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- n flit
- fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower
- s cunning
- clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit
- n gourmand
- epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
- n fritter
- waste (time or money on unimportant things)
- n forbearance
- patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison
- s ploy
- strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy
- forestall
- prevent by taking action in advance
- gratuitous
- given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment
- s topple
- become unsteady and fall down
- n hummock
- small hill; hillock
- n frieze
- ornamental horizontal band on a wall
- s rumble
- make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)
- n hindmost
- furthest behind; farthest to the rear
- s sleek
- smooth and shining (as from good health); V.
- s fuss:
- 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
- s breed
- produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant
- s oatmeal
- crushed oats used for making porridge
- foresight
- ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
- n homily
- sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
- n hapless
- unfortunate; luckless
- finite
- limited
- fruition
- bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition
- festive
- joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival
- s groom
- man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)
- founder
- person who establishes (an organization or business)
- n habituate
- accustom or familiarize; addict
- s fathomless
- too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable
- s primary
- first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first
- s growl
- low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)
- hostility
- unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile
- faculty
- mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
- n flux
- flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux
- s groove
- long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record
- n filibuster
- block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter
- hypocritical
- pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite
- s spin
- rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N.
- n filial
- pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect
- n forsake
- desert; abandon; renounce
- gravity
- seriousness; ADJ. grave
- n felicity
- happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous
- n hackles
- hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise
- n figment
- invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination
- gale
- windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter
- foreboding
- premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)
- s genus
- division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species
- n fete(f\^ete)
- honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
- homage
- honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to
- n herpetologist
- one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians
- n gavel
- hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.
- n heyday
- time of greatest success or power; prime
- heterogeneous
- dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
- s paste
- smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste
- fidelity
- loyalty; accuracy
- n halcyon
- calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
- s jumble
- mix in a confused way
- flourish
- 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)
- n gerrymander
- change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander
- fraudulent
- cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle
- goad
- 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
- n gloat
- express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
- s broil
- cook by direct heat; N.
- n glean
- gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty
- s swarm
- large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass
- n hovel
- shack; small wretched house
- grandiloquent
- (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic
- n gruesome
- grisly; horrible
- n gambol
- romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.
- n foist
- insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist
- s hazard
- venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger
- generate
- cause; produce; create
- n germinal
- pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea
- fugitive
- 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
- n facile
- 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
- finale
- conclusion; concluding part
- n gentry
- people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility
- hazy
- slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind
- s shoot
- new growth from a plant
- n haven
- place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven
- n foray
- raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.
- generic
- characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus
- n gaudy
- flashy; showy
- s stately
- formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic
- s glare
- shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.
- n girth
- distance around something; circumference
- flagrant
- conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous
- n husband
- use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
- n flounder
- struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion
- n gamut
- entire range
- n flaccid
- flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles
- n hypochondriac
- person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen
- s graphite
- black form of carbon used in lead pencils
- gusty
- windy
- s heed
- pay attention to; N: close attention
- n humility
- humbleness of spirit
- s impassioned
- (of speech) filled with passion; fervent
- s stumble
- trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.
- n gibe
- mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks
- s pinnace
- small boat
- s helm
- steering wheel of a ship; position of control
- s primate
- group of mammals including humans
- n hover
- 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
- n grate
- 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
- s gnarl
- protruding knot on a tree; V.
- n foster
- 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
- frugality
- thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive
- s flip
- send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over
- s glamor
- compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous
- s clipper
- sailing vessel built for great speed
- facet
- small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side
- s galvanic
- 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
- frivolous
- lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
- s sow
- plant or scatter seed
- s mutter
- utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones
- n flamboyant
- ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame
- n hydrophobia
- fear of water; rabies
- n factious
- inclined to form factions; causing dissension
- n flair
- talent
- n foment
- stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)
- heresy
- opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic
- hamper
- obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: ½Ä·áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ´ã´Â ¹Ù±¸´Ï
- n fulminate
- thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
- n founder
- fail completely; sink; CF. flounder
- n hue
- color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue
- n fetid(foetid)
- malodorous; foul
- n hone
- sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
- s shudder
- shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.
