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- n exceptionable
- objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable
- n epitaph
- inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)
- n equestrian
- rider on horseback; ADJ.
- s ooze
- (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river
- encomiastic
- praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy
- n entrance
- put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight
- s elaborate
- work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.
- embark
- commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey
- economy
- efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
- emaciated
- thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)
- eulogistic
- praising; full of eulogy
- exalt
- raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation
- n expunge
- cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase
- n ethnic
- relating to races
- egregious
- notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
- expurgate
- clean; remove offensive parts of a book
- s effective
- effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph
- enhance
- increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve
- s dummy
- imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy
- entreat
- plead; ask earnestly
- embrace
- hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet
- enormity
- hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
- s trance
- hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition
- n earthy
- unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal
- s rapture
- great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous
- ebullient
- showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling
- n expletive
- meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word
- egotistical
- egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited
- effectual
- able to produce a desired effect; valid
- s expeditious
- done with speed; quick; N. expedition
- n extrude
- force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die
- ebb
- (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide
- s edifice
- building (of imposing size)
- entomology
- study of insects
- escapade
- prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
- extant
- (of something written or painted) still in existence
- s sovereignty
- complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern
- n exuberance
- overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
- emanate
- issue forth; come out
- n expansive
- (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
- n exegesis
- explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
- euthanasia
- mercy killing
- engender
- cause; produce; give rise to
- s chapel
- small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
- exculpate
- clear from blame or guilt
- expound
- explain
- n elysian
- relating to paradise; blissful
- n ethereal
- like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air
- n extenuate
- weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
- elucidate
- explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
- elliptical
- elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
- n evasive
- not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit
- s embitter
- make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.
- ellipsis
- omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
- n erratic
- odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable
- n ewe
- female sheep
- eccentricity
- oddity; idiosyncrasy
- espionage
- spying
- s puzzle
- 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.
- s earthly
- of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason
- enigma
- puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling
- n excoriate
- scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
- exiguous
- small in amount; minute
- n ejaculation
- exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
- encompass
- surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
- extrinsic
- external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
- effigy
- dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President
- n elaboration
- addition of details; intricacy
- s engaged
- employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
- exposure
- risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption
- ecclesiastic
- ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman
- n effervescence
- inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce
- n expostulation
- protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate
- s executioner
- person administering capital punishment
- effete
- having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
- n euphoria
- feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric
- s swear
- vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words
- s effulgent
- shining brightly; brilliant
- n expropriate
- take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
- enmity
- ill will; hatred; hostility
- equitable
- fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
- exonerate
- acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt
- epitome
- perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
- evanescent
- fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce
- equinox
- period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial
- n eon(aeon)
- long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras
- n errant
- wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant
- s sovereign
- ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent
- expiate
- make amends for (a sin)
- euphemism
- mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic
- enjoin
- command; order; forbid
- encipher
- encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher
- epicure
- connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus
- embryonic
- undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
- exacerbate
- worsen; aggravate; embitter
- entity
- real being
- n ethnology
- study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology
- n exhort
- urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation
- explicit
- totally clear; definite; outspoken
- n egress
- exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
- s fringe
- decorative edge of hanging threads; edge
- ensue
- follow (as a result)
- eclectic
- selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism
- extort
- wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant
- esteem
- respect; value; judge; N.
- s prank
- mischievous trick
- s executive
- person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing
- extricate
- free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
- evoke
- call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation
- epoch
- period of time
- s Elysium
- place or condition of bliss
- eerie
- weird; causing fear because strange
- equity
- fairness; justice; OP. inequity
- n extradition
- surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite
- extemporaneous
- not planned; impromptu; extempore
- n equivocate
- use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation
- s embody
- give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
- n espouse
- adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
- emend
- correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement
- execute
- put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution
- n epistemologist
- philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology
- enclave
- territory enclosed within an alien land
- elusive
- evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me.
- n excerpt
- selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.
- s exact
- demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
- s airy
- of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal
- egoism
- excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical
- s emblazon
- ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment
- exodus
- departure (of a large number of people)
- s fleet
- fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral
- s judiciary
- judicial branch of government
- emolument
- salary; payment for an office; compensation
- exempt
- not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.
- erotic
- pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
- n entree(entr\'ee)
- entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle
- n enamored
- in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love
- eclipse
- darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse
- n eddy
- swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.
- n exchequer
- treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer
- n emetic
- substance causing vomiting; ADJ.
