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expect: v. To look forward to as certain or probable.
heathenish: adj. Irreligious.
equivocate: v. To use words of double meaning.
felon: n. A criminal or depraved person.
excretion: n. The getting rid of waste matter.
fondle: v. To handle tenderly and lovingly.
gyroscope: n. An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation.
homologous: adj. Identical in nature, make-up, or relation.
florist: n. A dealer in flowers.
extradition: n. The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government.
frigid: adj. Lacking warmth.
further: adj. More distant or advanced.
homogeneous: adj. Made up of similar parts or elements.
engrave: v. To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
fiducial: adj. Indicative of faith or trust.
fabricate: v. To invent fancifully or falsely.
exterior: n. That which is outside.
expostulate: v. To discuss.
equestrian: adj. Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.
eliminate: v. To separate and cast aside.
energetic: adj. Working vigorously.
epitome: n. A simplified representation.
heedless: adj. Thoughtless.
endemic: adj. Peculiar to some specified country or people.
hexapod: adj. Having six feet.
enmity: n. Hatred.
halcyon: adj. Calm.
gambol: n. Playful leaping or frisking.
hospitality: n. The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness.
estimable: adj. Worthy of respect.
herbaceous: adj. Having the character of a herb.
grievous: adj. Creating affliction.
external: n. Anything relating or belonging to the outside.
flue: n. A smoke-duct in a chimney.
fallible: adj. Capable of erring.
gratuity: n. That which is given without demand or claim. Tip.
fitful: adj. Spasmodic.
ferocity: n. Savageness.
flamboyant: adj. Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.
frigidarium: n. A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc.
erudition: n. Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.
expatriate: v. To drive from one's own country.
effectual: adj. Efficient.
hygiene: n. The branch of medical science that relates to improving health.
fraternal: adj. Brotherly.
formidable: adj. Difficult to accomplish.
exaggerate: v. To overstate.
guileless: adj. Frank.
embody: v. To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form.
fungous: adj. Spongy.
forejudge: v. To judge of before hearing evidence.
embellish: v. To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
hesitation: n. Vacillation.
fervid: adj. Intense.
efficient: adj. Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.
extemporaneous: adj. Done or made without much or any preparation.
enact: v. To make into law, as by legislative act.
eclipse: n. The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body.
forbearance: n. Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.
hale: adj. Of sound and vigorous health.
genital: adj. Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs.
epidermis: n. The outer skin.
hydroelectric: adj. Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.
embroil: v. To involve in dissension or strife.
furrier: n. A dealer in or maker of fur goods.
hydraulic: adj. Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion.
epigram: n. A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.
ebullient: adj. Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
fraudulence: n. Deceitfulness.
heresy: n. An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
enervate: v. To render ineffective or inoperative.
fancier: n. One having a taste for or interest in special objects.
homage: n. Reverential regard or worship.
gestation: n. Pregnancy.
expediency: n. Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.
extant: adj. Still existing and known.
fragile: adj. Easily broken.
eligible: adj. Qualified for selection.
fracture: n. A break.
evade: v. To avoid by artifice.
episode: n. An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it.
grantor: n. The maker of a deed.
gamble: v. To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency.
exasperate: v. To excite great anger in.
garnish: v. In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment.
extremist: n. One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views.
gait: n. Carriage of the body in going.
factious: adj. Turbulent.
extenuate: v. To diminish the gravity or importance of.
embark: v. To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.
free: trade n. Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs.
eradicate: v. To destroy thoroughly.
extravagant: adj. Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure.
Gordian: knot n. Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners.
ecstasy: n. Rapturous excitement or exaltation.
expansion: n. Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.
executor: n. A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.
frontier: n. The part of a nation's territory that abuts upon another country.
homonym: n. A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
hypocrite: n. One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs.
enormity: n. Immensity.
floral: adj. Pertaining to flowers.
fabulous: adj. Incredible.
extradite: v. To surrender the custody of.
foreknowledge: n. Prescience.
flippant: adj. Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.
eureka: Greek. I have found it.
fawn: n. A young deer.
huckster: n. One who retails small wares.
extempore: adv. Without studied or special preparation.
homophone: n. A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
heterogeneous: adj. Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
formula: n. Fixed rule or set form.
forecast: v. To predict.
ensnare: v. To entrap.