- n fortuitous
- accidental; by chance; N. fortuity
- n guy
- cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide
- n frantic
- wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear
- n hilarity
- boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter
- s fertile
- producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize
- n gouge
- overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury
- n hiatus
- gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
- s finish
- surface texture; completeness of execution
- s fit
- sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy
- n fancier
- breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
- generality
- vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people
- s sly
- clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions
- glossary
- brief explanation of words used in the text
- n gossamer
- sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb
- s historic
- important in history; Ex. historic battle
- n finesse
- delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
- germane
- pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
- n hap
- chance; luck
- n harrowing
- 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
- n florid
- ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose
- n hermetic
- sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight
- n gruff
- rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse
- s lace
- 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
- s bust
- piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster
- s pilfer
- steal things of small value; filch; snitch
- s fetish(fetich)
- object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism
- n garnish
- decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.
- s rabies
- disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)
- n furtive
- stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance
- n foppish
- vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance
- n halting
- hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
- n fell
- cruel; (of a disease) deadly
- s romp
- play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N.
- s palm
- 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
- n febrile
- feverish
- s pastry
- paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)
- s matin\'ee(matinee)
- dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon
- formidable
- menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question
- s curb
- chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain
- fluctuate
- waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly
- glutton
- someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much
- n hale
- healthy
- n horde
- crowd; swarm
- gauche
- clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth
- s wage
- begin and continue (a war)
- s limp
- walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak
- s bid
- command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
- n grotto
- small cavern
- s shed
- 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
- s shift
- 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
- n fleck
- spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
- n ferret
- 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
- n fervor
- glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
- s falsify
- make (something written) false by changing
- n headlong
- hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.
- n hurtle
- crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
- s fussy
- fastidious; finicky; easily upset
- n grueling
- exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race
- s galley
- low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)
- n factitious
- artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears
- s flutter
- (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.
- s shear
- remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors
- n firebrand
- piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
- s functional
- made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism
- fabricate
- build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society
- s primal
- first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence
- s geriatrics
- medical treatment and care of old age
- n gambit
- opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage
- n gingerly
- very carefully; ADJ.
- fissure
- crevice; crack
- fumble
- 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.
- s underhand(underhanded)
- done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)
- n gibberish
- nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling
- haphazard
- random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
- s thresh
- beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
- friction
- clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against
- n gesticulation
- motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)
- s sprout
- begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot
- n glossy
- smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners
- n fallow
- (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated
- s trickster
- person who cheats people
- felon
- person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime
- s blush
- become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.
- s grim
- causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile
- n haggard
- wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners
- n galvanize
- stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity
- n foible
- small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble
- formality
- ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality
- gullible
- easily deceived
- s droop
- bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.
- gratuity
- tip
- s graduate
- arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler
- n garish
- overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
- n factotum
- handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
- s porridge
- soft food made by boiling oatmeal
- n foil
- defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail
- glib
- fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
- n glower
- scowl; glare; look or stare angrily
- s historical
- connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)
- n feral
- (of an animal) not domestic; wild
- n hyperbole
- exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
- graphic
- pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
- gerontocracy
- government ruled by old people
- germinate
- cause to sprout; sprout
- hallucination
- delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
- n garner
- gather; store up; amass
- s forfeit
- something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture
- n hinterlands
- back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
- s hygiene
- science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
- s hideous
- repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream
- hindrance
- block; obstacle; V. hinder
- n homeostasis
- tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm
- n fluted
- 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
- hypercritical
- excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
- n hoodwink
- deceive; delude
- hazardous
- dangerous
- n gaffe
- social blunder
- n hallowed
- blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
- n gist
- essence; main point; substance
- s forthcoming
- happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.
- n hoary
- white with age
- s hut
- crude dwelling; shack
- s well-bred
- of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined
- futile
- useless; hopeless; ineffectual
- n humus
- substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
- n figurine
- small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
- n fiasco
- total failure; CF. bottle
- s waver
- move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing
- s notch
- V-shaped cut in a surface; V.
- n gloss_over
- explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
- s prime
- 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
- n ford
- place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.
