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dresser exculpated me from the charge of having stolen it.)
excursion (n.) a trip or outing (After taking an excursion to the Bronx Zoo, I dreamed
about pandas and monkeys.)
execrable (adj.) loathsome, detestable (Her pudding is so execrable that it makes me
sick.)
exhort (v.) to urge, prod, spur (Henry exhorted his colleagues to join him in protesting
against the university’s hiring policies.)
exigent (adj.) urgent, critical (The patient has an exigent need for medication, or else he
will lose his sight.)
exonerate (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exculpate (The true thief’s confession
exonerated the man who had been held in custody for the crime.)
exorbitant (adj.) excessive (Her exorbitant praise made me blush and squirm in my
seat.)
expedient (adj.) advisable, advantageous, serving one’s self-interest (In his bid for
reelection, the governor made an expedient move by tabling all controversial
legislation.)
expiate (v.) to make amends for, atone (To expiate my selfishness, I gave all my profits to
charity.)
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expunge (v.) to obliterate, eradicate (Fearful of an IRS investigation, Paul tried to
expunge all incriminating evidence from his tax files.)
expurgate (v.) to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book (The history
editors expurgated from the text all disparaging and inflammatory comments about
the Republican Party.)
extant (adj.) existing, not destroyed or lost (My mother’s extant love letters to my
father are in the attic trunk.)
extol (v.) to praise, revere (Violet extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meatloving
brother.)
extraneous (adj.) irrelevant, extra, not necessary (Personal political ambitions should
always remain extraneous to legislative policy, but, unfortunately, they rarely are.)
extricate (v.) to disentangle (Instead of trying to mediate between my brother and
sister, I extricated myself from the family tension entirely and left the house for the
day.)
exult (v.) to rejoice (When she found out she won the literature prize, Mary exulted by
dancing and singing through the school’s halls.)
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fabricate (v.) to make up, invent (When I arrived an hour late to class, I fabricated some
excuse about my car breaking down on the way to school.)
façade 1. (n.) the wall of a building (Meet me in front of the museum’s main façade.) 2.
(n.) a deceptive appearance or attitude (Despite my smiling façade, I am feeling
melancholy.)
facile 1. (adj.) easy, requiring little effort (This game is so facile that even a four-yearold
can master it.) 2. (adj.) superficial, achieved with minimal thought or care,
insincere (The business was in such shambles that any solution seemed facile at best;
nothing could really helpit in the long-run.)
fallacious (adj.) incorrect, misleading (Emily offered me cigarettes on the fallacious
assumption that I smoked.)
fastidious (adj.) meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
(Mark is so fastidious that he is never able to finish a project because it always seems
imperfect to him.)
fathom (v.) to understand, comprehend (I cannot fathom why you like that crabby and
mean-spirited neighbor of ours.)
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fatuous (adj.) silly, foolish (He considers himself a serious poet, but in truth, he only
writes fatuous limericks.)
fecund (adj.) fruitful, fertile (The fecund tree bore enough apples to last us through the
entire season.)
felicitous 1. (adj.) well suited, apt (While his comments were idiotic and rambling, mine
were felicitous and helpful.) 2. (adj.) delightful, pleasing (I spent a felicitous
afternoon visiting old friends.)
feral (adj.) wild, savage (That beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it.)
fervent (adj.) ardent, passionate (The fervent protestors chained themselves to the
building and shouted all night long.)
fetid (adj.) having a foul odor (I can tell from the fetid smell in your refrigerator that
your milk has spoiled.)
fetter (v.) to chain, restrain (The dog was fettered to the parking meter.)
fickle (adj.) shifting in character, inconstant (In Greek dramas, the fickle gods help
Achilles one day, and then harm him the next.)
fidelity (n.) loyalty, devotion (Guard dogs are known for the great fidelity they show
toward their masters.)
figurative (adj.) symbolic (Using figurative language, Jane likened the storm to an
angry bull.)
flabbergasted (adj.) astounded (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery novel, I
am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the murderer.)
flaccid (adj.) limp, not firm or strong (If a plant is not watered enough, its leaves
become droopy and flaccid.)
flagrant (adj.) offensive, egregious (The judge’s decision to set the man free simply
because that man was his brother was a flagrant abuse of power.)
florid (adj.) flowery, ornate (The writer’s florid prose belongs on a sentimental
Hallmark card.)
flout (v.) to disregard or disobey openly (I flouted the school’s dress code by wearing a
tie-dyed tank top and a pair of cut-off jeans.)
foil (v.) to thwart, frustrate, defeat (Inspector Wilkens foiled the thieves by locking them
in the bank along with their stolen money.)
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forage (v.) to graze, rummage for food (When we got lost on our hiking trip, we foraged
for berries and nuts in order to survive.)
forbearance (n.) patience, restraint, toleration (The doctor showed great forbearance in
calming down the angry patient who shouted insults at him.)
forestall (v.) to prevent, thwart, delay (I forestalled the cold I was getting by taking
plenty of vitamin C pills and wearing a scarf.)
forlorn (adj.) lonely, abandoned, hopeless (Even though I had the flu, my family
decided to go skiing for the weekend and leave me home alone, feeling feverish and
forlorn.)
forsake (v.) to give up, renounce (My New Year’s resolution is to forsake smoking and
drinking.)
fortitude (n.) strength, guts (Achilles’ fortitude in battle is legendary.)
fortuitous (adj.) happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate (After looking for
Manuel and not finding him at home, Harriet had a fortuitous encounter with him
at the post office.)
