| A | B |
|---|
| finesse | (noun) delicate skill |
| extraneous | (adj) foreign; irrelevant |
| filch | (verb) to pilfer; to steal in small quantities |
| extirpate | (verb) to destroy totally; to tear out by the roots |
| fetid | (adj) having an offensive odor |
| extentuate | (verb) to excuse in part |
| festoon | (noun) a stringof flowers hung as a decoration; (verb) to decorate |
| extant | (adj) still in existence |
| felicitous | (adj) well chosen for the occasion; happy |
| expunge | (verb) to erase; to blot out |
| fatuous | (adj) foolish |
| expound | (verb) to explain; to interpret |
| fallible | (adj) capable of making a mistake |
| expletive | (noun) a word with no meaning of its own; an oath |
| factious | (adj) causing disunity; quarrelsome |
| expatriate | (verb) to banish from one's native country; (noun) one who is exiled |
| faction | (noun) a selfish or quarrelsome group |
| exonerate | (verb) to free from blame |
| exude | (verb) to give forth; to ooze |
| exodus | (noun) a departure, usually of a great number of people |
