1381

violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream

Front 1382

n magisterial

Back 1382

authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner

Front 1383

s magistrate

Back 1383

official with power to administer the law

Front 1384

magnanimity

Back 1384

generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous

Front 1385

n magnate

Back 1385

person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate

Front 1386

magniloquent

Back 1386

boastful; pompous

Front 1387

magnitude

Back 1387

greatness (in size or extent); extent

Front 1388

n maim

Back 1388

mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life

Front 1389

s mangle

Back 1389

tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies

Front 1390

maladroit

Back 1390

clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling

Front 1391

malady

Back 1391

illness

Front 1392

n malaise

Back 1392

uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)

Front 1393

n malapropism

Back 1393

comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop

Front 1394

s malapropos

Back 1394

inappropriate; ADV.

Front 1395

malcontent

Back 1395

person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented

Front 1396

malediction

Back 1396

curse

Front 1397

malefactor

Back 1397

evildoer; criminal

Front 1398

s maleficient

Back 1398

doing evil; N. maleficience

Front 1399

malevolent

Back 1399

wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence

Front 1400

n malfeasance

Back 1400

wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)

Front 1401

malicious

Back 1401

hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite

Front 1402

malign

Back 1402

speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence

Front 1403

malignant

Back 1403

tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor

Front 1404

malingerer

Back 1404

one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work

Front 1405

n malleable

Back 1405

(of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable

Front 1406

malodorous

Back 1406

foul-smelling

Front 1407

s compost

Back 1407

mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost

Front 1408

mammal

Back 1408

vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young

Front 1409

s vertebrate

Back 1409

having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column

Front 1410

s suckle

Back 1410

give or take milk at the breast or udder

Front 1411

s nurse

Back 1411

suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone

Front 1412

mammoth

Back 1412

gigantic; enormous

Front 1413

manacle

Back 1413

restrain; handcuff; N.

Front 1414

n mandate

Back 1414

order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory

Front 1415

mandatory

Back 1415

obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate

Front 1416

n mangy

Back 1416

shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance

Front 1417

s mange

Back 1417

skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair

Front 1418

maniacal

Back 1418

raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm

Front 1419

manifest

Back 1419

evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly

Front 1420

n manifestation

Back 1420

outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent

Front 1421

s pronounced

Back 1421

distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp

Front 1422

manifesto

Back 1422

public declaration of principles; statement of policy

Front 1423

n manifold

Back 1423

many in number or kind; numerous; varied

Front 1424

n manipulate

Back 1424

"operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people

Hint 1424

forces

Front 1425

n mannered

Back 1425

affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech

Front 1426

s mannerism

Back 1426

distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)

Front 1427

n manumit

Back 1427

emancipate; free from slavery or bondage

Front 1428

marital

Back 1428

pertaining to marriage

Front 1429

n maritime

Back 1429

bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces

Front 1430

marked

Back 1430

noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man

Front 1431

n marred

Back 1431

damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure

Front 1432

n marshal

Back 1432

put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official

Front 1433

s enlist

Back 1433

"(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help

Hint 1433

sympathy

Front 1434

n marsupial

Back 1434

"one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo

Hint 1434

opossum

Front 1435

martial

Back 1435

warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law

Front 1436

s cadet

Back 1436

student at a military school

Front 1437

n martinet

Back 1437

strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet

Front 1438

martyr

Back 1438

one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism

Front 1439

masochist

Back 1439

person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism

Front 1440

n masticate

Back 1440

chew

Front 1441

materialism

Back 1441

preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)

Front 1442

maternal

Back 1442

motherly; N. maternity: motherhood

Front 1443

matriarch

Back 1443

woman who rules a family or larger social group

Front 1444

n matriculate

Back 1444

enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix

Front 1445

n matrix

Back 1445

point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization

Front 1446

n maudlin

Back 1446

effusively sentimental

Front 1447

s sentimental

Back 1447

swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments

Front 1448

n maul

Back 1448

handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer

Front 1449

h 30

Front 1450

n mausoleum

Back 1450

monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos

Front 1451

n mauve

Back 1451

pale purple

Front 1452

n maverick

Back 1452

rebel; nonconformist (in a group)

Front 1453

n mawkish

Back 1453

mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental

Front 1454

maxim

Back 1454

proverb; truth pithily stated

Front 1455

n mayhem

Back 1455

injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim

Front 1456

meager

Back 1456

scanty; inadequate

Front 1457

n mealymouthed

Back 1457

indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive

Front 1458

n meander

Back 1458

wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly

Front 1459

n meddlesome

Back 1459

interfering; V. meddle: interfere

Front 1460

mediate

Back 1460

settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire

Front 1461

s intermediary

Back 1461

intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between

Front 1462

mediocre

Back 1462

ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad

Front 1463

meditation

Back 1463

reflection; thought; V. meditate

Front 1464

medium

Back 1464

element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted

Front 1465

n medley

Back 1465

mixture

Front 1466

n meek

Back 1466

submissive; patient and long-suffering

Front 1467

s suitor

Back 1467

man who is courting a woman

Front 1468

n megalomania

Back 1468

"mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth

Hint 1468

power

Front 1469

melancholy

Back 1469

gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia

Front 1470

s blue

Back 1470

gloomy; depressed

Front 1471

melee

Back 1471

fight

Front 1472

n mellifluous

Back 1472

(of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune

Front 1473

n memento

Back 1473

token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit

Front 1474

memorialize

Back 1474

commemorate

Front 1475

s memorial

Back 1475

"something

Hint 1475

such as a monument or holiday

Front 1476

n menagerie

Back 1476

collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo

Front 1477

n mendacious

Back 1477

lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity

Front 1478

n mendicant

Back 1478

beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar

Front 1479

s alms

Back 1479

money or goods given to the poor

Front 1480

n menial

Back 1480

suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)

Front 1481

n mentor

Back 1481

counselor; teacher

Front 1482

n mercantile

Back 1482

concerning trade or merchants

Front 1483

mercenary

Back 1483

motivated solely by money or gain; N.

Front 1484

n mercurial

Back 1484

capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood

Front 1485

s quicksilver

Back 1485

mercury

Front 1486

n meretricious

Back 1486

flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute

Front 1487

s vulgar

Back 1487

of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout

Front 1488

n merger

Back 1488

combination (of two business corporations); act of merging

Front 1489

n mesmerize

Back 1489

hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer

Front 1490

n metallurgical

Back 1490

pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores

Front 1491

metamorphosis

Back 1491

change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis

Front 1492

metaphor

Back 1492

implied comparison; CF. simile

Front 1493

s soar

Back 1493

rise or fly high in the air; Ex. The rocket soared into the sky.

Front 1494

metaphysical

Back 1494

pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality

Front 1495

n mete

Back 1495

measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment

Front 1496

meteoric

Back 1496

like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor

Front 1497

methodical

Back 1497

systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure

Front 1498

meticulous

Back 1498

excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous

Front 1499

metropolis

Back 1499

large city

Front 1500

n mettle

Back 1500

courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome

Front 1501

n miasma

Back 1501

swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence

Front 1502

s swamp

Back 1502

wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid

Front 1503

microcosm

Back 1503

small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society

Front 1504

s miniature

Back 1504

small model; small painting; ADJ: small

Front 1505

migrant

Back 1505

changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates

Front 1506

migratory

Back 1506

wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another

Front 1507

n milieu

Back 1507

social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.

Front 1508

militant

Back 1508

combative; bellicose; N.

Front 1509

n militate

Back 1509

work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier

Front 1510

s militia

Back 1510

army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers

Front 1511

millennium

Back 1511

thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity

Front 1512

mimicry

Back 1512

imitation

Front 1513

s mime

Back 1513

pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime

Front 1514

n minatory

Back 1514

menacing; threatening

Front 1515

n mincing

Back 1515

"affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way

Hint 1515

taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer"

Front 1516

s dainty

Back 1516

delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress

Front 1517

s exquisite

Back 1517

delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry

Front 1518

s choice

Back 1518

delicate; of very fine quality

Front 1519

n minion

Back 1519

servile dependent; obsequious follower

Front 1520

n minuscule(miniscule)

