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Words 152-202
Word | Definition |
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Equivocate | to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead |
Erratic | wandering and unpredictable |
Ersatz | fake, artificial |
Erudite | learned, scholorly, bookish |
Eschew | to shun, to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) |
Esoteric | known or understood only by a few |
Estimable | admirable |
Ethos | beliefs or character of a group |
Eulogy | speech in praise of someone |
Euphemism | use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
Euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound |
Exacerbate | to make worse |
Exculpate | to clear from blame, to prove innocent |
Exigent | urgent; requiring immediate action |
Exonerate | to clear of blame |
Explicit | clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression |
Exponent | one who champions or advocates |
Expurgate | to censor |
Fallow | dormat, unused |
Fanatical | acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion |
Fatuous | stupid; foolishly self-satisfied |
Fawn | to grovel |
Fecund | fertile, fruitful, productive |
Fervid | intensely emotional, feverish |
Fetid | foul-smelling, putrid |
Flag | to decline in vigor, strenght, or interest |
Florid | excessively decorated or embellished |
Foment | to arouse or incite |
Ford | to cross a body of water by wading |
Forestall | to prevent, delay; anticipate |
Fortuitous | happening by chance, fortunate |
Fractious | unruly, rebellious |
Frenetic | frantic, frenzied |
Frugality | tendency to be thrifty or cheap |
Furtive | secret, stealthy |
Gambol | to dance or skip around playfully |
Garner | to gather and store |
Garrulous | tending to talk a lot |
Gestation | growth process from conception to birth |
Glib | flucent in an insincere manner; offhand, casual |
Glower | to glare; stare angrily and intensely |
Gradation | process occuring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color |
Gregarious | outgoing, sociable |
Grievous | causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing |
Grovel | to humble oneself in a demeaning way |
Guile | deceit, tirckery |
Gullible | easily deceived |
Hapless | unfortunate, having bad luck |
Hegemony | the domination of one state or group over its allies |
Hermetic | tightly sealed |