etiquette
n. manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior |
exasperation
n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance; actions that cause great irritation |
exceedingly
ad. in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly |
exceptional
a. extraordinary; unusual; well above average |
excitable
a. capable of responding to stimuli; easily excited |
excruciate
v. torment emotionally or mentally; subject to torture |
exhibition
n. exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing |
expatiate
v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing |
expense
n. amounts paid for goods and services |
expunged
v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line |
expunging
n. deletion by an act of expunging or erasing |
extension
n. supplement; act of extending or the condition of being extended |
extraordinary
a. exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual |
extrapolate
v. estimate the value of; draw from specific cases for more general cases |
fallacy
n. deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception |
favorably
ad. showing approval; with approval |
fiery
a. characterized by intense emotion; like or suggestive of fire; very intense |
flue
n. flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor; organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip |
foreigner
n. someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group; a person who comes from a foreign country |
forfeit
v. lose or be deprived of property or a right or privilege as a penalty for wrongdoing |
foursome
n. four people considered as a unit; the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one |
fragile
a. easy to destroy, delicate, not strong |
fraught
a. furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy |
futile
a. useless; having no useful result; vain |
gala
n. a social occasion with special entertainments or performances |
gentleman
n. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; a man of refinement |
girth
n. distance around something; circumference; size; bulk |
glean
v. gather; collect gradually and bit by bit; pick up |
gore
n. dirt; mud; blood; especially, blood that after effusion has become thick or clotted; wedge-shaped or triangular piece of cloth |
grotesquely
ad. in a comically or distorted manner |
gully
n. deep ditch cut by running water, especially after a prolonged downpour |
gymnasium
n. place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics |
handkerchief
n. a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory |
harebrained
a. very foolish; rash; ill judged |
havoc
n. wide and general destruction; devastation; waste |
heroic
a. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation; of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope |
hindrance
n. something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle |
horticulture
n. cultivation of plants; the art or practice of garden cultivation and management |
hover
v. hang about; wait nearby; remain floating |
humbug
n. pretentious or silly talk or writing; something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage |
humorist
n. someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way |
hybrid
n. something of mixed origin or composition |
hygiene
n. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease; sanitation |
hypocrisy
n. practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold; falseness; expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction |
immense
a. enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement |
impersonal
a. having no personal preference; objective |
implacable
a. incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
importune
v. beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy |
impudent
a. improperly forward or bold; marked by casual disrespect |
inability
n. lack of ability, especially mental ability, to do something |
inauguration
n. the ceremonial induction into a position; the act of starting a new operation or practice |
incalculable
a. not capable of being computed or enumerated |
incidentally
ad. by chance; as a chance occurrence; accidentally |
inclement
a. stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe |
incredulously
ad. in a manner indicating disbelief |
indispensable
a. essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted |
indoctrination
n. teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically |
inductee
n. someone who is drafted into military service; a person inducted into an organization or social group |
ineffectual
a. insufficient to produce a desired effect; fruitless |
infidel
n. one who does not hold same religious beliefs as another |
inflammatory
a. characterized or caused by inflammation; arousing to action or rebellion |
influential
a. important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power |