heartrending: adj. Very depressing.
heterogeneity: n. Unlikeness of constituent parts.
explosion: n. A sudden and violent outbreak.
hydromechanics: n. The mechanics of fluids.
gamester: n. A gambler.
facetious: adj. Amusing.
hilarious: adj. Boisterously merry.
excruciate: v. To inflict severe pain or agony upon.
enormous: adj. Gigantic.
fumigate: v. To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection.
exorbitant: adj. Going beyond usual and proper limits.
frailty: n. Liability to be broken or destroyed.
fulcrum: n. The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns.
gourmand: n. A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
encore: n. The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.
exclude: v. To shut out purposely or forcibly.
foreman: n. The head man.
hindrance: n. An obstacle.
evangelist: n. A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.
exhume: v. To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).
gosling: n. A young goose.
furlong: n. A measure, one-eighth of a mile.
expectancy: n. The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.
exhaustion: n. Deprivation of strength or energy.
harbinger: n. One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing.
fugacious: adj. Fleeting.
enigma: n. A riddle.
ferocious: adj. Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature.
foreclose: v. To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property.
fastidious: adj. Hard to please.
enthuse: v. To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.
frightful: adj. Apt to induce terror or alarm.
elicit: v. To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
fiscal: adj. Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government.
fuse: v. To unite or blend as by melting together.
forefather: n. An ancestor.
gesture: n. A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion.
hypocrisy: n. Extreme insincerity.
habitable: adj. Fit to be dwelt in.
economize: v. To spend sparingly.
garrison: n. The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense.
fresco: n. The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.
erroneous: adj. Incorrect.
flexible: adj. Pliable.
frizzle: v. To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair.
equanimity: n. Evenness of mind or temper.
edict: n. That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
expiate: v. To make satisfaction or amends for.
granary: n. A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked.
generalize: v. To draw general inferences.
geniality: n. Warmth and kindliness of disposition.
exemplify: v. To show by example.
gusto: n. Keen enjoyment.
expedite: v. To hasten the movement or progress of.
exhaust: v. To empty by draining off the contents.
felicity: n. A state of well-founded happiness.
engender: v. To produce.
gastronomy: n. The art of preparing and serving appetizing food.
furtherance: n. Advancement.
galore: adj. Abundant.
fraudulent: adj. Counterfeit.
granule: n. A small grain or particle.
fortitude: n. Patient courage.
fidelity: n. Loyalty.
exposure: n. An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass.
epoch: n. A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.
head: first adv. Precipitately, as in diving.
edible: adj. Suitable to be eaten.
effluvium: n. A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.
fluctuate: v. To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another.
foggy: adj. Obscure.
erratic: adj. Irregular.
guinea: n. An English monetary unit.
forego: v. To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.
extravagance: n. Undue expenditure of money.
exodus: n. A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.
handwriting: n. Penmanship.
fray: v. To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads.
henpeck: v. To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances.
elucidate: v. To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
extrajudicial: adj. Happening out of court.
foretell: v. To predict.
germinate: v. To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form.
execrable: adj. Abominable.
expository: adj. Pertaining to a formal presentation.
fortify: v. To provide with defensive works.
exclusion: n. Non-admission.
effusion: n. an outpouring.
generally: adv. Ordinarily.
hawthorn: n. A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges.
foreshore: n. That part of a shore uncovered at low tide.
forte: n. A strong point.
finally: adv. At last.
eminence: n. An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc.
finale: n. Concluding performance.
hustle: v. To move with haste and promptness.
faction: n. A number of persons combined for a common purpose.
extinguish: v. To render extinct.
federate: v. To league together.
eventual: adj. Ultimate.
garrulous: adj. Given to constant trivial talking.
espy: v. To keep close watch.
embargo: n. Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
humanize: v. To make gentle or refined.
embezzle: v. To misappropriate secretly.
furlough: n. A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer.
ground: n. A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk.
extraordinary: adj. Unusual.
existence: n. Possession or continuance of being.
financial: adj. Monetary.
foible: n. A personal weakness or failing.
explode: v. To cause to burst in pieces by force from within.
effeminate: adj. Having womanish traits or qualities.
fatuous: adj. Idiotic
henchman: n. A servile assistant and subordinate.
generate: v. To produce or cause to be.
forecastle: n. That part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds.
heteromorphic: adj. Deviating from the normal form or standard type.
guzzle: v. To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp.
exuberant: adj. Marked by great plentifulness.
fathom: n. A measure of length, 6 feet.
efficacious: adj. Effective.
heredity: n. Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring.
element: n. A component or essential part.
harangue: n. A tirade.
execration: n. An accursed thing.
glacier: n. A field or stream of ice.
hypnotic: adj. Tending to produce sleep.
foreground: n. That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.
expand: v. To increase in range or scope.
forethought: n. Premeditation.
entreaty: n. An earnest request.
hydrometer: n. An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.
futurist: n. A person of expectant temperament.
freshness: n. The state, quality, or degree of being fresh.
glazier: n. One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows.
humane: adj. Compassionate.
eloquent: adj. Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.
enamor: v. To inspire with ardent love.
forfeit: v. To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.
effect: n. A consequence.
hideous: adj. Appalling.
fiasco: n. A complete or humiliating failure.
eccentricity: n. Idiosyncrasy.
genteel: adj. Well-bred or refined.
fallow: n. Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest.
flora: n. The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district.
galvanize: v. To imbue with life or animation.
explicate: v. To clear from involvement.
extensible: adj. Capable of being thrust out.
faulty: adj. Imperfect.
epicycloid: n. A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.
finesse: n. Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.
gumption: n. Common sense.
forcible: adj. Violent.
hirsute: adj. Having a hairy covering.
granulate: v. To form into grains or small particles.
encyclical: adj. Intended for general circulation.
evince: v. To make manifest or evident.
elusion: n. Evasion.
gastric: adj. Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach.
heptarchy: n. A group of seven governments.
excitation: n. Intensified emotion or action.
exotic: adj. Foreign.
heritage: n. Birthright.
erudite: adj. Very-learned.
furbish: v. To restore brightness or beauty to.
extinct: adj. Being no longer in existence.
egotist: n. One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences.
emphatic: adj. Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words.
grindstone: n. A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools.
fretful: adj. Disposed to peevishness.
generic: adj. Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific.
excellence: n. Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities.
efflorescence: n. The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
fanatic: n. A religious zealot.
effuse: v. To pour forth.
garrote: v. To execute by strangling.
euphony: n. Agreeableness of sound.
habitant: n. Dweller.
equity: n. Fairness or impartiality.
encourage: v. To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind.
hypodermic: adj. Pertaining to the area under the skin.
entail: v. To involve; necessitate.
gnash: v. To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.
ennoble: v. To dignify.
heretic: n. One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy.
fungus: n. A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom.
embolism: n. An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.
effrontery: n. Unblushing impudence.
fief: n. A landed estate held under feudal tenure.
encroach: v. To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.
fete: n. A festival or feast.
forth: adv. Into notice or view.
enfeeble: v. To debilitate.
extort: v. To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
glorious: adj. Of excellence and splendor.
gentile: adj. Belonging to a people not Jewish.
epithet: n. Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas".
extricate: v. Disentangle.
gratify: v. To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need.
gastritis: n. Inflammation of the stomach.
geology: n. The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth.
evolution: n. Development or growth.
foreordination: n. Predestination.
frantic: adj. Frenzied.
excursion: n. A journey.
hypothesis: n. A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion.
habitual: adj. According to usual practice.
Hibernian: adj. Pertaining to Ireland, or its people.
exigent: adj. Urgent.
epidemic: n. Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
heptagon: n. A figure having seven sides and seven angles.
forerun: v. To go before as introducing or ushering in.
enrapture: v. To delight extravagantly or intensely.
forehead: n. The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair.
equalize: v. To render uniform.
fissure: n. A crack or crack-like depression.
expense: n. The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.
forswear: v. To renounce upon oath.
evert: v. To turn inside out.
hybrid: adj. Cross-bred.
emphasis: n. Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
frequency: n. The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space.
havoc: n. Devastation.
exhaustive: adj. Thorough and complete in execution.
equivocal: adj. Ambiguous.
fluential: adj. Pertaining to streams.
hypnosis: n. An artificial trance-sleep.
hernia: n. Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position.
flux: n. A state of constant movement, change, or renewal.
harmonious: adj. Concordant in sound.
florid: adj. Flushed with red.
gravity: n. Seriousness.
frivolity: n. A trifling act, thought, saying, or practice.
fictitious: adj. Created or formed by the imagination.
graceless: adj. Ungracious.
grievance: n. That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong.
epitaph: n. An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
habitude: n. Customary relation or association.
earnest: adj. Ardent in spirit and speech.
exuberance: n. Rich supply.
floe: n. A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice.
gaily: adv. Merrily.
hysteria: n. A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying.
hospitable: adj. Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.
gaiety: n. Festivity.
effervesce: v. To bubble up.
enkindle: v. To set on fire.
hydrodynamics: n. The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids.
exemplar: n. A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.
gyrate: v. To revolve.
extol: v. To praise in the highest terms.
gradient: adj. Moving or advancing by steps.
emancipate: v. To release from bondage.
enlighten: v. To cause to see clearly.
hoarse: adj. Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
embarrass: v. To render flustered or agitated.
facility: n. Ease.
finality: n. The state or quality of being final or complete.
frugal: adj. Economical.
homogeneity: n. Congruity of the members or elements or parts.
expulsion: n. Forcible ejection.
fluent: adj. Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas.
efficiency: n. The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
ecstatic: adj. Enraptured.
encyclopedia: n. A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject.
foresail: n. A square sail.
hibernal: adj. Pertaining to winter.
hosiery: n. A stocking.
felicitate: v. To wish joy or happiness to, especially in view of a coming event.
excrescence: n. Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development.
foreigner: n. A citizen of a foreign country.
evidential: adj. Indicative.
emblem: n. A symbol.
explosive: adj. Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.
forfend: v. To ward off.
extremity: n. The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position.
hypnotize: v. To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions.
epicure: n. One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
feminine: adj. Characteristic of woman or womankind.
evanescent: adj. Fleeting.
fervor: n. Ardor or intensity of feeling.
grandeur: n. The quality of being grand or admirably great.
glimmer: n. A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
exhilarate: v. To fill with high or cheerful spirits.
empower: v. To delegate authority to.
freethinker: n. One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion.
gregarious: adj. Not habitually solitary or living alone.
hiatus: n. A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting.
gesticulate: v. To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
frolicsome: adj. Prankish.
festive: adj. Merry.
entirety: n. A complete thing.
hydrostatics: n. The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.
fixture: n. One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position.
foppery: n. Dandyism.
fruition: n. Fulfillment.
furtive: adj. Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief.
fulsome: adj. Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.
galvanic: adj. Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.
elude: v. To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.
humbug: n. Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead.
exacerbate: v. To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
esquire: n. A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
efface: v. To obliterate.
frowzy: adj. Slovenly in appearance.
haggard: adj. Worn and gaunt in appearance.
faun: n. One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human, with goats feet.
gallant: adj. Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit.
gendarme: n. In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer.
fundamental: adj. Basal.
elegy: n. A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
extortion: n. The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion.
edify: v. To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.
gamut: n. The whole range or sequence.
extraneous: adj. Having no essential relation to a subject.
exempt: adj. Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others.
grotto: n. A small cavern.
guile: n. Duplicity.
excellency: n. A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials.
expeditious: adj. Speedy.
enthrone: v. To invest with sovereign power.
emerge: v. To come into view or into existence.
generality: n. The principal portion.
herbarium: n. A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study.
grotesque: adj. Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned.
emporium: n. A bazaar or shop.
enrage: v. To infuriate.
hussar: n. A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine.
emit: v. To send or give out.
foliage: n. Any growth of leaves.
horde: n. A gathered multitude of human beings.
fallacy: n. Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning.
evoke: v. To call or summon forth.
hexagon: n. A figure with six angles.
glimpse: n. A momentary look.
hexangular: adj. Having six angles.
electrolysis: n. The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current.
hostility: n. Enmity.
futile: adj. Of no avail or effect.
efficacy: n. The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
fickle: adj. Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose.
elasticity: n. That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.
extensive: adj. Extended widely in space, time, or scope.
flagrant: adj. Openly scandalous.
emaciate: v. To waste away in flesh.
entangle: v. To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
forecourt: n. A court opening directly from the street.
endurable: adj. Tolerable.
hanger-on: n. A parasite.
fernery: n. A place in which ferns are grown.
enshrine: v. To keep sacred.
facsimile: n. An exact copy or reproduction.
feasible: adj. That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable.
exposition: n. Formal presentation.
fealty: n. Loyalty.
feudal: adj. Pertaining to the relation of lord and vassal.
foreign: adj. Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.
emergent: adj. Coming into view.
esthetic: adj. Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.
financier: n. One skilled in or occupied with financial affairs or operations.
foresight: n. Provision against harm or need.
epic: n. A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.
finery: n. That which is used to decorate the person or dress.
expanse: n. A continuous area or stretch.
forthright: adv. With directness.
genitive: adj. Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.
enlist: v. To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.
facet: n. One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem.
enumerate: v. To name one by one.
globular: adj. Spherical.
fetus: n. The young in the womb or in the egg.
evasion: n. Escape.
evangelical: adj. Seeking the conversion of sinners.
exonerate: v. To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.
epiphany: n. Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.
hesitancy: n. A pausing to consider.
evanesce: v. To vanish gradually.
egress: n. Any place of exit.
hazard: n. Risk.
exorcise: v. To cast or drive out by religious or magical means.
emigrant: n. One who moves from one place to settle in another.
fulminate: v. To cause to explode.
electrotype: n. A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin.
equitable: adj. Characterized by fairness.
fragile: adj. Capable of being broken.
forgo: v. To deny oneself.
entrails: n. pl. The internal parts of an animal.
encamp: v. To pitch tents for a resting-place.
feudalism: n. The feudal system.
emigrate: v. To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.
fluctuation: n. Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another.
enthrall: v. To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.
gossamer: adj. Flimsy.
granular: adj. Composed of small grains or particles.
gauge: n. An instrument for measuring.
endanger: v. To expose to peril.
facile: adj. Not difficult to do.
gourd: n. A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
generosity: n. A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily.
entree: n. The act of entering.
eminent: adj. High in station, merit, or esteem.
engross: v. To occupy completely.
foursome: adj. Consisting of four.
frizz: v. To give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to.
finite: adj. Limited.
excavate: v. To remove by digging or scooping out.
gibe: v. To utter taunts or reproaches.
foot-note: n. A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column.
hard-hearted: adj. Lacking pity or sympathy.
excerpt: n. An extract or selection from written or printed matter.
ghastly: adj. Hideous.
hemorrhage: n. Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel.
excellent: adj. Possessing distinguished merit.
exceed: v. To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc.
hydra: n. The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules.
heinous: adj. Odiously sinful.
hoodwink: v. To deceive.
globose: adj. Spherical.
fishmonger: n. One who sells fish.
effulgence: n. Splendor.
fallacious: adj. Illogical.
Elizabethan: adj. Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era.
eatable: adj. Edible.
effeminacy: n. Womanishness.
eject: v. To expel.
epicycle: n. A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.
estrange: v. To alienate.
exit: n. A way or passage out.
euphonious: adj. Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
grantee: n. The person to whom property is transferred by deed.
egoism: n. The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self.
hackney: v. To make stale or trite by repetition.
errant: adj. Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
herbivorous: adj. Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals.
encumber: v. To impede with obstacles.
Epicurean: adj. Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
felony: n. One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment.
eccentric: adj. Peculiar.
embolden: v. To give courage to.
elocution: n. The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.
glacial: adj. Icy, or icily cold.
gradation: n. A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series.
galvanism: n. Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action.
elapse: v. To quietly terminate: said of time.
hesitant: adj. Vacillating.
exclamation: n. An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.
flimsy: adj. Thin and weak.
foist: v. To palm off.
genealogist: n. A tracer of pedigrees.
extrude: v. To drive out or away.
eugenic: adj. Relating to the development and improvement of race.
humiliate: v. To put to shame.
genealogy: n. A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants.
foresee: v. To discern beforehand.
frankincense: n. A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes.
extensor: n. A muscle that causes extension.
equivalent: adj. Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
grimace: n. A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
grapple: v. To take hold of.
gynecology: n. The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women.
gratification: n. Satisfaction.
flection: n. The act of bending.
hinder: v. To obstruct.
encomium: n. A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
flatulence: n. Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels.
grandiose: adj. Having an imposing style or effect.
foppish: adj. Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.
festal: adj. Joyous.
guy: n. Stay-rope.
hypercritical: adj. Faultfinding.
