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| aback | surprised;startled |
| abate | to lessen; to decrease |
| abdicate | to give up |
| abduct | to take away; to kidnap |
| aberration | abnormality |
| abet | to aid: to encourage |
| abeyance | a postponement |
| abhor | to hate |
| abide | to remain or to put up with |
| abject | miserable |
| abjure | to give up (rights); to deny |
| ablution | cleansing |
| abolition | doing away with |
| abominate | to dislike strongly |
| aborigine | original inhabitant |
| abortive | unsuccesful |
| abrade | to wear or scrape away |
| abridge | to shorten or diminish |
| abrogate | to abolish |
| abscond | to leave secretly |
| absolve | to free ffrom responsibility |
| abstemious | to show moderation in eating or drinking |
| abstinence | self denial; voluntary restraing |
| abstract | lacking substance; theoretical |
| abut | to border on; adjoin |
| abysmal | extremely bad |
| abyss | a bottemless pit; vast |
| academic | theoretical or pertaining to school |
| accede | to agree to; accept |
| accessible | easy to approach |
| acclaim | to greet with approval, praise |
| acclimate | to get used to |
| acclivity | an upward slope |
| accolade | honor or award |
| accommodate | to make fit; to help |
| accord | agreement |
| accost | to approach or speak to aggressively |
| accoutrement | equipment or accesories |
| accredit | to certify or endorse |
| accretion | an addition or increase |
| accrue | to accumulate |
| acerbic | sharp; bitter; sour |
| acoustic | dealing with sound |
| acquiesce | to agree; accept |
| acquit | to find not guilty |
| acrid | bitter, irritating |
| acrimonious | harsh speech or action |
| acronym | word formed from initials of other words |
| actuate | to put into action |
| acuity | sharp perception |
| acumen | mental insight |
| acute | sharp;intense |
| adage | a familiar saying |
| adamant | unyielding |
| addend | something added to another |
| addled | confused; muddled |
| adduce | something offered as proof |
| adept | highly skilled |
| adhere | to stick; to support |
| adjudicate | to judge |
| adjunct | an assistant or in addition to |
| admonish | to warn |
| adroit | skillful; shrewd |
| adulation | praise or flattery |
| adulterate | to make impure |
| advent | a coming or arrival |
| adventitious | accidental; incidental |
| adversary | enemy or opponent |
| advocate | to support; to defend another |
| aegis | protection |
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty |
| affable | agreeable |
| affectation | phony attitude or behavior |
| affiliation | in association with |
| affinity | any attraction to |
| affirmative | positive |
| affix | to attach or add |
| affluence | wealth |
| agape | open mouther; sign of surpirse |
| agenda | list of things to be done |
| aggrandize | to make greater |
| aggravate | to irritate |
| aggregate | to collect or gather |
| aghast | shocked |
| agile | to move quickly |
| agitate | to stir up |
| agnostic | one who doubts the existence of God |
| agrarian | pertaining to farmers and agriculture |
| alacricity | willingness |
| alias | an assumed name |
| alienate | to make others unfriendly to you |
| allay | to calm |
| allege | to charge without proof |
| alleviate | to lessen, lighten, or relieve |
| allocate | to assign for a specific purpose |
| allude | to hint at |
| aloft | high in the air |
| aloof | cool; indifferent |
| altercation | an argument |
| altruism | concern for others |
| amalgamate | to combine or unite |
| amass | to accumulate |
| amazon | strong, masculine woman |
| ambient | surrounding |
| ambiguous | unclear, vague |
| ambivalence | conflicting feelings toward somthing |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| ameliorate | to improve; make better |
| amenable | agreeable |
| amend | to change |
| amenity | courtesy or agreeableness |
| amiable | friendly |
| amicable | agreeable |
| amiss | wrong;improper |
| amity | friendship |
| amnesty | official pardon for an offense |
| amoral | no sense of right and wrong |
| amorous | loving |
| amorphous | shapless |
| amphibious | able to live on both land and water |
| ample | abundant |
| amplify | to make greater |
| amulet | a charm worn to keep evil awy |
| anachronism | something out of place or time |
| analgesic | a drug that reduces pain |
| anarchy | an absence of government |
| anathema | a curse; a strongly disliked person |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| anecdote | a short entertaining story |
| anent | concerning |
| animosity | hostility |
| annals | historical records |
| annihilate | to totally destroy |
| annuity | income paid at stated intervals |
| annul | to cancel |
| anomalous | abnormal, irregular |
| anoxia | lack of oxygen |
| antagonistic | hostile |
| antecedent | that which goes before something else in time |
| anthology | collection of literary works |
| anthropoid | resmbling man |
| antic | playful or silly act |
| anticipate | to prepare for in advance |
| anticlimax | something unimportant coming after something special |
| antidote | a remedy |
| antipathy | strongly dislike |
| antiquated | extremely old |
| antithesis | an exact opposite |
| apathy | indifference; lack of intrest or emotion |
| aperture | an opening |
| apex | the highest point |
| aphasia | loss of the ability to speak |
| aphorism | brief saying; a short proverb |
| aplomb | self-confidence |
| apocryphal | mythical; doubtful in origin |
| apoplexy | sudden loss of consciousness; paralysis |
| apostate | one who gives up his beliefs |
| appall | to frighten; dismay |
| apparition | a ghost |
| appease | to satisfy |
| appellation | a name |
| append | to add to |
| apprehend | to catch; to understand |
| apprehensive | fearful; anxious |
| apprise | to inform |
| approbation | approval |
| appropriate | to take possesion of; satisfactory |
| apropos | appropriate; fitting |
| arbiter | a judge; referee |
| arbitrary | biased or at random |
| arbor | a shaded area |
| arcane | mysterious or secret |
| archaic | out-dated |
| archetype | original |
| archipelago | group of islands |
| archives | public records and documents |
| ardent | strongly enthusiastic |
| arduous | difficult |
| arid | dry |
| array | an orderly arrangement |
| arrears | in debt |
| arrogant | haughty; concieted; snotty |
| artful | cunning; crafty |
| articulate | to speak clearly |
| artifact | a simple, handmade object |
| artifice | deception |
| artisan | a skilled craftsman |
| ascendant | rising; dominant |
| ascertain | to find out |
| ascetic | self-denial |
| ascribe | to attribute |
| aseptic | without bacteria |
| asinine | stupid or silly |
| askance | to look at suspiciously |
| askew | crooked; out of position |
| aspersion | a damaging remark |
| aspire | to have ambition |
| assail | to attack |
| assay | to test |
| assent | to agree |
| assess | to estimate the value of; measure |
| assertive | confident |
| assiduous | diligence; care |
| assimilate | to absorb |
| assuage | to calm; to soothe |
| astray | in the wrong direction |
| astringent | a substance that contracts blood vessels |
| astute | very smart; clever |
| asunder | into seperate parts |
| asylum | refuge |
| atone | to make up for |
| atrocious | cruel; awful |
| atrophy | to become useless; waste away |
| attenuated | weakened |
| attest | to confirm |
| attribute | to assign to; a characteristic |
| attrition | a wearing down |
| atypical | not usual |
| audacity | boldness |
| audible | capable of being heard |
| audit | to examine accounts or records |
| augment | to increase or enlarge |
| augur | to predict |
| august | majestic; worthy of respect |
| aura | a glow |
| aural | pertaining to the sense of hearing |
| auroral | rosy |
| auspicious | favorable; fortunate |
| austere | severe; self-disciplined |
| authenticate | to confirm |
| authoritarian | bossy, lika a dictator |
| authoritative | trustworthy; having power |
| autocratic | unlimited authority |
| autonomy | self-rule |
| avarice | greed; money hungry |
| avenge | to get revenge |
| aversion | intense dislike |
| avert | to prevent; to turn away |
| avid | enthusiastic |
| avocation | a hobby |
| avow | to declare openly |
| awry | in the wrong direction |
| cabal | a small group |
| cache | a hiding place |
| cacophony | unpleasant sound |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| cadence | a rhythm |
| cajole | to persuade |
| calamitous | causing touble or disastrous |
| caliber | degree of worth or value |
| calligraphy | fancy handwriting |
| callous | unyielding; insensitive |
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| camaraderie | loyalty; friendship |
| canard | a false story, report, or rumor |
| candid | truthful, honest |
| candor | honest;openness; frankness |
| canine | pertaining to dogs |
| canny | shrewd |
| canon | rule |
| cant | statements made in a singsong tone |
| cantankerous | bad-tempered |
| canter | smooth, easy pace |
| canvass | to make a survey |
| capacious | spacious |
| capitulate | to surrender |
| capricious | erratic; impulsive |
| captions | heading or titles |
| captivate | to capture or to charm |
| carcinogenic | causing cancer |
| cardinal | of major importance |
| careen | to swerve |
| caricature | an exaggerated portrayal |
| carnage | slaughter |
| carnal | sensual, sexual |
| carnivorous | flesh-eating |
| carouse | to engage in a noisy, wild party |
| carp | to complain |
| carrion | decaying flesh |
| caret blanche | freedom to use one's own judgement |
| cartel | association of businesses |
| cascade | to fall |
| caste | social class |
| castigate | to punish or criticize |
| casualty | an accident; on who is injured |
| cataclysm | a violent change |
| catacomb | underground burial place |
| catalyst | a person or thing that speeds something up |
| cataract | a large waterfall; cloudiness of the eye |
| catastrophe | disaster |
| catharsis | act of purification |
| catholic | universal; found everywhere |
| caucus | a meetin |
| caustic | severely critical |
| cauterize | to burn |
| cavalcade | a sequence of events |
| cacalier | a causually indifferent person |
| caveat | a warning |
| cavil | to argue |
| cavort | to frolic |
| celerity | swiftness |
| celestial | heavenly |
| celibate | unmarried |
| censor | to eliminate |
| censure | to criticize or condemn |
| centrifugal | moving away from the center |
| certitude | certainty |
| cessation | stopping |
| chafe | annoy |
| chaff | worthless material |
| chagrin | embarrassment |
| chameleon | a changeable person |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| charisma | great appeal or attraction |
| charlatan | a fake |
| chary | (of) careful |
| chasm | a wide gap |
| chaste | pure |
| chastise | to punish; to purify |
| chattel | slave |
| chauvinism | fanatical devotion to one's country, sex, religion, etc. |
| cherub | an innocent person |
| chic | stylish |
| chicanery | trickery |
| chide | criticize |
| chimerical | imaginary; fantastic; unreal |
| chivalrous | courteous, courageous |
| choleric | easily angered |
| chronic | longlasting |
| churlish | rude |
| cipher | a thing of no value |
| circuitous | inderict |
| circumlocution | roundabout way of speaking |
| circumscribe | to encircle |
| circumspect | cautious |
| circumvent | to surround or entrap; to go around or bypass |
| citadel | a fortress |
| cite | to quote a passage, book, author, etc.; to refer to an example |
| civility | politness |
| clairvoyant | having great insight; keenly perceptive |
| clamber | to climb with effort or difficulty |
| clamor | noise |
| clandestine | secretive; private |
| clangor | harsh ringing sound |
| clarify | to make clear |
| clarion | clear and shrill |
| claustrophobia | fear of enclosed spaces |
| cleave | to split something apart; to stick or cling to something |
| cleft | split; divided |
| clemency | mercy; leniency |
| cliche' | a trite or worn-out expression |
| clientele | customers |
| clime | climate; region |
| clique | a small exclusive group |
| cloistered | secluded; confined |
| clout | (colloquial) power; influence |
| cloven | divided; split |
| coalesce | to blend; to merge; to fuse |
| coddle | to treat tenderly |
| coerce | to force |
| coffer | a strongbox |
| cogent | convincing |
| cogitate | to think of; to consider carefully |