forum (n.) a medium for lecture or discussion (Some radio talk-shows provide a good
forum for political debate.)
foster (v.) to stimulate, promote, encourage (To foster good health in the city, the mayor
started a “Get out and exercise!” campaign.)
fractious (adj.) troublesome or irritable (Although the child insisted he wasn’t tired, his
fractious behavior—especially his decision to crush his cheese and crackers all over
the floor—convinced everyone present that it was time to put him to bed.)
fraught (adj.) (usually used with “with”) filled or accompanied with (Her glances in his
direction were fraught with meaning, though precisely what meaning remained
unclear.)
frenetic (adj.) frenzied, hectic, frantic (In the hours between night and morning, the
frenetic pace of city life slows to a lull.)
frivolous (adj.) of little importance, trifling (Someday, all that anxiety about whether
your zit will disappear before the prom will seem totally frivolous.)
frugal (adj.) thrifty, economical (Richard is so frugal that his diet consists almost
exclusively of catfish and chicken liver—the two most inexpensive foods in the
store.)
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furtive (adj.) secretive, sly (Jane’s placement of her drugs in her sock drawer was not as
furtive as she thought, as the sock drawer is the first place most parents look.)
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garish (adj.) gaudy, in bad taste (Mrs. Watson has poor taste and covers every object in
her house with a garish gold lamé.)
garrulous (adj.) talkative, wordy (Some talk show hosts are so garrulous that their
guests can’t get a word in edgewise.)
genial (adj.) friendly, affable (Although he’s been known to behave like a real jerk, I
would say that my brother is an overall genial guy.)
gluttony (n.) overindulgence in food or drink (Ada’s fried chicken tastes so divine, I
don’t know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)
goad (v.) to urge, spur, incite to action (Jim may think he’s not going to fight Billy, but
Billy will goad Jim on with insults until he throws a punch.)
gourmand (n.) someone fond of eating and drinking (My parents, who used to eat little
more than crackers and salad, have become real gourmands in their old age.)
grandiloquence (n.) lofty, pompous language (The student thought her grandiloquence
would make her sound smart, but neither the class nor the teacher bought it.)
grandiose (adj.) on a magnificent or exaggerated scale (Margaret planned a grandiose
party, replete with elephants, trapeze artists, and clowns.)
gratuitous (adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted (Every morning the guy at the donut shop
gives me a gratuitous helping of ketchup packets.)
gregarious (adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable (Well, if you’re not
gregarious, I don’t know why you would want to go to a singles party!)
grievous (adj.) injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature (Electrocuting the inmate
without being sure of his guilt would be a truly grievous mistake.)
guile (n.) deceitful, cunning, sly behavior (Because of his great guile, the politician was
able to survive scandal after scandal.)
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hackneyed (adj.) unoriginal, trite (A girl can only hear “I love you” so many times
before it begins to sound hackneyed and meaningless.)
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hallowed (adj.) revered, consecrated (In the hallowed corridors of the cathedral, the
disturbed professor felt himself to be at peace.)
hapless (adj.) unlucky (My poor, hapless family never seems to pick a sunny week to go
on vacation.)
harangue 1. (n.) a ranting speech (Everyone had heard the teacher’s harangue about
gum chewing in class before.) 2. (v.) to give such a speech (But this time the teacher
harangued the class about the importance of brushing your teeth after chewing
gum.)
hardy (adj.) robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions (I too would have
expected the plants to be dead by mid-November, but apparently they’re very
hardy.)
harrowing (adj.) greatly distressing, vexing (The car crash was a harrowing experience,
but I have a feeling that the increase in my insurance premiums will be even more
upsetting.)
haughty (adj.) disdainfully proud (The superstar’s haughty dismissal of her costars will
backfire on her someday.)
hedonist (n.) one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans
(Because he’s such a hedonist, I knew Murray would appreciate the 11 cases of wine
I bought him for his birthday.)
hegemony (n.) domination over others (Britain’s hegemony over its colonies was
threatened once nationalist sentiment began to spread around the world.)
heinous (adj.) shockingly wicked, repugnant (The killings were made all the more
heinous by the fact that the murderer first tortured his victims for three days.)
heterogeneous (adj.) varied, diverse in character (I hate having only one flavor so I
always buy the swirled, or should I say heterogeneous, type of ice cream.)
hiatus (n.) a break or gap in duration or continuity (The hiatus in service should last
two or three months—until the cable lines are repaired .)
hierarchy (n.) a system with ranked groups, usually according to social, economic, or
professional class (Women found it very difficult to break into the upper ranks of the
department’s hierarchy.)
hypocrisy (n.) pretending to believe what one does not (Once the politician began
passing legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became
apparent.)
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hypothetical (adj.) supposed or assumed true, but unproven (Even though it has been
celebrated by seven major newspapers, that the drug will be a success when tested in
humans is still hypothetical.)
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iconoclast (n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions (Jane goes to one protest
after another, but she seems to be an iconoclast rather than an activist with a
progressive agenda.)
idiosyncratic (adj.) peculiar to one person; highly individualized (I know you had
trouble with the last test, but because your mistakes were highly idiosyncratic, I’m
going to deny your request that the class be given a new test.)
idolatrous (adj.) excessively worshipping one object or person (Xena’s idolatrous
fawning over the band—following them on tour, starting their fan club, filming
their documentary—is really beginning to get on my nerves.)
ignominious (adj.) humiliating, disgracing (It was really ignominious to be kicked out of
the dorm for having an illegal gas stove in my room.)
illicit (adj.) forbidden, not permitted