- exhilarating
- invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car
- s ego
- one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem
- s egotism
- tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
- n epigram
- witty thought or saying, usually short
- n effluvium
- noxious(harmful) smell
- n enterprising
- full of initiative; showing enterprise
- embroider
- decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
- embellish
- adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)
- s mingle
- mix together in close association
- n extol
- praise very highly; glorify
- s intrigue
- make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair
- exotic
- not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress
- n execrable
- very bad; detestable
- n eschew
- avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
- expedient
- suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
- equilibrium
- balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
- embezzlement
- taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
- s effectuate
- effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation
- evince
- show clearly
- expatriate
- exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
- s chancellor
- legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor
- execrate
- curse; express abhorrence for; detest
- s endear
- make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced
- embed(imbed)
- enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass
- exorbitant
- (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds
- s interjection
- exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch''
- evocative
- tending to call up (emotions, memories)
- s emasculate
- weaken; castrate
- s enterprise
- 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
- n existential
- pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism
- n extraneous
- not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject
- s chaplain
- clergyman attached to a chapel
- s mischief
- behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome
- n emboss
- produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design
- entrepreneur
- businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial
- endue
- provide with some quality; endow
- n emulate
- imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)
- endemic
- prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic
- enduring
- lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive
- exigency
- urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
- eugenic
- pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race
- extirpate
- root up; uproot; destroy completely
- n eulogy
- expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize
- exploit
- brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean
- environ
- enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
- n ensconce
- settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
- expenditure
- payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy
- elicit
- draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
- s ecliptic
- path of the sun and the planets
- epilogue
- short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
- s hypnosis
- induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize
- equable
- tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
- s Epicurean
- believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.
- equanimity
- calmness of temperament; composure
- s castrate
- remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)
- n expatiate
- talk at length; speak or write in detail
- estranged
- separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement
- s ecosystem
- ecological community together with its environment
- engaging
- charming; attractive
- endorse
- approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal
- excise
- cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
- n epaulet(epaulette)
- ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
- n enunciate
- announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.
- enervate
- weaken; take away energy from
- n eminent
- rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position
- n exude
- flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation
- enthrall
- capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound
- s flighty
- (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive
- ephemeral
- short-lived; fleeting
- n equine
- resembling a horse; Ex. equine face
- n elixir
- cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
- n engage
- 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
- s executor
- person designated to execute the terms of a will; ¿¹¼ú ÀÛÇ°ÀÇ Á¦ÀÛÀÚ
- epic
- long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand
- n empathy
- ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy
- expository
- explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
- erode
- eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.
- ecologist
- 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
- n episodic
- (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience
- s swear-word
- word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
- s glow
- 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
- n epithet
- word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
- erroneous
- mistaken; wrong; incorrect
- embroil
- throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio
- s treasure
- keep as precious; cherish
- n enrapture
- please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
- encroachment
- 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
- entail
- make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B
- euphony
- sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
- s urgent
- compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands
- expertise
- specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill
- ecstasy
- rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
- efficacy
- power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual
- efface
- rub out; remove the surface of
- explicate
- explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable
- enfranchise
- admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise
- n extrapolation
- projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information
- s oath
- solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake''
- emancipate
- set free; liberate
- s wring
- twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)
- enumerate
- list; mention one by one
- etymology
- study of word parts; study of the origins of words
- n ennui
- boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy
- exult
- rejoice
- engross
- occupy fully; absorb
- effrontery
- rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
- n evenhanded
- impartial; fair
- embargo
- ban on commerce or other activity
- eloquence
- expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
- expedite
- hasten; make go faster
- n endearment
- fond word or act; expression of affection
- n equivocal
- (of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal
- s legislature
- legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws
- n exasperate
- vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)
- effusion
- pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing
- entice
- lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt
- exhume
- dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
- s ram
- male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- exacting
- extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety
- n ethos
- underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos
- n esoteric
- hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica
- exorcise
- drive out evil spirits
- s gush
- (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.
- s encircle
- surround
- exclaim
- cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
- s exhale
- breathe out; OP. inhale
- empirical
- based on experience
- n edify
- instruct; correct morally
- s padre
- chaplain (in the armed forces)
- s except
- exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
- extrovert
- person interested mostly in external objects and actions
- energize
- invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active
- effeminate
- having womanly traits
- encumber
- burden; N. encumbrance
- emissary
- agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
- erudite
- (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition
- exploit
- make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation
- emollient
- soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.
- s outgoing
- sociable; eager to mix socially with others
- elated
- filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
- exemplary
- serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model
- n equipoise
- balance; balancing force; equilibrium
- n elegy
- poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac
- edict
- decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
- exertion
- effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort
- eccentric
- irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric
- s compassion
- sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate
- s urge
- drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action
- exemplify
- show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.