| cognate | related; relevant |
| cognizant | aware of |
| coherent | logically connected; consistent |
| cohesive | tending to stick |
| cohort | colleague; associate; partner |
| coincide | to occure simultaneously |
| collaborate | to work together; to cooperate |
| collage | a collection of various bits and pieces |
| collate | to put together in order |
| collateral | security for payment |
| colloquial | informal conversation or phrase |
| collusion | conspiracy; agreement to commit a crime |
| colossal | huge; enormous |
| comnative | argumentative |
| combustible | capable of catching fire easlily |
| comely | attractive |
| commemorate | honoring, remembering |
| commence | to begin |
| commendation | praise |
| commensurate | proportionate |
| eommiserate | to express pity for |
| commodious | spacious |
| communal | shared |
| compact | firmly packed; a treaty |
| compatible | agreeable; harmonious |
| compel | to force |
| compendium | a brief summary |
| compensatory | paying back |
| complement | to make whole, to complete |
| complacent | satisfied; smug; overly competent |
| compliant | yielding, submissive |
| complicity | partnership in a wrongful act |
| component | element or parts |
| composure | calmness of mind or manner |
| comprehensive | all inclusive |
| compromise | to agree; to settle by concession |
| compulsory | required |
| compunction | uneasiness; remorse |
| concave | curved inward |
| concede | to admit |
| concentrate | to think deeply; to increase in strenght or degree |
| concentric | having a common center |
| conception | a beginning, original plan |
| concession | allowance; the act of yielding |
| conciliate | to soothe the anger of; to win over |
| concise | to the point; brief |
| conclave | secret meeting |
| conclusive | end result |
| concoct | invent |
| concomitant | accompanying |
| concord | agreement |
| concourse | a crowd; a wide street |
| concur | to agree with |
| condescend | to talk down to someone |
| condign | deserved |
| condolence | expression of sorrow |
| condone | to excuse; to overlook; to forgive |
| conducive | leading to |
| conduit | pipe or tube |
| configuration | shape |
| confiscate | to seize |
| conflagration | a large fire |
| confluent | flowing together |
| conformity | doing the same as others |
| confounded | confused or amazed |
| congeal | to thicken |
| congenial | friendly |
| congenital | existing at birth |
| conglomerate | mass; large corporation |
| congregate | to assemble |
| congruent | in agreement |
| conjecture | to guess or speculate |
| conjugal | pertaining to marriage |
| conjure | to call upon or cmmand a devil or spirt to practice magic; to cast a spell upon |
| connivance | conspiracy |
| connoisseur | an expert |
| connote | imply |
| connubial | relating to marriage |
| consanguinity | close relationship by blood |
| consecrate | to make holy |
| consensus | general agreement |
| console | to comfort |
| consonant | in agreement or harmony |
| consort | a husband or wife; to associate with |
| conspicuous | obvious; easily seen |
| contentious | argumentative; quarrelsome |
| consternation | confusion or panic |
| constituents | supporters |
| constraints | limitaions |
| constrict | to shrink |
| construe | to interpret |
| consummate | to complete or perfect |
| contagious | infectious |
| contemporary | current; modern |
| contemptuous | scornful; hateful; (to disdain) |
| contentious | ready to argue; quarrelsome |
| contingent | possible |
| contort | to distort |
| contrary | opposite to |
| contravene | to oppose |
| contrite | sorrowful; remorseful, apologetic |
| contumacious | disobedient; stubborn |
| contusion | a bruise |
| conundrum | a riddle or puzzle |
| convene | to assemble |
| convential | ordinary; usual |
| converge | to come together |
| conversant | being familiar with |
| converse | to talk; the oposite |
| convex | curving outward |
| conveyance | a vehicle |
| convivial | friendly |
| convoluted | twisted |
| cope | to deal with |
| copious | abundant |
| coquetry | flirtation |
| cordial | friendly |
| cornucopia | abundance |
| corollary | a deduction; a result of |
| corona | bright circle |
| corporeal | body or physical |
| corpulent | fatness |
| corroborate | to confirm |
| corrugated | wrinkled; rigid |
| cortege | funeral procession |
| cosmopolitan | wordly |
| coterie | close group of friends |
| countenance | the face; to permit |
| countermand | to cancel |
| counterpart | duplicate |
| coup | a brillian move |
| covenant | an agreement |
| covert | secretive |
| covet | to desire |
| cower | to tremble |
| coy | shy |
| cozen | to trick |
| crafty | tricky |
| crass | unrefined |
| craven | cowardly |
| credence | belief |
| credible | believable |
| credulous | gullible; trusting |
| creed | a religious belief |
| crescendo | gradual increase in intensity |
| crestfalledn | dejected |
| cringe | to shrink back |
| criterion | standard for judging |
| crux | the essential part |
| cryptic | mysterious |
| crystallize | to take on a definite form |
| cubicle | a small compartment |
| cudgel | club; thick stick |
| cull | to pick out |
| culminate | to result in |
| culpable | worthy of blame |
| cumbersome | heavy or hard to handle |
| cumulative | accumulated |
| cupidity | greed |
| curb | to control |
| cursive | running or flowing |
| cynic | one who is critical |
| dais | a platform |
| dally | to waste time |
| dank | cool and wet |
| dappled | spotted |
| dastardly | cowardly or shameful |
| daunt | to disourage |
| dawdle | to waste time |
| dearth | a lack of |
| debacle | a complete failure |
| debase | to degrade |
| debauch | to corrupt |
| debilitate | to weaken |
| debonair | charming |
| decadence | moral ecline |
| decant | to pour off (a liquid) |
| decapitate | to behead |
| deciduous | not permanent |
| declaim | to speak dramatically |
| decorum | appropriate social behavior |
| decrepit | broken down |
| decry | to denounce |
| deduce | to reason out |
| deem | to believe |
| defamatory | damaging another's reputation |
| default | to fail to pay or to perform |
| defection | desertion |
| defer | to postpone |
| deference | respect; to show respect |
| defile | to corrupt |
| definitive | comprehensive |
| defect | to turn away |
| defoliate | to strip off leaves |
| defray | to pay the cost of |
| deft | skillful |
| defunct | extinct |
| deify | to idolize |
| deign | to lower oneself |
| delectable | deleterious |
| deliberate | careful or on purpose |
| delinieate | to describe |
| delirium | wild excitement |
| delude | to deceive; to mislead |
| deluge | to flood |
| delve | to investigate |
| demagogue | a leader who appeals to the emotions |
| demean | to degrade |
| demeanor | behavior |
| demented | insane |
| demise | death or the end |
| demography | study of population |
| demoralize | to disourage |
| demure | shy |
| denigrate | to ruin one's reputation |
| denizen | an inhabitant |
| denouement | outcome; result |
| denounce | to speak against; to condemn |
| depict | to portray |
| deplete | to us up |
| deplore | to regret |
| deploy | to arrange in position |
| depose | to remove from office |
| depraved | immoral |
| depreciate | to reduce in value |
| derelict | abandoned; a vagrant |
| deride | to ridicule |
| derogatory | belittling |
| desecrate | to damge |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| desist | to stop |
| desolate | deserted |
| despicable | contemptible |
| despoil | to plunder |
| despot | a dictator |
| destitute | poor |
| desultory | wandering or rambling |
| detente | a lessening of tension |
| deter | to prevent; to delay or stop |
| detriment | harm or damage |
| deviate | to digress or wander from |
| devious | underhand |
| devoid | without |
| dexterity | skill or cleverness |
| diablolical | cruel |
| diadem | crown |
| dialectic | logical discussion |
| diaphanous | transparent |
| diatribe | bitter criticism |
| dichotomy | division into two parts |
| diction | style of speaking correction |
| dictum | a formal statement |
| didactic | instructive |
| diffident | modest |
| diffuse | to scatter |
| digress | to wander off the subject |
| dilate | to become wider |
