esteem
v. regard with respect; favorable regard |
ethical
a. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles |
evangelical
a. marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause; of the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion |
evasion
n. the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver |
exacerbate
v. increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
expatriate
n. someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
expedite
v. process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently |
expressive
a. effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative |
expressly
ad. particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner |
extradition
n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another |
exuberant
a. high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious |
facetious
a. joking ,often inappropriately; humorous |
farcical
a. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce |
feasible
a. capable of being accomplished or brought about |
feign
v. make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine |
ferocity
n. savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty |
ferret
v. drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching |
fidelity
n. faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances |
finale
n. concluding part; closing section |
finesse
n. refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling |
flail
v. thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard |
flange
n. a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object |
flaunt
v. display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off |
focal
a. of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus |
foible
n. moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault |
folio
n. a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages |
foment
v. try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to |
formulate
v. decide upon and express in words |
forthright
a. directly ahead; straightforward |
forum
n. place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion |
frivolous
a. lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant |
frontage
n. the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building |
froth
v. exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly |
frugal
a. sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
frustrate
v. make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment |
furtive
a. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
gainsay
v. speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true |
gaseous
a. of gas; gas-like; lacking substance or concreteness |
genteel
a. well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners |
germinate
v. cause to sprout or grow; come into existence |
glaze
n. thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes |
glib
a. performed with a natural or offhand ease |
glutton
n. person who eats too much food and drink |
grandiose
a. impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent |
granulate
v. form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface |
gratify
v. give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy |
grotesque
a. fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal |
grovel
v. crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate |
guerrilla
n. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment |
hackneyed
a. repeated too often; over familiar through overuse |
hapless
a. without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy |
heirloom
n. something that has been in a family for generations |
heritage
n. legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition |
hew
v. cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut |
hoax
n. act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke |
hovel
n. small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house |
humdrum
a. lacking variety or excitement; monotonous |
humiliate
v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of |
humility
n. quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement |
hypocrite
n. one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs |
hysteria
n. behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder |
idiom
n. expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style |