- s latch
- fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch
- n garrulous
- loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity
- s forge
- 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
- s totem
- animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole
- s habitat
- natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation
- n fictitious
- imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
- n fulcrum
- support on which a lever rests or pivots
- n geniality
- cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered
- n gouge
- tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood
- n fetter
- shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
- n gamely
- in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game
- s shack
- crude cabin
- herbivorous
- grain-eating; CF. herbivore
- s litter
- waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter
- s fruitful
- producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance
- n hermitage
- home of a hermit
- n gnarled
- twisted
- s menace
- threat; V: threaten
- s carefree
- free from worries; having no problems
- n hegemony
- dominance especially of one nation over others
- galaxy
- large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities
- franchise
- right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
- humid
- damp; N. humidity
- flora
- plants of a region or era
- n glut
- overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply
- n farce
- broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical
- s prefigure
- be a sign of; foreshadow
- s figure
- 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.
- n fray
- 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
- s tinge
- give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy
- n fervent
- ardent; zealous; hot
- n fanfare
- call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display
- n fanciful
- whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme
- gargoyle
- waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
- n flotsam
- drifting wreckage
- frail
- weak; N. frailty
- n hibernal
- wintry; wintery; of or like winter
- s flowery
- full of flowers; full of ornate expressions
- n filing
- particle removed by a file
- hedonist
- one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure
- n fatuous
- smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness
- n fresco
- painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
- n gusto
- eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
- n filigree
- delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
- s glitter
- shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
- s scowl
- frown angrily; N: angry frown
- n faze
- disconcert; dismay; embarrass
- s mat
- not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.
- n hirsute
- hairy; having a lot of hair
- grievance
- cause of complaint; complaint
- grotesque
- fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)
- s court
- attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster
- s fermentation
- chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
- n horticultural
- pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops
- n harping
- tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously
- s stammer
- speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions
- n fluke
- unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky
- n fodder
- coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food
- n flinch
- hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.
- s crossbreed
- hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed
- s haunt
- (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
- forgo(forego)
- give up; do without
- s jetsam
- things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
- s plaster
- paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.
- graduated
- arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)
- hypothetical
- based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis
- forte
- strong point or special talent in a person's character
- n granulate
- form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle
- n gazette
- official periodical publication; newspaper
- n fluster
- confuse; make nervous and confused; N.
- n gainsay
- deny
- fundamental
- basic; primary; essential
- n foil
- contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another
- fallible
- liable to err
- s self-indulgence
- excessive indulgence of one's own desire
- n fiat
- command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done
- n genuflect
- bend the knee as in worship
- galleon
- large three-masted sailing ship
- n glutinous
- sticky; viscous; gluey
- n grovel
- crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
- n fervid
- ardent; zealous; hot
- n fleece
- wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder
- feasible
- practical; able to be carried out; practicable
- n gall
- bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; ´ãÁó(bile); CF. gall bladder
- n hortatory
- encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
- genre
- particular variety of art or literature
- n flout
- reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules
- s foul
- 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
- n gall
- annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation
- n fawning
- courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness
- s overturn
- turn over; capsize; topple
- n gape
- open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape
- humane
- marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
- n gull
- trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe
- n genteel
- well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty
- n gory
- bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)
- guise
- outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise
- n finicky
- too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
- haughtiness
- pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
- n funereal
- sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral
- frigid
- intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone
- n forebears(forbears)
- ancestors
- n fell
- cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)
- n ghastly
- horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast
- s squeamish
- easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish.
- n flaunt
- display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''
- n hubbub
- confused uproar; loud noise; din
- harry
- harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
- n gratis
- free; without charge; ADJ.
- s capsize
- (of a boat) turn over
- s hail
- frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail
- gnome
- dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards
- n foliage
- masses of leaves; CF. defoliate
- n fractious
- unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse
- n humdrum
- dull; monotonous
- n fulsome
- disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire
- foreshadow
- give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure
- s gentle
- kindly; soft; mild; of good family
- n fusillade
- simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)
- grandeur
- impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
- n flippant
- lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy
- n gourmet
- connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
- n fastidious
- difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
- n grill
- question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars
- s dissension
- disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
- n fecundity
- fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
- s forerunner
- predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another
- fusion
- union; coalition; V. fuse
- hierarchy
- arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority
- n gawk
- stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
- s sneak
- move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way; N: one who sneaks; ADJ. sneaky
- hibernate
- sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
- fortitude
- bravery; courage; strength of mind
- n fatalism
- belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death
- n gustatory
- affecting or relating to the sense of taste
- s sterile
- incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize
- n heinous
- atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
- s grunt
- utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.
- n heckler
- person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)
- s flush
- 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
- s pass_off
- present falsely; represent falsely to be
- n facetious
- joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
- n hubris
- arrogance; excessive self-conceit
- s germ
- earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe
- n frenzied
- madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement
- feign
- pretend
- s gild
- cover with a thin layer of gold
- hieroglyphic
- picture writing; ADJ.
- s finished
- properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance
- guileless
- without deceit
- n hoard
- stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use
- harass
- annoy by repeated attacks
- n gait
- manner of walking or running; speed
- s gust
- strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster
- hybrid
- mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
- n frolicsome
- prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky
- facilitate
- help bring about; make less difficult
- n hireling
- one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
- n flay
- strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
- n forswear
- renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure
- n fitful
- spasmodic; intermittent; irregular
- n hoax
- trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
- guile
- deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile
- fauna
- animals of a period or region; CF. flora
- n flag
- droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
- genealogy
- record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry
- n fester
- rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.
- n hue_and_cry
- outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
- s slick
- make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib
- s frolic
- play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs
- n forensic
- suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine
- grandiose
- affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
- n forthright
- straightforward; direct; frank
- n guffaw
- boisterous laughter; V.
- harbor
- 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
- n glaze
- cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery
- n hardy
- (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
- s mongrel
- plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.
- n grouse
- complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird
- n feint
- trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
- s gloss
- brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.
- n foolhardy
- rash; reckless; foolishly daring
- n fledgling(fledgeling)
- inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person
- n falter
- hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.
- n gaunt
- lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren
- fathom
- comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water
- s high-flown
- highly pretentious or inflated
- n holocaust
- destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
- n grapple
- wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar
- n grisly
- ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies
- n gorge
- narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it)
- glacial
- like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg
- n glaring
- (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly
- n frond
- fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
- s gerontology
- study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age
- n gentility
- those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel
- n flick
- 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
- n giddy
- light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height
- n ferment
- agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
- s overthrow
- topple; N.
- s pedigree
- line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot
- s thrash
- 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.
- fluency
- smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent
- frustrate
- thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
- s zest
- 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
- hatch
- deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg
- s forum
- public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law
- n gorge
- stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful
- n husbandry
- frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
- n fret
- be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful
- n gadfly
- animal-biting fly; irritating person
- n haggle
- argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
- n holster
- leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
- n faction
- party; clique (within a large group); dissension
- s trim
- 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
- facsimile
- copy
- homogeneous
- of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout
- s flashy
- showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance
- n histrionic
- theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
- heedless
- not noticing; disregarding
- s fancy
- imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate
- n facade(fa\c{c}ade)
- front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance
- n fructify
- bear fruit; produce fruit
- n harangue
- long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.
- s havoc
- widespread damage; disorder; chaos
- n felicitous
- (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
- gyroscope
- apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
- s humble
- 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
- s headfirst
- moving with the head leading; headlong
- n fraught
- filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight
- n fracas
- brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee
- s hothead
- person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded
- s toss
- throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something
- n frenetic(phrenetic)
- frenzied; frantic
- forlorn
- sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
- s vivid
- (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description
- n gruel
- thin liquid porridge
- n functionary
- official (who performs a particular function)
- s natal
- connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal
- gregarious
- sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group
- s clip
- cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener
- s gross
- total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens
- n garbled
- mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible
- s sheer
- pure; thin and transparent; very steep
- humanitarian
- one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism
- s freebooter
- pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
- gratify
- please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire
- n furor
- frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury
- s florescence
- condition or period of flowering
- n flail
- 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
- n granary
- storehouse for grain
- genesis
- beginning; origin
- fancied
- imagined; unreal
- n gargantuan
- huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
- n hermetic
- concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
- n hew
- cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
- n floe
- flat mass of floating ice
- fanaticism
- excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
- s feline
- of a member of the cat family; N.
- n glimmer
- shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope
- homespun
- domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
- n filch
- steal (things of small value)
- s flicker
- burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement
- n gestate
- evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth
- n heterodox
- (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
- harbinger
- forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)
- outrage
- act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive
- grudging
- unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)
- fallacious
- false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument
- n gastronomy
- art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome
- s grumble
- complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.
- fickle
- changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless
- figurative
- not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech
- s tint
- slight degree of color; V: give a tint to
- n grimace
- facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
- s nuptial
- of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials; wedding ceremony
- n headstrong
- willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
- hackneyed
- commonplace; trite