| dilatory | slow in doing things |
| dilettante | one who is not an expert |
| earnest | sincere or serious |
| diligent | hardworking |
| diminutive | small |
| din | loud noise |
| dint | force or power |
| dire | dreadful |
| disavow | deny |
| disburse | to pay |
| disclaimer | denial |
| discomfiture | confusion |
| disconcert | to upset |
| disconsolate | w/o hope |
| discord | disagreement |
| discordant | harsh-sounding |
| discount | reduction; to disregard |
| discourse | lecture |
| discreet | cautious |
| discrepancy | inconsistency |
| discrete | seperate |
| discreteion | good judgement |
| discursive | rambling |
| disheveled | untidy |
| dissemble | to conceal |
| disertation | a written essay |
| dissolute | immoral |
| dissuade | to urge against |
| distend | to swell, expand |
| dither | confused |
| diurnal | daily |
| divest | to take away |
| docile | obedient |
| document | to prove or support |
| doddering | senile |
| doff | to throw off |
| dogmatic | having a definite opinion |
| doldrums | low spirits |
| dole | to give out sparingly |
| dolorous | sad |
| dotage | feeblemindedness |
| doughty | courageous |
| dour | gloomy |
| douse | extinguish |
| doyen | senior member |
| dregs | leftovers |
| drivel | foolish talk |
| droll | amusing in an odd way |
| drone | an idle person, to talk monotone |
| dubious | doubtful |
| ductile | capable of being molded |
| dupe | to decieve |
| duplicity | deciet |
| duress | force |
| dynamo | a powerful person |
| dyshphasia | difficulty in speaking |
| earnest | sincere or serious |
| ebb | to slowly decrease |
| ebullient | enthusiastic |
| eccentric | odd; weird |
| ecclesiastical | pretaining to church |
| echelon | level of power |
| eclectic | choosing from various sources |
| eclipse | to outshine |
| edifice | structure; building |
| edify | to improve morally; to instruct |
| efface | to wipe out |
| effeminate | womanly; soft and weak |
| effervescent | bubbly; spirited |
| effete | worn out; barren |
| efficacy | power to produce an effect |
| effigy | a likensess |
| effluent | flowing out |
| effrontery | shameful boldness |
| effusion | an uncontrolled display of emotion |
| egalitarian | belief in the equality of all men |
| egregious | outrageous; very bad |
| egress | exit |
| elapse | to pass |
| electrify | to thrill |
| elegy | a sad poem or speech |
| elicit | to cause to be revealed |
| ellipsis | the omission in a sentence of a word or words |
| elixir | remedy |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| elysian | blissful |
| embank | to put a wall around |
| embryo | in an early stage |
| emetic | causing vomiting |
| eminent | famousq |
| emollient | something that soothes the skin |
| empathy | understanding another's feelings |
| empirical | based on experience rather than theory |
| emulate | imitate |
| enclave | a country or part of a country surrounded by another country |
| encroach | to intrude |
| endemic | confined to a particular area |
| endorse | to support |
| enervate | to weaken |
| enfranchise | to give the right to vote |
| engender | to produce; to create |
| engross | completely absorbed in |
| engulf | to ooverwhelm |
| enigmatic | mysterious |
| enlighten | to inform |
| ennui | boredom |
| enormity | an outrageous and immoral act |
| enrapture | to delight beyon measure |
| ensconce | to hide; to conceal |
| ensue | to follow |
| enthrall | to charm |
| entreaty | a request; a plea |
| entrenched | firmly established |
| entreprenuer | a business man, promoter |
| environs | surroundings |
| envisage | to imagine |
| envoy | messenger |
| eon | extremely long period of time |
| ephemeral | short-lived |
| epic | a long poem |
| epicure | one who seeks the pleasure of fine foods |
| epigram | a witty saying |
| epilouge | closing part of a speech or literary work |
| ephiphany | appearance of a god or revelation |
| epistle | a letter |
| epitaph | inscription on a tomb |
| epithet | a descriptive word or phrase |
| epitome | a typical example or summary |
| epoch | particular period in time |
| equanimity | calmness; eveness of temper |
| equinox | time when day and night are of equal lengths |
| equivocal | doubtful |
| err | to make a mistake |
| erratic | irregular; w/o direction |
| erroneus | mistaken |
| ersatz | inferior substitute |
| erstwhile | in the past |
| escalate | to grow rapidly |
| erudite | scholarly |
| escapade | a reckless adventure |
| eschew | to avoid |
| escarpment | a steep cliff |
| eschew | to avoid |
| esoteric | known only to few |
| espouse | to support |
| essay | to try |
| esteem | high regard |
| estival | pertaining to summer |
| estranged | seperated |
| ethereal | spiritual |
| ethnic | pertaining to a particular race |
| etymology | the origin and development of words |
| eugenics | science of improving the human race |
| euphemism | substitution of one phrase for another |
| euphonious | a pleasent sound |
| euphoria | a feeling of well being |
| euthanasia | mercy-killing |
| evanescent | temporary; fleeting |
| eventuate | to happen |
| evince | to show clearly |
| exacerbate | to aggravate |
| exasperate | to irritate |
| excise | to cut out or off |
| excruciating | unbearably painful |
| exculpate | to free from blame |
| execrate | to curse |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation |
| exhaustive | thorough; complete |
| exhort | to warn or urge |
| exhume | to bring out of the ground |
| exigent | urgent |
| exodus | a going out |
| exonerate | to free from guilt or blame |
| exorcise | to drive out an evil spirit |
| expatiate | to enlarge upon |
| expatriate | a person who leaves his native country |
| expedient | practical |
| expiate | to atone for |
| explicate | make clear |
| expound | to explain |
| expunge | to erase |
| expurgate | to remove |
| extant | still in existence or stand above |
| extenuating | less serious |
| extirpate | to destroy |
| extol | to praise |
| extort | to obtain by force |
| extraneous | not essential |
| extrinsic | external, coming from outside |
| exude | to spread out or to give off |
| exult | to rejoice |
| fabricate | to construct or to lie |
| facade | outward appeance |
| facile | easy |
| facilitate | to make easy |
| facsimile | a duplicate |
| faction | a minority with in a larger group |
| factious | causing disagreement |
| factituous | artificial |
| faculty | ability or skill |
| fallacious | misleading; false; untrue |
| fallible | capble of error |
| fallow | inactive |
| falter | to stumble |
| fanatic | a person with uncontrolled devotion |
| fanciful | imaginitive |
| farcical | absurd; rididculous |
| fastidious | hard to please |
| fatalistic | believing that all things in life are inevitable |
| fathom | nautical measure; to understand |
| fatuous | foolish |
| fauna | animals of a certian area |
| fawn | excessively flattering manner |
| faze | to disturb |
| fealty | loyalty; devotion |
| feasible | capable of being achieved |
| feat | accomplishment |
| fecundity | fertile; productive |
| feign | to pretend |
| feint | a false show or a pretended act |
| felicity | happiness |
| fell | to knowck down |
| felonious | harmful |
| ferment | a state of agitation |
| ferret | to search or drive out |
| fervent | eager or passionate |
| fervid` | very emotional |
| fester | to rot |
| fete | to entertain |
| fetish | object that recieves respect |
| fetter | to confine |
| fiat | an official order |
| fictitious | false |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| figment | something imagined |
| finesse | tact |
| firebrand | one who stirs up trouble |
| firmament | strenght or pertaining to the heavens |
| fiscal | pertaining to finances |
| fissure | opening or split |
| fitful | irregular |
| flabbergasted | astonished |
| flaccid | flabby |
| flag | a baneer; to slow down |
| flagellate | to whip |
| flagrant | shocking; bad |
| flay | to strip off; criticize sharply |
| fleece | to swindle |
| flippant | treating serious matters lightly |
| flora | plant life native to an area |
| florid | flowery; ornate |
| flotilla | fleet of ships |
| flotsam | floating wreckage |
| flout | to ridicule |
| fluvial | pertaining to a river |
| foible | a minor fault |
| foil | to prevent the success of a plan |
| foist | to pass off something that is inferior |
| foment | to stir up |
| fop | excessively vain; foolish |
| foray | a sudden attack |
| forbearance | patience |
| forensic | dealing with a formal debate |
| forestall | to prevent by acting in advance |
| forthright | direct |
| fortnight | 2 weeks |
| fortuitous | lucky; happening by chance |
| foster | to encourage |
| fracas | brawl; uproar |
| fractious | quarrelsome |
| franchise | special privelege |
| frenetic | frantic |
| freshet | fresh water stream |
| fretful | worried |
| frowzy | unkept |
| frugal | thrifty |
| fruition | fulfillment |
| fulminate | to explode; to denounce |
| fulsome | disgusting |
| furor | rage |
| furtive | stealthy, secretive |
| fusion | merging |
| gadfly | a person who annoys others |
| gaff | a hook |
| gainsay | to contradict |
| gait | a manner of walking |
| gala | festice |
| gall | bitterness |
| gallant | noble |
| galvanize | to stimulate |
| gambit | strategy |
| gambol | to romp about |
| gamut | the whole range |
| garner | to acquire |
| garrulous | talkative |
| gauche | tactless |
| gelid | very cold |
| genesis | origin |
| genial | friendly |
| genocide | killing of a race of people |
| genre | type of art or literature |
| genteel | polite |
| gentry | upperclass |
| genuflect | to kneel |
| germane | relevant |
| gerontology | the study of older people |
| gesticulation | lively gestures |
| ghastly | horrible |
| gibbet | gallows from which criminals are hanged |
| gibe | to ridicule |
| giddy | dzzy or light headed |
| gild | to cover with gold |
| gingerly | carefully |
| gird | to encircle |
| glazed | smooth |
| glean | to gather with great comfort |
| glee | happiness |
| glib | smooth |
| glitch | a malfunction |
| gloaming | twilight |
| glower | to frown |
| gloat | to dwell on with great satisfaction |
| glutinous | sticky |
| goad | to encourage; to spur on |
| gourmand | a glutton |
| gradient | a slope |
| gratis | free |
| gratuitous | free |
| gregarious | friendly |
| grievous | very distressing |
| grim | fierce or harsh |
| grit | courage |
| grotto | crave |
| guile | deciet; trickery; cunning |
| guise | a false appearance |
| gull | to trick |
| gumption | courage and initiative |
| gustatory | pertaining to the sense of taste |
| guttural | unpleasant sound |
| hackneyed | overused;banda |
| haggard | worn out |
| haggle | to bargain over |
| halycon | calm |
| hale | healthy |
| hallow | to make holy |
| hallmark | a symbol of high quality |
| hamper | to hinder |
| haphazard | dependent upon chance |
| hapless | unlucky |
| harangue | long speech |
| harbinger | an omen |
| harbor | to conceal |
| hardy | sturdy or strong |
| harpy | a greedy, nagging person |
| harrowing | distressing |
| harry | to worry |
| headlong | recklessly |
| hector | bully |
| hedonist | pleasure seeker; self indulgent |
| hegemony | strong influence |
| heed | obey |
| heinous | hateful or shocking |
| hemophilia | tendency towards bleeding |
| herald | to announce |
| heresy | to strongly oppose a belief |
| hermetic | airtight |
| heterogeneous | different |
| hiatus | pause or rest |
| hierarchy | a ranking |
| hilarity | joy |
| hirsute | hairy; bearded |
| histrionic | overly dramatic |
| hoary | white with age |
| hoax | a joke |
| homily | a sermon |
| homogenous | al of the same kind |
| homophonic | sounding alike |
| hospice | a shelter |
| hovel | a dirty wretched place to live in |
| hubris | excessive pride or confidence |
| humbug | a trick |
| humility | meekness |
| humdrum | boring or routine |
| humus | black soil for fertilizing |
| hurtle | to speed |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| hypochondriac | a person with imaginary illnesses |
| hypocrite | one who pretends to be somthing he is not |
| hypocritcal | insincere; two faced |
| hypothesis | an assumption |
| hypothetical | theoretical; suppositive |
| jaunt | short trip |
| jaunty | carefree |
| jilt | to reject |
| jingoist | extreme patriotism, favoring wrlike actions |
| jocose | jappy; lively |
| jocular | humoruous |