expend: v. To spend.
flag-officer: n. The captain of a flag-ship.
excel: v. To be superior or distinguished.
exhale: v. To breathe forth.
enfranchise: v. To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.
effervescent: adj. Giving off bubbles of gas.
emblazon: v. To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
grief: n. Sorrow.
emphasize: v. To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words.
excess: n. That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.
forby: adv. Besides.
hillock: n. A small hill or mound.
famish: v. To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst.
enjoin: v. To command.
forebode: v. To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil.
happy-go-lucky: adj. Improvident.
humanitarian: n. A philanthropist.
eulogize: v. To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character.
efflorescent: adj. Opening in flower.
grenadier: n. A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature.
explicit: adj. Definite.
guise: n. The external appearance as produced by garb or costume.
hypotenuse: n. The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.
grisly: adj. Fear-inspiring.
earthenware: n. Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
exigency: n. A critical period or condition.
hoard: v. To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation.
feint: n. Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.
evolve: v. To unfold or expand.
egoist: n. One who advocates or practices egoism.
harass: v. To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances.
giver: n. One who gives, in any sense.
endear: v. To cause to be loved.
functionary: n. An official.
genesis: n. Creation.
effete: adj. Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
giddy: adj. Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head.
felonious: adj. Showing criminal or evil purpose.
eulogy: n. A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.
employer: n. One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay.
hereditary: adj. Passing naturally from parent to child.
endurance: n. The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing.
heifer: n. A young cow.
expedient: adj. Contributing to personal advantage.
hardihood: n. Foolish daring.
effective: adj. Fit for a destined purpose.
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entomology: n. The branch of zoology that treats of insects.
euphemism: n. A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
hemorrhoids: n. pl. Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the lower end of the rectum.
grandiloquent: adj. Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
exorbitance: n. Extravagance or enormity.
emanate: v. To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
fungible: adj. That may be measured, counted, or weighed.
equilibrium: n. A state of balance.
guess: n. Surmise.
exegesis: n. Biblical exposition or interpretation.
head: foremost adv. Precipitately, as in diving.
emeritus: adj. Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.
glutinous: adj. Sticky.
expressive: adj. Full of meaning.
hydrous: adj. Watery.
heterodox: adj. At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion.
gratuitous: adj. Voluntarily.
entwine: v. To interweave.
folio: n. A sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once.
folk-lore: n. The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people.
exemplary: adj. Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.
foolery: n. Folly.
egregious: adj. Extreme.
honorarium: n. A token fee or payment to a professional man for services.
epilogue: n. The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.
forgery: n. Counterfeiting.
employee: n. One who works for wages or a salary.
eschew: v. To keep clear of.
epode: n. A species of lyric poems.
facilitate: v. To make more easy.
estuary: n. A wide lower part of a tidal river.
emulate: v. To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
gullible: adj. Credulous.
gaseous: adj. Light and unsubstantial.
frivolous: adj. Trivial.
fez: n. A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel.
hypnotism: n. An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestion.
fledgling: n. A young bird.
gladden: v. To make joyous.
freemason: n. A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans.
forepeak: n. The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck.
fervent: adj. Ardent in feeling.
enhance: v. To intensify.
editorial: n. An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.
egotism: n. Self-conceit.
endue: v. To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual.
exert: v. To make an effort.
gigantic: adj. Tremendous.
entrench: v. To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall.
fanciless: adj. Unimaginative.
foreordain: v. To predetermine.
filibuster: n. One who attempts to obstruct legislation.
enthusiastic: adj. Full of zeal and fervor.
excusable: adj. Justifiable.
evict: v. To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.
educe: v. To draw out.
hindmost: adj. Farthest from the front.
exhaustible: adj. Causing or tending to cause exhaustion.
epizootic: adj. Prevailing among animals.
expectorate: v. To cough up and spit forth.
germane: adj. Relevant.
facial: adj. Pertaining to the face.
gynecocracy: n. Female supremacy.
gluttonous: adj. Given to excess in eating.
extension: n. A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope.
emergence: n. A coming into view.
fusible: adj. Capable of being melted by heat.
encompass: v. To encircle.
excitable: adj. Nervously high-strung.
essence: n. That which makes a thing to be what it is.
formation: n. Relative disposition of parts.

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