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Words 152-202
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |