dwarf person or smb much below the usual size
earthenware dishes made of baked clay
ebullience exuberance, outburst of feeling
eddy circular or spiral movement (eg. of wind)
effrontery shameless boldness, impudence
egress way out, exit
elaborate worked out with much care in great detail
eloquence fluent speaking; skillful use of language
encomium very high praise
endemic epidemic
endorse write one's name on the back of
enervate cause to lose strength
engender be the case of (eg. situation, condition)
engrossing taken up all the time or attention; writing in large or formal
engulf swallow up
enigma smth that is puzzling
enzyme catalyst
epistle letter
equilibrium state of being balanced
equivocal having a double or doubtful meaning; suspicious
equivocate put an end, get rig of
erode wear away, eat into
erratic irregular in behaviour or opinion
escalate increase, develop
evaluating finding out the value
evaporate change into vapour, disappear, die
evoke call up, bring out
evolve unfold, develop naturally and gradually
exculpate free from blame
exoneration set smb slear, free (eg. from blame)
exorbitant much too high or great
extant still in existence
extinct no longer active
extirpate destroy utterly
extort obtain by threats, violence
exuberance state of growing vigorously; being full of life
facilitate make easy (eg. a process of smth)
fallacy false or mistaken belief
fatuous without sense, foolish self-satisfaction
faucet device for controlling the outflow of a liquid
fawn young deer, try to win smb's favour by servile behaviour
feckless futile, irresponsible, inefficient
feint pretend
felon person guilty of murder
ferment substance; become excited
ferocity savage cruelty
fertile producing much, full of ideas
fertilize make fertile or productive
fervid showing earnest feeling
fervor warmth of feelings; earnestness
fidelity loyalty, accuracy
fidget move restlessly, make nervous
figurehead carved image on the prow of a ship
finite limited, having bounds
flamboyant brightly colored, florid
flammable having tendency to burst into flames
flaunting show off complacently
flaw crack, lessen value
fledged able to fly, trained, experienced
fleet number of ships, quick-moving
fleeting passing quaickly
flexibility easily bent without braking
flinch drow, move back, wince
florid very much ornamented; naturally red (eg. of face)
flout oppose, treat with contempt
fluster make nervous or confused
foment put smth (to lessen the pain), cause smth
foppish like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
forbear refrain from, be patient; ancestor
ford shallow place in a river (to cross)
forfeit suffer the loss of smth
forge workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal; lead
forgery counterfeit
fortuitous happening by chance
fragile easily injured, broken or destroyed
fragrant sweet-smelling
fret worry; irritation; wear away
friction the rubbing of one thing against another, difference of opinion
fringe edge; ornamental border; part of hair over the forehead
frugal careful, economical
fulmination bitter protest
gainsay deny, contradict
gambol quick, playful jumping
garment article of clothing
garrulous too talkative
gaucherie socially awkward, tactless bahaviour
gist the point, general sense
glib ready and smooth but not sincere
gloat over look at with selfish delight
glut supply to much, fill to excess
gossamer soft, light, delicate material
gouge tool for cutting grooves in wood
grave serious, requiring consideration
grievance cause for complaint or protest
grievous causing grief or suffering
grooves long channel in the surface, habital way of living
grovel crawl, humble oneself
guile deceit, cunning
gull cheat, decieve
gullible easily
hallow make holy, regard as holy
hamper basket with a lid, prevent free movement or activity
hapless unlucky
harsh rough, cruel, stern
heed pay attention; notice
heresy belief contrary to what is generally acceted
hoax mischievous trick played on smb for a joke
hollow not soled, witha hole
holster leather case for a pistol
hone stone used for sharpening tools
hurdle light frame, fence to be jumped over
idolatrous worshipping idols
immaculate pure, faultless
imminent likely to come or happen soon
impaired damaged, weakened
impending imminent, being about to happen, expected
imperative urgent, essential
imperiousness haughty, arrogant, commanding
impetuous moving quickly, impulsive without care
impiety lack of reverence or dutifulness
implausibility incredibility
implicate show that smb has a share
implicit implied though not plainly expressed
imply make a suggestion
impromptu without preparation
impudence being rash, indisreet
impugned challenged, to be doubted
inasmuch since, because
inchoate just begun, half-form state
incise engrave, make a cut in
incite stir up, rouse
inclined directing the mind in a certain direction
incoherently not consistently, unclearly
incongruous out of place, not in harmony or agreement
incorrigibility cannot be cured or corrected
incumbents official duties
incursion sudden attack
indelible that cannot be rubbed out
indigence poverty
indigenous native
indistinct not easily heard, seen, clearly marked
inept unskillful; said or done at the wrong time
infertile not fertile, barren
infertility being not fertile
infuse put, pour, fill
inhibit hinder, restrain
innocuous causing no harm
insipid without taste or flavour
insularity being narrow-minded
intersperse place here and there
intransigent uncompromising
introspection examining one's own thoughts and feelings
invective abusive language, curses
inveigle trick by using flattery, deception
inveterate deep-rooted. long-established
irate angry
ire anger
irksome tiresome
irrelevant not relevant, not connected
irrevocable final and unalterable
itinerary plan for a journey, details or records of a route
jabber talk excitedly; utter rapidly
lackluster (of eyes) dull
lag go too slow
latent present but not yet active, developed or visible
laudatory expressing or giving praise
lavish giving or producing freely, liberally or generously
leakage the process of leaking
lien legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
limp lacking strength, walking unevenly
loll rest, to sit or stand in a lazy way; hang (dog's tongue)
loquacious talkative
lubricant substance that makes work easier
lubricate put oil to make work easily
lugubrious dismal, mourful;
lull become quiet or less active
luminary star, light-giving body
macabre gruesome, suggesting death
maladroit tactless, clumpsy
malapropism misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
malign injurious, speak ill of smb, tell lie
martial brave, of associated with war
massacre cruel killing of a large number of people
matriculation be admitted, enter a university as a student
mature come to full development, to a state ready for use
mendacious false
mercurial lively, quick-witted; inconsistent, changeable
meretricious attractive on the surface but of little value
mischievous harmful, causing mischief
miser person who loves wealth and spends little
missile smth that is thrown or shot
moderation quality of being limited, not extreme
mollify make calmer or quiter
molt moult, lose hair, feathers before new growing
morbid diseased, unhealthy (eg. about ideas)
morose ill-tempered, unsocial
mortuary place where dead bodies are taken to be kept until burial
mundane wordly, ordinary, dull
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