Back 1520

extremely small

Front 1521

minute

Back 1521

extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting

Front 1522

n minutiae

Back 1522

petty or trivial details; CF. minutia

Front 1523

mirage

Back 1523

unreal reflection; optical illusion

Front 1524

n mire

Back 1524

entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire

Front 1525

n mirth

Back 1525

merriment; laughter

Front 1526

n misadventure

Back 1526

mischance; ill luck; Ex. death by misadventure

Front 1527

misanthrope

Back 1527

one who hates mankind; misanthropist

Front 1528

s vile

Back 1528

despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander

Front 1529

misapprehension

Back 1529

error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend

Front 1530

miscellany

Back 1530

mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items

Front 1531

s miscellaneous

Back 1531

made up of a variety of parts

Front 1532

n mischance

Back 1532

ill luck

Front 1533

misconstrue

Back 1533

interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge

Front 1534

n miscreant

Back 1534

wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe

Front 1535

s wretch

Back 1535

miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile

Front 1536

misdemeanor

Back 1536

minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing

Front 1537

s misconduct

Back 1537

immoral behavior; bad management; V.

Front 1538

miserly

Back 1538

stingy; mean

Front 1539

n misgivings

Back 1539

doubts

Front 1540

n mishap

Back 1540

unfortunate accident

Front 1541

n misnomer

Back 1541

wrong or improper name; incorrect designation

Front 1542

h 31

Front 1543

misogamy

Back 1543

hatred of marriage

Front 1544

misogynist

Back 1544

hater of woman; CF. misogyny

Front 1545

missile

Back 1545

object to be thrown or projected

Front 1546

n missive

Back 1546

letter; written statement; CF. sent

Front 1547

n mite

Back 1547

very small object or insect-like creature; small coin

Front 1548

mitigate

Back 1548

appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity

Front 1549

n mnemonic

Back 1549

"pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device

Hint 1549

such as as formula or rhyme

Front 1550

mobile

Back 1550

movable; not fixed; N. mobility

Front 1551

n mock

Back 1551

ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision

Front 1552

mode

Back 1552

prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life

Front 1553

n modicum

Back 1553

limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate

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n modish

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fashionable; conforming to the current fashion

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n modulate

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tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G

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n mogul

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"powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol

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Moghul; CF. Mongolian"

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molecule

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the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance

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n mollify

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soothe an angry person

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n mollycoddle

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pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively

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n molt(moult)

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periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)

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n molten

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melted; Ex. molten lava

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momentous

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very important; N. moment; CF. momentary

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momentum

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quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force

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monarchy

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government under a single ruler

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monastic

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related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

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monetary

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pertaining to money

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monochromatic

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having only one color

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s monochrome

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painting in only one color; ADJ.

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s monogram

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design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.

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s monograph

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scholarly article

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n monolithic

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solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone

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monotheism

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belief in one God

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monotony

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sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone

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n monumental

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massive; impressively large; built as a monument

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n moodiness

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fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood:

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n moratorium

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legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses

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n morbid

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given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease

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n mordant

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biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit

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n mores

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conventions; moral standards; moral customs

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n moribund

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dying; at the point of death; CF. death

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n morose

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ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy

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n mortician

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undertaker; CF. death

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s undertaker

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funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials

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n mortify

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humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die

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mosaic

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picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.

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n mote

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small speck (esp. of dust)

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s speck

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small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye

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n motif

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theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure

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n motility

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ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously

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n motley

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multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts)

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s motto

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brief statement used to express a principle

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n mottled

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blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors

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s blotch

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spot; blot; CF. blot+botch

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s blemish

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mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished

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n mountebank

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charlatan; boastful pretender

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s peddle

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travel about selling (wares); CF. foot

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n muddle

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confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion

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n muggy

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(of weather) warm and damp

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n mulct

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defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy

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n multifarious

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varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities

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multiform

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having many forms

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multilingual

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having many languages; fluent in several languages

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multiplicity

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state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element

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n mundane

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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world

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n munificent

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very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience

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n mural

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wall painting

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n murky

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dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom

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n muse

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ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)

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n musky

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having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer

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n muster

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gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one's strength for the ordeal; N.

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n musty

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stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist

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mutablility

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ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant

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muted

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silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise

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s mute

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"silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound

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color

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n mutilate

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maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part

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n mutinous

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unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer

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n myopic

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nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia

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n myriad

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very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand