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Word Power

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Daunt Cause to lose courage Discourage, Dishearten,

Dismay, Dispirit, Foil

Aid, Assist, Embolden, Encourage,

Hearten

Peril cannot daunt her, nor hardship and poverty appall her. Daunting (Adj)

Daylight saving time (Phr)

A change of clock time to permit more hours of normal daylight.

Daylight savings time increased the amount of daylight hours.

Debut (N) (V)

Noun: The first public showing or presentation of an artist, performer or program

Verb: To formally or public ally present or act something out for the first time.

First Step, Graduating, Graduation

Closing, Finale Her debut turned out to be a success and critics praised her acting Debutant (N)

Decay (V) (N)

Verb: To rot, or make something rot, and become soft, flaky, or fluid like.

Noun: A decrease in quality. The biological process of decomposing

or rotting

Decrease, Decrepitude, Degeneracy,

Degeneration, Depreciation

Flourish, Germination,

Growth

The continued decay of the buildings caused them to be declared hazardous Decayable (Adj)

Decimal (N) (Adj)

Adjective: The use of the number ten as a baseand counted or organized in sets of ten

Noun: A number conveyed in a counting system that uses sets of ten.

Digit, Emblem, Figure, Folio,

Fraction Letter Decimals are used in financial exchanges to show fractions of dollars Decimally (Adv)

Decimal point (V) (N)

Verb: To diminish or make something diminish in size, force, or quantity

Noun: The process of diminishing, or making smaller.

Dead Stop, Decimal Point, Dot, Full Point

A decrease in rainfall over a period of years resulted in drought. Decreasing (Adj)

Decreasingly (Adv)

Decorum (N) Propriety in manners and conduct Gentility, Good Grace, Gravity,

Habits

Bad Behavior, Bad Manners, Impoliteness,

Indecency

Attorneys and parties should conduct themselves with decorum and manners. Decorous (Adj)

Deduct (V) To take away an amount for a purpose. Derive, Draw, Fancy, Figure, Gather, Glean

Employees must deduct taxes from their gross income Deduction (N)

Deductible (Adj)

Default (N) Loss due to not showing up Fault,

Imperfection, Inadequacy,

Advantage, Payment,

Perfection,

Many single-vegetable recipes will become my default preparation. Defaulter (N)

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Insufficiency Satisfaction

Defendant (N) A person, party, or organization obligated

to respond to criminal or civil charges in court.

Appellant, Litigant, Offender,

Prisoner, Suspect The defendant lost his case despite his innocence. Defend (V)

Deference (N) Courteous regard for anothers wishes Capitulation,

Complaisance, Condescension

Disobedience, Impoliteness,

Noncompliance

He responded with courtly deference, giving them his full attention Defer (V)

Defrost (V) To get rid of frost or ice from something Melt, Thaw Freeze We generally defrost the refrigerator twice a year to avoid ice build-up. Defroster (N)

Degree (N)

Noun: The level, quantity, or intensity of something

A qualification given to someone by a university or a school after that someone has completed a course or study

Interval, Length, Limit, Line, Link,

Mark A degree of subtlety was required in handling the old man.

Delicate (N) (Adj)

Adjective: Damaged and destroyed with ease.

Noun: Clothing that requires special attention when being washed and dried

Fragile, Frail, Frangible, Gauzy,

Gentle

Harsh, Heavy, Indelicate, Inelegant,

Lace is one of the most delicate fabrics created Delicateness (N)

Delineate (Adj) (V) Adjective: Represented accurately or

precisely Verb: Show the form or outline of

Describe, Designate,

Differentiate Even when he professed to delineate the world of sensuous delight, this instinct shows itself.

Delineation (N) Delineative (Adj)

Delinquent (N) (Adj)

Noun: A person who breaks the law, usually a young person.

Adjective: Pertaining to breaking the law or to behavior that is antisocial.

Criminal, Culpable, Defaultant,

Derelict

Behaving, Careful,

Responsible

Because of delinquent payments, the student's credit rating was poor. Delinquently (Adv)

Delta (N) A triangular shaped accumulation of sand

and dirt at the opening of a river, bay or creek.

Delta, Deposition, Dregs, Drift,

Grounds The Mississippi Delta has rich topsoil because of the sediment from the river. Deltaic (Adj)

Denigrate (V) Cause to seem less serious Decry, Defame, Dis, Disparage, Give Black Eye

Boost, Cherish, Compliment,

Praise

Never would they allow us to denigrate their precious song with our cartoon puffery.

Denigration (N) Denigratory (Adj)

Denote (V) (TR) To assign a specified meaning to something Evidence, Express,

Finger, Flash The record denotes gradual increase in

temperature over the last ten years. Denotive (Adj)

Depart (V) To depart, especially at the start of a trip Go Forth, Hit The

Bricks, Hit The Road

Arrive, Come, Enter We departed to the ocean for a long vacation

Departure (N) Departed (Adj)

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Deplete (V) (TR) To consume or decrees the amount of something Dry Up, Empty,

Evacuate, Expend, Finish

Augment, Expand, Fill,

Give, Increase

As their financial resources depleted, the company was forced to lay off many workers.

Depletable (Adj) Depletion (N)

Depletive (Adj)

Depletion (N) The consumption or reduction of something Deficiency, Reduction

The depletion of the natural resources of this country may lead to environmental disaster.

Depletable (Adj) Depletion (N)

Depletive (Adj)

Depreciation (N) The reduction in worth of an object over time. Deflation, Fall, Loss of Value,

Reduction, Slump The gradual depreciation of the new currency caused investors to move money elsewhere.

Depreciate (V) Depreciatory (Adj)

Depress (V) (TR) To make someone feel extremely sad or disheartened. Faze, Keep Under,

Lower, Mock, Mortify,

Encourage, Excite, Lift,

Make Happy, Stimulate

I grew depressed after my grades tumbled. Depression (N) Depressive (Adj)

Deride (V) Treat or speak of with contempt Chaff, Contemn,

Detract, Dis, Disdain

Commend, Compliment, Flatter, Praise

Many observers deride the car's styling as plain and derivative.

Derision (N) Derisory (Adj)

Derivative (Adj) (N)

Adjective: Derived from, based on or imitating something else

Noun: A compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound

Ancestral, Caused, Cognate, Coming From, Connate,

Copied,

Inventive, Original,

Unborrowed, Unique

Sometimes the designs are tacky or derivative of modern art styles.

Derive (V) Underivative (Adj)

Desiccate (Adj) (V) Adjective: Lacking vitality or spirit Verb:Preserve by removing all water and

liquids from

Dehydrate, Deplete,

Devitalize, Divest,

Moisten, Moisturize,

Wet

Desiccate to constant weight to obtain the initial tare weight.

Desiccant (N) Desiccated (Adj)

Descend (V) To go down a set of stairs, hill, valley, or

other type of slope; To be related by blood to an ancestor

Decline, Deplane, Detrain, Dip, Disembark,

Ascend, Go Up, Increase, Rise

To descend into the depths of one's soul is the goal of many young poets. Descendable (Adj)

Descendant (N) Someone or something like an animal or plant that is related to an ancestor

Issue, Kin, Offshoot, Offspring, Posterity,

Ascendant, Predecessor

Descendants of the old confederate fighter gather yearly to tell his story. Descend (V)

Desktop (N) (Adj)

Noun: The surface of a desk where a person works.

Adjective: Small enough to be used on the surface of a desk.

Background My desktop computer is not able to be transported.

Desultory (Adj)) Marked by lack of definite plan, regularity AimlessChance, Even desultory presidential years bring more Desultoriness (N)

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or purpose Chaotic, Deviating, Erratic

voters to the polls. Desultorily (Adv)

Detached (Adj) Not connected to something. Disentangle,

Disjoin, Dismount, Dissociate

Attach, Combine, Connect, Couple

The student appeared detached from his surroundings.

Detachedly (Adv) Detachedness (N)

Detection (N) The act of looking or realizing something's existence. Disclosure, Espial, Exposure, Expos

Failure, Miss, Mistake

Detection of termite damage is required before the sale of a house. Detect (V)

Deterrent (N) (Adj) Noun: Something immaterial that

interferes with or delays action or progress Tending to deter

Bridle, Check, Curb, Defense,

Determent,

Catalyst, Encouragement

, Incentive

The threat of such attacks would have an obvious deterrent effect on representatives and senators.

Deterrence (N) Deter (V)

Deterrently (Adv)

Detergent (N) (Adj)

Noun: A substance that is used to cleanse something

Adjective: Having the properties of a detergent.

Cleaner, Solvent Detergent with bleach may help getting that stain out. Detergence (N)

Deterge (V)

Detrimental (Adj) Producing hurt or damage. Bad, Baleful, Deleterious, Destructive,

Disturbing, Evil

Advantageous, Assisting, Beneficial,

Helpful,

The poor economy was detrimental to many small businesses. Detrimentally (Adv)

Diagonal (Adj) (N)

Adjective: Flowing from one side to another in a slanting or sloping way.

Noun: A line or directions that slants or slopes

Beveled, Bias, Biased, Cater-

Cornered, Catty-Cornered

The house located diagonal to the river was owned by a famous singer Diagonally (Adv)

Dialect (N)

A language spoken in a certain region of a place or nation that has differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from the other languages spoken in other regions of that place or nation.

Argot, Cant, Idiom, Jargon, Language,

Lingo Her dialect is unknown to me though we speak the same language Dialectal (Adj)

Diaper (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: An article of soft, fluid absorbing material that is worn an infant as underwear to take in the infant's bodily wastes.

Verb: To place a diaper on the infant.

Chase, Chisel, Crosshatch, Cut,

Diaper On trips the baby needed disposable diapers

Diatribe (N) Thunderous verbal attack Castigation,

Denunciation, Disputation,

Invective

Praise, Recommendati

on

Creationist diatribe has no place in the equation because it is not relevant.

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Dichotomy (N) Branching into two parts

Difference Of Opinion,

Disagreement, Disunion,

Separation

In the continuum of space and time, exists the dichotomy of matter and energy. Dichotomize (N)

Diesel (N) A combustion engine that is internal in

nature and it turns on with the u of diesel fuel by itself.

Appliance, Barrel, Contrivance,

Cylinder, Diesel, Dynamo

Diesel engines were still common in vehicles of the 1920s. Dieselize (V)

Difference (N) The state of being unlike or different from other things or people.

Peculiarity, Separateness,

Separation, Singularity

Accord, Agreement, Alikeness,

Concurrence

If we try hard enough, we can overcome any differences between people.

The difference between this town and others nearby is the lack of a good elementary school.

Differencing (N) Differ (V)

Different (Adj)

Diffidence (N) Lack of self-confidence Hesitation, Humility,

Insecurity, Meekness

Boldness, Confidence

In political life, he kept his ambition well buried under layers of diffidence and urbanity. Diffident (Adj)

Diffuse (Adj) Spread over a wide area, not concentrated in one place Distributed, Expanded,

Extended, General

Compact, Compressed,

Concentrated, Confined

The chemicals are there to diffuse through the shale and absorb the gas.

Diffusion (N) Diffusive (Adj) Diffusely (Adv)

Digression (N) A message that departs from the main subject

Discursion, Divagation, Divergence,

Diversion

Directness, Straightness

We'll get back to the dwarf reference, but first a digression

Digress (V) Digressive (Adj)

Digital audiotape (N)

A type of tape that is magnetic and used in the digital recording of music.

They used digital audiotapes to record messages to send to contacts.

Dimension (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: A measurement of a something's length, width, or height in one or more directions.

The size of something. Verb: To cut or make something a

particular size or shape.

Bigness, Bulk, Capacity,

Compass, Depth, Dimension

There are some three-dimensional figures in the GMAT

Dimensional (Adj) Dimensionality (N)

Dimensionally (Adv) Dimensionless (Adj)

Diminish (V) (TR) To become or make something lose its importance. Die Out, Drain, Dwindle, Ebb,

Extenuate

Develop, Enlarge, Expand,

Extend, Grow

The truths of her statements were slightly diminished by her criminal record.

Diminishable (Adj) Diminishment (N)

Diminishingly (Adv)

Dine (V) (TR & ITR) To eat dinner. Pop For, Put Up, Quarter, Receive, Refuse, Reject, We shall dine on wine and lamb tonight. Dinner (N)

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Recreate Turn Away

Dip (N) (V) (TR & ITR)

To place something into a fluid or soft mixture for a small amount of time and then to take it out quickly.

Concavity, Declivity, Descent,

Downslide, Downswing

Ascent, Increase, Rise The road takes a dip after this hill.

Dipper (N) Dipped (Adj)

Diploma (N)

A document received after the successful completion of either high school, college, university, or other profession organization.

Award, Charter, Commission, Confirmation

She received her high school diploma from a reputable school.

Dirge (N) Lament with music Cry, Death March, Death Song, Elegy When you have a funeral procession, the people

are doing more of a slow dirge.

Disabuse (V) Correct a false impression Debunk,

Disenchant, Disillusion

No one in my family could disabuse me of that belief. Disabused (Adj)

Disarm (TR & ITR) To renounce a source of weapons or to

decrease the strength or armed forces, or to make another country do this

Cripple, Deactivate, Debilitate,

Deescalate, Demilitarize,

Arm The US disarmed some of its nuclear warheads. Disarmer (N)

Discerning (Adj) Mentally quick and observant Discrepate,

Discriminate, Distinguish, Divine

Disregard, Neglect, Overlook

Discerning the state lawmakers' pensions isn't so easy.

Discernment (N) Discernible (Adj)

Discharge (N) (V) (TR & ITR)

To secrete, give off, or get rid of a gas or liquid.

To consent to or write the orders for command for someone to depart an organization, or to take the decision yourself to depart from a place such as a hospital.

Clearance, Disimprisonment,

Exoneration, Liberation

Imprisonment, Incarceration,

Keep He was recently honourably discharged from duty. Dischargeable (Adj)

Discharger (N)

Discordant (Adj) Not in agreement or harmony Disagreeing, Discrepant, Dissonant, Divergent

Agreeing, Concordant, Cooperating, Harmonious

She is the one artificial, inconsistent and discordant note.

Discordance (N) Discord (V)

Discount (N) (Adj) (V) (TR & ITR)

Noun: A decrease in the normal price of something

Verb: To make the decision to declare something as not being important, relevant, or true.

Decrease, Deduction,

Depreciation, Diminution

Increase, Mark-Up, Premium,

Rise

Noun: Last year's fashions were being sold at a discount at the retail store.

Verb: The firm discounted the new worker's opinion, even though it was the most logical.

Discountable (Adj) Discounter (N)

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Discredit (N) (V) Noun: The state of being held in low

esteem Verb: Cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

Defame, Degrade, Destroy,

Disconsider, Disesteem

Commend, Credit, Honor,

Praise

And that in itself seems to be a discredit to the faith you claim to embrace. Discreditable (Adj)

Discrepancy (N) A difference between conflicting facts, claims or opinions

Dissemblance, Dissimilarity, Dissimilitude, Dissonance

Concordance, Concurrence, Consistency,

Harmony

Yet the discrepancy between her inner life and her actions is often amusing. Discrepant (Adj)

Discrete (Adj) Totally separate and unrelated. Different,

Disconnected, Discontinuous

Attached, Combined,

Joined

Let us be discrete about our conversations on this matter. Discretely (Adv)

Discrimination (N) The unjust treatment of a person or group,

usually because of intolerance to another race or ethnic group

Favoritism, Hatred, Inequity,

Injustice

Fairness, Tolerance

Discrimination remains common in hiring practices.

Discriminational (Adj)

Disingenuous (Adj) Lacking genuine candor Cunning, Deceitful,

Designing, Dishonest

Honest, Ingenuous,

Naive, Sincere

Scrutinizing religious texts as if they were doctoral dissertations in particle physics is absurd and disingenuous

Disingenuously (Adv)

Disinterested (Adj) Unaffected by self-interest Candid, Casual, Dispassionate,

Equitable, Even-Handed

Biased, Concerned, Interested, Involved,

The president and board have a reputation for being obsessed with athletics and disinterested in academics.

Disinterestedness (N)

Disjointed (Adj) Separated at the joints Confused, Cool, Discontinuous,

Disordered, Displaced

Connected, Contiguous,

Jointed, Ordered,

United

The recordings have been edited to delete inaudible portions and as a result may seem disjointed in parts

Disjointedly (Adv)

Dismiss (V) Eliminate from consideration Dispose Of,

Dissolve, Divorce, Do Without, Drive

Out

Accept, Hold, Keep, Maintain

It's easy to dismiss all attempts to put oneself at a remove from the subject of a story. Dismissal (N)

Disorder (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: Being deficient of an organized or ordered arrangement.

Verb: To disturb or mess up the organization of something.

Ataxia, Confusion, Derangement,

Disarrangement

Conformity, Method, Order,

Orderliness

The disorder of the house caused the mother upon returning from her vacation to be upset. Disordered (Adj)

Disparage (V) Express a negative opinion of Derogate, Dis,

Discourage, Discredit, Disdain

Commend, Compliment, Flatter, Laud,

Praise

Providers must not publicly criticize or disparage other providers.

Disparager (N) Disparaging (Adj)

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Disparate (Adj) Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind Far Cry,

Incommensurate, Incompatible,

Alike, Equal, Like, Same,

Similar

My own childhood had been the story of this and that combined, of the synthesis of disparate things.

Disparity (N) Disparately (Adv)

Displace (V) (TR) To move something from the place to where it usually is to some other place

Derange, Disarrange,

Disestablish, Dislocate

Leave The displaced population was put in refugee

camps after famine and pestilence destroyed their livelihood

Displaceable (Adj) Displacer (N)

Dissemble (V) Make believe with the intent to deceive dress up, fake,

falsify, feign, four-flush, hide

admit, allow He dissembled his disappointment

Dissembling (N) Dissembler (N)

Disseminate (V) Cause to become widely known Announce,

Annunciate, Blaze, Blazon, Broadcast

Collect, Gather Numbered bulletins used to disseminate actuarial information Dissemination (N)

Disseminative (Adj)

Dissolution (N) Separation into component parts Nullification, Obliteration, Overthrow, Overturning

Establishment, Establishment,

Institution

It has freed us from the perpetual danger of war and dissolution. Dissolve (V)

Dissonance (N) A conflict of people's opinions, actions or characters

Disaccord, Discord,

Discrepancy, Disharmony

Agreement, Concord, Harmony

People don't live this kind of cognitive dissonance. Dissonancy (N) Dissonate (V)

Dissonant (Adj)

Distance (N) (V) (TR)

The space measured dividing two places, people, or things.

Far Piece, Farness, Gap, Good Ways,

Heavens The distance to the mountain from the town was 26 miles.

Outdistance (V) Distant (Adj)

Distend (V) Swell from or as if from internal pressure Belly, Bilge, Billow,

Dilate, Distend, Enlarge, Expand

Deflate, Shrink, Shrivel, Tighten

One day the sun will distend into a red giant before it shrinks into a white dwarf.

Distention (N) Distensible (Adj)

Distill (V) Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

Brew, Clarify, Concentrate,

Condense, Cook, Cut

Dirty, Pollute Summers liked to tell a hypothetical story to distill the trend. Distiller (N)

Distinct (Adj) Obviously dissimilar and individual. Lucid, Manifest,

Marked, Noticeable

Fuzzy, Hazy, Indistinct, Obscure,

Undefined

A distinct difference was observed in the physique of two children indicating nutritional variance. Distinctness (N)

Distraction (N) Something that hinders concentration or diverts attention away from another thing.

Confusion, Disorder,

Dissipation, Disturbance

The dog's barking was a distraction in the peaceful community. Distract (V)

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Distribution (N) The giving out, sharing out, or delivery of things to a number of different people.

Dispersal, Disposal,

Disposing, Dissemination

Gathering, Hoard,

Hoarding, Maintenance

The distribution of goods was accomplished through a vast rail network Distributional (Adj)

Diverge (V) Go in different directions from the same point Branch, Branch

Off, Depart, Deviate, Digress

Agree, Converge, Join,

Parallel

Parallel beams can therefore be induced to converge or diverge.

Divergence (N) Divergent (Adj)

Diverse (Adj) Consisting of many different kinds of things or elements.

Dissimilar, Distant, Distinct,

Divergent, Diversified

Conforming, Identical, Like,

Parallel, Similar, Uniform

Diverse cultures which bring different values and traditions to a society are usually healthy. Diverseness (N)

Divest (V) Take away possessions, function, power or title Disinherit, Dismantle,

Disrobe, Ditch

Cover, Invest, Possess, Take

Maybe this earthquake, and tsunami-prone island should divest itself from nuclear power before it experiences more meltdowns.

Divestiture (N)

Diversify (V) (TR & ITR)

To increase in variety or to increase something in variety.

Assort, Change, Expand, Mix,

Modify, Transform

Conform, Stay Same, Unvary

To diversify investments the young couple bought both blue chip and tech stocks.

Diversifiability (N) Diversifiable (Adj) Diversified (Adj) Diversifier (N)

Divine (N) (Adj) (V) (ITR & TR)

Adjective: Being God or a god or goddess. Faith or religion pertaining to God, gods,

or goddesses. Verb: To understand or realize something To learn or realize something by intuition

or a supernatural means. Noun: An affiliate or member of a clergy God

Exalted, Excellent, Glorious, Godly,

Hallowed Divine wisdom is said to flow from a supreme being.

Divinable (Adj) Divineness (N)

Divisible (Adj) Capable of being separated, usually evenly Detachable, Dissoluble, Dissolvable,

Distinct

Indivisible, Inseparable

The divisible nature of property makes it a good partnership investment

Divisibleness (N) Divisibly (Adv)

Division (N) The act of dividing or separating something into its fractions.

Breaking Down, Breaking Up,

Carving, Contrasting,

Agreement, Connection, Unification,

Unison, Unity

The division of property was completed after the heirs settled all claims.

Divisional (Adj) Divisionally (Adv) Divisionary (Adj)

Divisor (N) A number divided into another number. Factor The number 2 is the common divisor for all even numbers.

Document (N) (V) Noun: Writing that provides information Credentials, Deed, Speech The parents documented every step of their child's Documentary (N)

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Verb:Support or supply with references Diary, Evidence development Documental (Adj)

Dogmatic (Adj) Characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

Assertive, Bigoted, Bullheaded, Categorical,

Cocksure

Flexible, Indecisive,

Manageable, Obedient

It's used when creationist debaters want to cast a dogmatic pall on those who accept evolution.

Dogma (N) Dogmatically (Adv)

Donor (N) Someone who gives something to someone else Almsgiver, Altruist,

Angel, Backer, Benefactor

The donor's blood was a positive match for the young patient. Donorship (N)

Dope (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: An illegal drug usually referring to marijuana

Verb: To secretly place a drug in someone's food or beverage so that the person's personality or conscious is affected negatively.

Dimwit, Dolt, Donkey, Dunce,

Fool Brain, Genius In the sixties dope was important complement to festivities. Doper (N)

Dormant (Adj) Inactive but capable of becoming active Closed Down,

Comatose, Down, Fallow

Active, Lively In many cases, an active infection is controlled by the immune system and becomes dormant. Dormancy (N)

Dormantly (Adv)

Dose (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: A specific amount of medicine that is given out at one time or at planned intervals

Verb: To give medicine to someone.

Draught, Fill, Fix, Hit, Lot, Measure

A single dose of medication relieved the woman's discomfort.

Dosage (N) Dosed (Adj)

Doubtless (Adv) (Adj)

Adverb: With great or absolute certainty. Adjective: Impossible to doubt or deny.

Precisely, Presumably,

Probably

Doubtedly, Dubious,

Improbably,

There is doubtless any need for additional drought aid after much needed rain.

Doubtlessly (Adv) Doubtlessness (N)

Down payment (Phr)

Payment of part of the full price of something and the remaining part will be paid at a later time.

Deposit, Earnest, Earnest Money,

Front Money A down payment to show good faith was required to buy the automobile

Down zoning (Phr) The down zoning of the neighborhood was meant to enable the building of a park.

Drain (N) (V) (TR & ITR)

Noun: A sewage pipe or channel that takes water or sewage away from a place

A thing that uses up or reduces the energy or resources of something else

Verb: To surge or flow out of something, usually to make it dry or empty.

Cloaca, Conduit, Culvert, Ditch,

Duct The restaurants installed new drains in the sinks to facilitate grease removal.

Drainage (N) Drained (Adj)

Drastic (Adj) Having an influential effect or widespread results. Dire, Exorbitant,

Extravagant, Forceful, Harsh

Calm, Collected, Easy,

Mild

Drastic action was required to relieve the panic of the hurricane victims Drastically (Adv)

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Dropout (N) A person who has made the decision to

leave an educational institution without completing all the required cources

Hippie, Nonconformist,

Quitter The young man decided to dropout of college because his grades were low.

Dummy (N) A mannequin or model of a human being used in a store for displaying clothes Duplicate, Figure, Form, Imitation, Manikin, Model

Being, Entity A dummy computer was set up in the store window though an operable one was inside. Dumminess (Adj)

Dump (N) (V) (TR)

Verb: To drop, deposit, or place something down on a surface in a haphazard or careless way.

Noun: A place for the brief storage of military munitions, food, beverages and other supplies for the use by troops

Cesspool, Depot, Dumping Ground,

Garbage Lot The town dump was available for trash and unwanted articles.

Dumper (N) Dumpy (Adj)

Dupe (V) (N) Verb: Fool or hoax Noun:A person who is tricked or swindled Patsy, Pigeon,

Pushover Cognizant Newer strains dupe human immune systems and

foil conventional vaccines Dupable (Adj)

Duplicate (N) (Adj) (V) (TR)

Verb: To make an identical duplicate of something

Noun: An identical duplicate or something like a document.

Adjective: Being an identical duplicate of something

Dualistic, Duple, Duplex, Equal,

Equivalent

Different, Unmatching

Duplicate copies of tax forms were required by the financial aid office.

Duplicately (Adv) Duplicative (Adj)

Ebullient (Adj) Joyously unrestrained Brash, Buoyant, Chipper, Chirpy,

Effervescent

Apathetic, Disinterested, Unenthusiastic

When investors are ebullient, their expectations of outsized capital gains can feed on themselves and back on the economy.

Ebullience (N)

Eclectic (Adj) Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources Assorted, Broad,

Catholic, Dilettantish

Narrow, Particular, Specific, Unvaried

Downtown is more eclectic, with a wider range of ethnic restaurants and innovative cooking. Eclecticist (N)

Economical (Adj) Cautious in making the most use out of resources.

Saving, Provident, Sparing,

Parsimonious.

Wasteful, Extravagant, Spendthrift, Prodigal, Profligate.

The economical health of a family is maintained by stable income and low debt.

Economy (N) Economically (Adv)

Economy (N) (Adj)

Noun: The manufacture and use of products and services of a neighbourhood looked at as a whole

Adjective: Proposed to be inexpensive or of higher quality.

The economy of a nation includes a balance between exported and imported products.

Economist (N) Economize (N) Economic (Adj)

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Noun: An area or border that is the outmost part or the farthest point away from the center of a larger area.

Verb: To make something move sideways gradually, or to make something moved sideways by thrusting it.

Bound, Boundary, Brim, Brink, Butt,

Circumference

Inside, Interior, Middle, Surface

The edge of the cliff was off limits to young children who might fall.

Edger (N) Edged (Adj)

Efficacy (N) Power to produce desired effect Capability,

Capableness, Capacity,

Competence

Inefficacy, Inefficiency, Uselessness,

Weakness

Abrams had to shift his focus from efficacy to safety to get the study pushed through. Efficacious (Adj)

Effrontery (N) Audacious (even arrogant) behaviour that you have no right to Crust, Disrespect,

Face, Gall

Manners, Modesty,

Shame, Shyness

What began as a curious rivalry became, in the racial climate of the time, an effrontery.

Elective (Adj) (N)

Adjective: Pertaining to or involving voting. Noun: An optional subject that a student

can chose from amongst many different options.

Discretionary, Electoral,

Facultative, Nonobligatory

Required There are a large selection of elective courses in top-ranked MBA Programs Electively (Adv) Electiveness (N)

Elegy (N) Poem or song expressing lamentation Funeral Song, Knell, Lament,

Plaint, Requiem, Threnody

At the same time the story ends up being this elegy for this city that has been destroyed. Elegist (N)

Elegiac (Adj)

Elevate (V) (TR) To bump something up to a higher place or level. Heighten, Hike Up,

Hoist, Jack Up, Levitate, Poise

Depress, Drop, Lessen, Lower,

Push Down

To elevate her status in the corporation the young intern enrolled in an evening law program.

Elevation (N) Elevated (Adj)

Elicit (V) Draw out by discussion Evoke, Evolve, Exact, Extort,

Extract

Cover, Hide, Keep, Repress,

Supress

We elicited some interesting linguistic data from the native informant

Elicitation (N) Elicited (Adj)

Eligible (Adj) (N)

Adjective: Permitted or qualified to do, be, or obtain something.

Noun: A person or thing that meets a series of requirements.

Becoming, Capable Of, Desirable,

Discretionary

Inappropriate, Ineligible, Unfit,

Unsuitable

In order to be eligible to play high school sports, the students were required to take a physical exam.

Eligiblity (N) Eligibly (Adv)

Eliminate (V)

To eliminate or remove someone or something from a listing or group, or to make the decision to disregard someone or something as being extraneous or insignificant

Kill, Knock Out, Leave Out,

Liquidate, Murder

Include, Keep, Ratify,

Sanction, Welcome

To eliminate the need for overtime, workers were incentives to complete tasks on schedule.

Elimination (N) Eliminative (Adj) Eliminatory (Adj)

Eliminator (N)

Elite (N) (Adj) Noun: A small amount of people within a Exclusive, Gilt- Lower, Lower- The elite corp of military rangers was chosen Elitist (N)

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larger group that have the greatest amount of power, wealth, and social standing than the rest of the group.

Adjective: Belonging to an elite.

Edged, Greatest, Noble

Class, Ordinary, Poor, Worst

through rigorous testing of related skills.

Elongate (Adj) (V) (TR & ITR)

Verb: To cause something to increase in length.

Adjective: Long and constricted or tight.

Drag Out, Draw, Draw Out, Extend,

Fill, Lengthen

Constrict, Contract, Shorten

In order to see a woman's shape differently, the artist Modigliani elongated all his figures. Elongation (N)

Elongation (N) The act of making something increase in

length, or the state of being increased in length.

Expansion, Lengthening, Prolongation

The elongation of the woman's throat was a result of copper necklaces added during childhood. Elongate (V)

Elude (V) (TR) To run away from or get around someone

or something by using craftiness, skill, or ingenuity.

Cop Out, Ditch, Dodge, Double, Duck, Eschew

Confront, Encounter,

Entice, Face, Invite, Meet

The ultimate question of life's beginnings continue to elude scientists

Eluding (N) Elusive (Adj)

Embellish (V) Be beautiful to look at Enhance, Enrich,

Exaggerate, Festoon

Disfigure, Mar, Simplify, Spoil,

Uglify

Today, even architects who prefer a modernist approach embellish their designs Embellishment (N)

Embrace (V) (TR & ITR) (N)

Verb: To embrace someone with a hug fondly

Noun: An emotional or loving embrace, or hug

Clinch, Cling, Clutch, Cradle,

Cuddle, Encircle Let Go, Release We try to embrace all the principles involved in free trade.

Embraceable (Adj) Embracement (N)

Embracer (N)

Emerald (N) (Adj)

Noun: A green gemstone made of a form of beryl colored green by chromium.

Adjective: Describes a color that is emerald green

She purchased many emerald necklaces at the Colombian jewellery shops.

Empirical (Adj) Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory Experiential,

Experimental, Factual

Impractical, Speculative, Theoretical, Unobserved

For this there is only tenuous empirical support when interest rates are close to zero.

Empire (N) Empirically (Adv)

Emulate (V) Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating Go Like, Imitate,

Make Like, Mimic, Mirror

Whether or not the paying customer will choose to emulate is strictly a matter of personal taste. Emulation (N)

Encode (V) (TR) To change plain text message into a code Cryptograph,

Make Secret, Put Into Code

The email was encoded so as to prevent persons

who did not have the correct access code from opening its content.

Encodement (N)

Encounter (N) (V) Verb: To encounter someone or Brush, I encountered an old childhood enemy in the Reencounter (V)

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(TR) something, usually without warning, typically unpleasant or surprised

Noun: An unexpected and brief encounter with someone or something.

Concurrence, Confrontation,

Interview, Rendezvous

Avoidance, Evasion, Retreat

airport who turned out to be friendlier than I had remembered.

Endemic (Adj) Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country local, regional But no, there are no endemic native rodent

species there. Endemism (N)

Endorse (V) (TR) To provide official support or consent for something. Affirm, Approve,

Attest, Authenticate, Back

Disapprove, Oppose,

Protest, Reject

He is likely to endorse the incumbent in the gubernatorial race.

Endorsable (Adj) Endorsee (N) Endorser (N)

Enervate (V) Weaken mentally or morally Disable, Enfeeble, Exhaust, Fatigue,

Incapacitate

Activate, Animate,

Empower, Energize,

Invigorate, Liven,

The nerves finally terminate in the wing cell layer from where they enervate the epithelium.

Enervation (N) Enervated(Adj)

Engender (V) Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

Breed, Bring About, Bring

Forth, Create, Develop

Destroy, Finish, Halt, Kill, Stop

Attacks on the namesake engender strong visceral reactions and calls to defend it at all costs.

Enhance (V) (TR) To make something better or increase the

strength, quality, beauty, or other desired feature of something

Aggrandize, Amplify,

Appreciate, Augment, Beautify

Decrease, Fix, Lower,

Minimize, Reduce, Worsen

We must work to enhance our school system Enhancement (N)

Enhancer (N) Enhancive (Adj)

Enlist (V) To register for a branch of the military Enter, Enter Into, Gather, Get, Hire, Hitch, Incorporate

Avoid, Dodge, Shun

They enlisted many men on the project's construction crew. Enlishement (N)

Enormous (Adj) Oddly large or big in size, quantity, or level Blimp, Colossal,

Excessive, Gargantuan,

Gigantic

Insignificant, Little, Minute,

Small, Tiny

The enormous debt incurred by the company will most likely not be paid off in our lifetime. Enormously (Adv)

Entail (N) (V) (TR)

Verb: To involve or conclude in something unavoidably

Noun: Entertainment A section of real estate property that has

been entailed.

Cause, Demand, Encompass,

Entangle, Evoke The treaty entails that all prisoners of war will be returned unharmed to their country of origin. Entailment (N)

Enterprise (N) Willingness to put energy into a new and risky activity. Move, Operation,

Outfit, Performance, Pet

Idleness, Inactivity,

The enterprise was unable to produce any more goods. Enterpriser (N)

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Project Unemployment

Entice (V) (TR) To tempt a person or an animal by

presenting a desirable object to that person or animal.

Bat Eyes At, Beguile, Cajole,

Coax, Decoy, Draw

Dissuade, Repel, Repulse,

Turn Away, Turn Off

The restaurant attempted to entice more customers to come in with barbeque, but this too failed.

Enticer (N)

Entity (N) A thing that is in existence or is perceived as a single individual thing.

Body, Creature, Existence,

Individual, Item, Material

Abstract, Concept, Idea

A new entity was created after joining two small software firms.

Entrant (N) A person who enters a competition or contest, know as a competitor. Entry, Incomer,

Initiate, Neophyte Fan, Spectator Each of the contest entrants were hoping to come

out victorious. Enter (Verb)

Entree (N) A dish that is serve as the major component of a meal.

Admission, Connection,

Contact, Debut, Door

Blackballing, Rejection

The unusual restaurant offered Mexican entrees to complement Chinese appetizers.

Entrepreneur (N) A businessperson that sets up and provides

the money to make new business ventures to then make a profit

Businessperson, Contractor, Executive, Founder

Fewer and fewer entrepreneurs are able to be

successful in a world of large multinational corporations.

Entrepreneurial (Adj) Entrepreneurialism

(N) Entrepreneurism (N) Entrepreneurship (N)

Envelope (N) A flat compartment of paper with a sealable flap for keeping letters. Casing, Cloak, Coat, Coating,

Container, Cover In the envelope was included photographs of the vacation.

Envision (V) (TR) To create a mental image of something that may happen in the future

Conceive, Conceptualize, Contemplate,

Envisage

The businessman envisioned that his venture

would grow large and successful but the poor state of the economy made this almost impossible

Envisioning (N)

Ephemeral (Adj) (N) Adjective: Lasting a very short time Noun:Anything short-lived, as an insect

that lives only for a day in its winged form

Evanescent, Fleeting, Flitting,

Fugacious, Fugitive

Eternal, Everlasting,

Interminable, Lasting, Long

They're as ephemeral as yesterday's mashed potatoes, as the old saying goes. Ephemera (N)

Episode (N) An occurrence that is part of but separate

from a large whole and often has the same meaning as that larger whole.

Circumstance, Doings, Event,

Experience The episodes of the television series that were most loved by viewers were the first ones. Episodic (Adj)

Equanimity (N) Steadiness of mind under stress Imperturbability, Patience, Peace, Phlegm, Placidity

Alarm, Anxiety, Discomposure, Excitableness

Many voices today, including many expert voices, urge us to accept the decline of fatherhood with equanimity.

Equanimous (Adj)

Equation (N) A mathematical statement that two Comparison, An algebraic equation was put on the board by Equational (Adj)

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expressions are of the same value. Equalization, Mathematical

Statement

the teacher. Equationally (Adv)

Equivocate (V) Attempt to conceal the truth Double-Talk,

Elude, Escape, Eschew, Evade,

Falsify

Face, Meet, Speak On

True to the best of what this school stands for, he did not hesitate or equivocate Equivocation (N)

Era (N) A time period that is unique because of its

developments, personalities, and or events.

Date, Day, Days, Eon, Epoch,

Generation, Stage, Term, Time

With the development of television came the end of the radio era.

Erratic (Adj) (N) Adjective: Not consistent, regular, or able

to be predicted. Noun: Some that behaves spontaneously.

Irregular, Meandering,

Mercurial, Nomadic, Oddball

Definite, Dependable, Predictable,

Regular

The erratic driving of the suspect alerted police. Erratically (Adv) Erraticism (N)

Erudite (Adj) Profound scholarly knowledge Scholastic,

Studious, Well-Read, Wise Up

Common, Ignorant,

Uncultured

Savants found the book dizzyingly erudite, stimulating, and loony. Eruditeness (N)

Esoteric (Adj) Known only to the chosen few Abstruse,

Acroamatic, Arcane, Cabalistic,

Cryptic

Familiar, Known,

Obvious, Public, Unmysterious

We live in a world of fad diets, agricultural subsidies, and esoteric supplements. Esoterically (Adv)

Eternal (Adj) (N) Adjective: Existing for all time without

having a start or a finish. Noun: Something that lasts forever.

Infinite, Interminable,

Lasting, Never-Ending, Perdurable

Ending, Ephemeral, Stopping,

Temporary

Internal beauty is the only eternal beauty, for physical beauty fades

Eternality (N) Eternally (Adv)

Ethnicity (N) Cultural affiliation or uniqueness Ethnicity is a factor in college admissions as schools want cultural diversity. Ethnic (Adj)

Eulogy (N) Expression of praise, often on the occasion of someones death applause, citation,

commendation, compliment

calumny, condemnation,

criticism

Some people would do funny things to attend their own eulogy. Eulogist (N)

Euphemism (N) Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

Delicacy, Floridness,

Grandiloquence, Inflation

Potentially misleading euphemism that means

both watchful, responsible care and an inadvertent omission or error.

Euphemise (V) Euphemistic (Adj)

Evaporate (V) To heat a liquid to its boiling point in order for it to become a vapor. Dehumidify, Dehydrate,

Dematerialize

Dampen, Soak, Wet

The water evaporated and the ground was left dry after a brief rain Evaporative (Adj)

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Exacerbate (V) Make very annoyed or frustrated Envenom,

Exasperate, Excite, Fan The Flames

Aid, Calm, Comfort, Help,

Soothe

Worse, the hurricane could well exacerbate the tensions that lurk in the city.

Exacerbation (N) Exacerbating (Adj)

Exculpate (V) Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges Amnesty, Clear,

Condone, Discharge, Disculpate

Blame, Condemn, Sentence

Thus, their initial statements are often either incomplete or even falsely exculpate the trafficker.

Exculpation (N) Exculpatory (Adj)

Exempt (Adj) (N) (V) (TR)

Adjective: Not having to do something that everyone normally has the obligation to do.

Verb: To pardon someone from doing something that everyone normally has the obligation to do.

Noun: A person of thing that does not have to do something that everyone normally has the obligation to do.

The Rap, Clear, Cleared,

Discharged, Excepted, Excluded

Accountable, Answerable,

Liable, Nonexempt, Responsible

Because the student earned no money, she was exempt from paying taxes. Exemptible (Adj)

Exhort (V) (TR & ITR)

To impel someone strongly and sincerely to perform something.

Advise, Beseech, Bid, Call Upon,

Caution, Counsel The presidential candidate exhorts his supporters to get out and vote. Exhorter (N)

Exigency (N) state of requiring immediate attention Jam, Juncture,

Necessity, Need, Needfulness, Pass

Ease, Easiness, Ordinariness

Employer approval also is not required when intermittent or reduced schedule leave is necessary due to a qualifying exigency.

Exigent (Adj)

Exile (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: Forced or unwilling absence for political or religious reasons from your home country.

Verb: To make someone leave his or her home country as a punishment for doing something.

Dispersion, Displacement,

Exclusion, Expatriation

The political prisoner was given the choice of exile from his country or imprisonment. Exilic (Adj)

Exotic (Adj) (N)

Adjective: Extremely different usually because it is very colorful and thrilling; suggestive of different and distant nations and foreign cultures.

Noun: Someone or something that is exotic.

Bizarre, Colorful, Curious, Different,

Enticing

Familiar, Normal,

Ordinary, Usual

Exotic vacation sites such as the Seychelle Islands offer rare and luxurious sites and accommodations.

Exoticness (N) Exotically (Adv)

Expedition (N) An outing taken by a group of people for a

particular purpose to discover territory that is yet to be discovered, to perform

Cavalcade, Company, Crew, Crowd, Cruise,

The expedition took the adventurer to the far reaches of Mongolia. Expedite (V)

Expeditious (Adj)

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scientific studies, or to attain military objectives.

Crusade

Expertise (N) The ability, education, or view of someone who is an expert at something

Aptness, Art, Cleverness, Command,

Competence

Ignorance, Inexpertness,

Lack

She possessed a supreme expertise in biochemical engineering. Expert (Adj)

Explicit (Adj) Showing all details in a clear and obvious

way so that there will not be any confusion in the intended meaning.,

Obvious, On The Nose, Open, Outspoken

Confused, Equivocal, Implicit,

Indefinite, Obscure,

Unspecific

Her directions were explicit, as she did not leave out any of the details.

Explicitly (Adv) Explicitness (N)

Expression (N) An expression on a person's face that shows his thoughts or emotions. Enunciation, Execution,

Explanation The expressions of love made by the couple on their wedding day were touching. Expressional (Adj)

Expressly (Adv) With a specific and planned purpose or someone specific in mind. Exactly, In Specie, Intentionally, On

Purpose She expressly stated that we are not to turn right at the gas station but rather continue straight. Express (Adj)

Exterior (Adj) (N)

Adjective: At or for the outer part of something

Noun: The outer part or coating of something

Extrinsic, Foreign, Marginal,

Outdoor, Outer

Central, Interior, Middle

The exterior of the building gives a false impression of what is inside. Exteriority (N)

External (Adj) (N)

Adjective: Occurring on, or stemming from the outer part of something.

Noun: The exterior appearance of person or a thing, especially when it is not thought to be a real indication of the person or thing's actual nature.

Outermost, Outmost,

Outward, Over

Inside, Internal, Intrinsic

The external journey often complements a person's internal one. Externally (Adv)

Extrapolation (N) An inference about the future (or about

some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

Computation, Estimate,

Estimation, Extrapolation

One can go on indefinitely in this happy extrapolation, but all is not rosy. Extrapolate (V)

Facetious (Adj) Cleverly amusing in tone Jocose, Jocular, Joking, Joshing,

Laughable, Ludicrous

Formal, Grave, Serious, Unfunny

There are a great many local slang words, often of facetious origin. Facetiousness (N)

Facilitate (V) Make easier Help, Make Easy,

Open Doors, Promote

Block, Check, Delay, Detain,

Hinder

Poorly paid policemen are bribed to facilitate the trade.

Facilitation (N) Facilitatory (Adj)

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Factor (N) (V) A thing that adds to of has the ability to

sway the outcome of something A level or degree of something.

Influence, Ingredient, Instrument,

Instrumentality

One factor in the decision was economic well-

being. factors of the number 2 were easy to determine.

Factorability (N) Factorable (Adj)

Fade (V) (N)

Verb: To gradually lose or make something lose luster, color, or intensity.

Noun: A short period of time in which something slowly becomes less bright, less noisy, and less clear.

Dim, Disappear, Discolor, Dissolve,

Dull, Etiolate

Brighten, Color, Sharpen,

Strengthen Trends fade over time.

Fadable (Adj) Fadedness (N)

Fader (N)

Fake (N) (Adj) (V)

Noun: A person or thing that is not authentic but seems to be or is presented as being authentic.

Adjective: Not authentic or real, but meant to be thought of as authentic or real.

Verb: To falsely present or make something and declare that it is authentic when it is not in reality.

Bogus, Concocted, Counterfeit, Fabricated, Fictitious

Genuine, Original, Real, True, Truthful

Her smile was fake and not to be trusted. Faker (N) Fakery (N)

Fallacious (Adj) Based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

Incorrect, Invalid, Irrational, Mad,

Misleading, Mistaken

Correct, Real, True, Truthful

The idea that gratification is a completion of the wish is fallacious.

Fallacy (N) Fallaciously (Adv)

Fare (N) (V) (ITR) Noun: The fee that is charged to a person for a journey. Passage, Price,

Slug, Tariff, Ticket, Token

The fare increase infuriated riders of the city's public transportation.

Far-reaching (Phr) With extensive or widespread effects, implications, or impacts.

Important, Momentous,

Pervasive, Significant

Insignificant, Narrow, Trivial,

Unimportant

The belief in equal opportunity has led to far-reaching positive reforms.

Fatal (Adj) (N)

Adjective: Capable of causing death or leading to death.

Noun: An example of death like one caused by a car, plan or other mode of transportation.

Malignant, Mortal, Mortiferous,

Noxious

Healthful, Life-Giving,

Nourishing, Vital,

Wholesome

The crash proved to be a fatal one. Fatalness (N)

Fatality (N) A death that is the result of an accident or tragedy. Deadliness,

Destructiveness, Disaster, Dying

Birth Many fatalities suffered in Iraq were a result of human error. Fatal (Adj)

Fatuous (Adj) Showing a lack of intelligence or thought; stupid and silly Dull, Foolish,

Idiotic, Imbecile, Inane, Insensate

Bright, Intelligent,

Keen, Sensible,

Henry's portentous musings on the futility of war seem fatuous beside his clear-eyed account of how war looks.

Fatuity (N) Fatuously (Adv)

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Fault (N) (V)

Noun: Blame taken for a mistake, failure, or act of illegal behavior.

Verb: To accuse, pass judgment, or find fault within a person or a thing.

Indiscretion, Infirmity, Lapse,

Liability

Benefit, Blessing,

Correctness, Good,

Perfection

It is the fault of leadership and voters that healthcare remains unavailable to many.

Faulter (N) Faultless (Adj)

Fawning (ADj) Trying to please by behaving obsequiously Creep, Cringe, Crouch, Curry Favor, Debase,

Defer

Ignore Many of the forbs that grow in disturbed areas

provide additional food and fawning areas for deer.

Fawningness (N) Fawningly (Adv)

Felicitous (Adj) Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style

Apropos, Apt, Convincing, Fit,

Fitting, Germane, Happy

Inappropriate, Infelicitous,

Inopportune, Unfitting,

Unsuitable, Untimely

Contrasts felicitous closings by both native and highly proficient nonnative speakers with felicitous closings by nonnatives.

Felicity (N) Infelicitous (Adj) Felicitously (Adv)

Fervor (N) Feelings of great warmth and intensity Love, Oomph,

Passion, Pep Talk, Piety, Piousness

Apathy, Coolness

During the campaign the two major parties had attempted to outdo each other in their anti-terror fervor.

Fiction (N) Stories and written works that portray

make believe or imaginary people and occurrences.

Fish Story, Hooey, Imagination,

Improvisation

Non-Fiction, Truth Fiction is often based upon realevents.

Fictionalize (V) Fictional (Adj)

Fictitious (Adj) Describes something that is neither true

nor genuine because it has the intention of deceit.

Fake, Faked, False, Fanciful, Fantastic,

Fashioned

Certain, Confirmed,

Factual, Genuine,

Proven, Real, Sincere, Sure

The fictitious story created by the child fooled his parents.

Fictitiously (Adv) Fictitiousness (N)

Field studies (Phr) Part of the research is carried out outside the laboratory. During his field studies in Peru, the anthropologist

met his future wife.

Fierce (Adj) Typified by or expressing anger or violent behavior.

Infuriated, Intense,

Malevolent, Malign,

Murderous

Gentle, Kind, Meek,

Nonviolent, Peaceful, Tame

The soldiers fought against fierce opposition but came out victorious.

Fiercely (Adv) Fierceness (N)

Finale (N) A scene that symbolizes the end of a performance. Denouement, End,

End Piece, Beginning,

Debut, First The grand finaleincludes the most spectacular

array of fireworks. Finalise (V)

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Epilogue, Finis Act, Opening

Financial crash (Phr)

Economic debacle; Sudden drop in finance or economy

The financial crash of five years ago still affects consumer confidence today.

Fiscal (Adj) Pertaining to financial matters. Commercial,

Economic, Financial, Money,

Pecuniary

The fiscal rewards of this quarter were substantial ones. Finance (N)

Fiscally (Adv)

Flag (N) Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design Banner, Bannerol,

Burgee, Colors, Emblem

Depending on the situation, your juice donor could

be your neighbor or someone you flag down on the road.

Flagging (Adj) Flagging (N)

Flawed (Adj) Damages or defective. Crooked, Erring,

Erroneous, Fallacious, False,

Faulty

Good, Right Many consider the punishment concept of "an eye

for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," to be flawed and violent logic.

Flawedness (N)

Fledgling (Adj) (N) Adjective: Having acquired its

flight feathers Noun: Any new participant in some activity

Colt, Greenhorn, Learner,

Neophyte, Nestling

Expert, Professional

Traditional cigarette makers have not been involved in the fledgling industry.

Flora (N) All of the plant life found in a specific area or ear. plants, vegetation,

verdure The flora of the garden in spring and summer was

a beautiful sight. Floral (Adj)

Florid (Adj)

Having an ill-looking brightly pink or red skin tone.

Extremely elaborate and complex in generally style and wording.

Flamboyant, Flowery, Fussy,

Garnished, Grandiloquent

Natural, Plain, Undecorated,

Unornate

The florid wallpaper was difficult to encounter morning after morning

Floridity (N) Floridly (Adv) Floridness (N)

Flout (V) Treat with contemptuous disregard Gibe, Gird, Insult,

Jeer, Laugh At, Mock, Outrage,

Quip

Honor, Respect Flout the rules Flouter (N)

Fly by (Phr) Go by in a quick and unrealizable way. Fly By, Get Ahead, Give, Glide, Glide By, Go, Go Past

Get, Take, Use Time flies by.

Foe (N) A rival or enemy of a person or a thing. Enemy, Hostile Party, Rival Friend Whether friend or foe, we must try to treat

everyone with respect.

Foment (V) Bathe with warm water or medicated lotions

Foster, Goad, Incite, Nurse,

Nurture, Promote, Quicken

Dampen, Discourage,

Dissuade, Stop

Today's foment in the field of healthcare is both exciting and confusing.

Fomentation (N) Fomenter (N)

Fool around (Phr) To act in a way that lacks thought Idle, Kill Time, Labor, Toil, His wife persisted to fool around despite the fact

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or responsibility Lark, Mess Around, Play

Around

Work that she knew her husband was aware of her actions

Forecast (N) (V) (TR)

Verb: To suggest or predict that something will occur.

Noun: A prediction of weather conditions for the near future.

Calculation, Cast, Conjecture, Divination, Estimate

Traders forecast increased oil prices Forecastable (Adj) Forecaster (N)

Foreign (Adj) Pertaining to, coming from, or located

within a nation or nations that are not your own.

Expatriate, External,

Extralocal, Extraneous,

Extrinsic

Local, National, Native

The foreign currency was unusable and unable to be exchanged here.

Foreignly (Adv) Foreignness (N)

Forestall Prevent by taking action in advance

Delay, Deter, Hinder,

Monopolize, Preclude, Preoccupy

Only braver, more aggressive reformist leadership

will forestall that day and keep the current elite on top

Forestalling (N)

Forge (N) (V) (TR & ITR)

Noun: A place where metal is heated to a very high temperature and then shaped into certain figures by the use of a hammer.

Verb: To create of produce an illegal duplicate of something that looks authentic so that financial gain can be made.

To attempt to create something with a lot of effort.

Duplicate, Fabricate, Fake, Falsify, Fashion,

Feign, Frame

We can forge ahead to build even more fuel efficient vehicles. Forgeability (N) Forgeable (Adj)

Fortress (N) A fortified place intended for a long-term military use. castle, citadel, fort, garrison,

rampart, redoubt The fortress was built on a mountain top.

Foster (V) (TR) (Adj)

Verb: To supply a child with attention and nurture

Adjective: Supplying or receiving a home, nurture, and parental care.

Cultivate, Encourage, Feed, Foment, Forward

Condemn, Discourage

You must foster good manners and kindness early your children's upbringing. Fosterage (N)

Foul (Adj) (N) (V)

Adjective: Sickened or revolted to the senses.

Noun: An illegal action taken again a play of the opposite team that breaks the rules or regulation of the sport being played.

Iniquitous, Loathsome, Malodorous,

Mucky

Fragrant, Pleasing, Pure,

Wonderful

The foul stench coming from the kitchen indicated that something was burning.

Fouler (N) Foully (Adv) Foulness (N)

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Fraction (N) A number that is not a whole number and

is formed by dividing one number into another.

End, Fragment, Half, Piece,

Portion, Section

Entirety, Total, Whole Decimals can be represented as fractions. Fractionate (V)

Fracture (N) (V)

Noun: A break or fissure in a bone. Breaking something. Verb: To split or break something like a

done

Crack, Discontinuity, Disjunction,

Displacement

The girl slightly fractured her finger in the basketball game.

Fragile (Adj) Weak; not strong. Decrepit, Delicate,

Feeble, Fine, Flimsy, Fracturable

Firm, Strong, Tough,

Unbreakable

The fragile computer system could be made dysfunctional by simply touching the wrong key.

Fragilely (Adv) Fragility (N)

Fragment (N) (V) A broken piece that is left when something has been broken or shattered Cut, End, Fraction, Gob, Grain, Hunk

Entirety, Total, Whole

The student's paper was full of fragments rather than complete sentences

Fragmentation (N) Fragmented (Adj)

Fragrance (N) An enjoyable sweet smell. Bouquet, Incense,

Perfume, Redolence, Scent

Stench, Stink Your fragrance smells fantastically fruity Fragranced (Adj)

Frame (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: A structure that is made up or solid parts and is used to support something which has been constructed on top of it or around it.

Verb: To support a picture in a frame.

Fabric, Flounce, Form, Framework,

Fringe The frame of the painting was perfect in highlighting the artist's subject matter.

Framer (N) Framed (Adj)

Framework (N)

A system of interconnected horizontal and vertical bars that have spaces in between them.

The basis or outline for something that is made up a set of idea, theories, rules, or opinions

Fabric, Frame, Frame Of

Reference, Groundwork, Plan

Any changes must stay within the current framework.

Fraudulent (Adj) Created to deceive people by being dishonest, unfair, or untrue.

Crafty, Criminal, Crooked,

Deceitful, Devious, Dishonest

Authentic, Genuine,

Honest, Real, Valid

The fraudulent remarks made in her testimony were cause for alarm

Fraudulence (N) Fraudulently (Adv)

Free market (Phr) Operating trade without government control

Competition, Democracy, Free Enterprise, Free

Market

Communism Free market trade promotes corporate growth. Free-market (Adj) Free-marketeer (N)

Freestanding (Adj) Not connected to a wall, ceiling, or other

type of structure that is commonly used for support.

The freestanding sculpture made quite an impression on the viewer.

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Front (N) (Adj) (V)

Noun: The section that faces forward and is intended to be the most important part.

Adjective: Located at, on, or near the front of something.

Verb: To have a front that faces towards something.

Anterior, Facial, First, Fore, Foremost, Forward

Back, Ending, Final, Finishing,

Rear

Those who fought at the front in WWII, suffered the greatest number of casualties.

Frontage (N) Frontal (Adj)

Frontward (Adv)

Frugal (Adj) Typified by being frugal and avoiding any sort of waste. Meticulous,

Mingy, Niggardly, Parsimonious

Lavish, Spendthrifty,

Uneconomical, Wasteful

Though the family had frugal beginnings, their hard work would lead them to riches.

Frugality (N) Frugally (Adv) Frugalness (N)

Frustrate (V) To stop or prevent a person or thing from

achieving something or making something come into existence.

Discourage, Dishearten, Foil, Forbid, Forestall

Assist, Cooperate, Encourage,

Facilitate, Help, Support

We were frustrated by the child's refusal to enjoy the play.

Frustration (N) Frustratingly (Adv)

Fungi (N)

An organism, that can be either singled-celled or multicellular, does not have chlorophyll and produces spores in order to reproduce.

On The Landscape, Canker,

Contamination, Corruption

Blessing, Boon, Health,

Prosperity Fungi often grow in cool, moist shaded areas. Fungal (Adj)

Fungous (Adj)

Funnel (N) (V)

A utensil that is shaped like a cone with a big opening at the top and a little opening at the bottom and is used to direct fluids into containers.

Verb: To lead or move something into and through a constricted space.

Convey, Filter, Move, Pass, Pipe,

Pour, Siphon The funnel enables us to pour the wine back into the bottle without spilling any.

Furnace (N)

An enclosed technological structure where heat is made by the burning of fuel in order to warm a house or other type of building or to melt a metal

calefactor, cinerator,

cremator, forge, heater

freezer Our house was heated by a wood burning furnace.

Futile (Adj) Producing no result or effect Delusive, Empty,

Exhausted, Forlorn, Fruitless

Fruitful, Hopeful,

Productive, Profitable

Futile as appears setting sumptuous nourishment arrayed before ivory towers.

Futility (N) Futilely (Adv)

Gainsay Question the truth or validity of; take exception to controvert, cross, deny, disaffirm,

disagree

agree, concur, go along

Plaintiffs do not gainsay that the jurisdictional amount in controversy exists. Gainsayer (N)

Galaxy (N) The assembly of billions or stars, planets, irregular galaxy, In a distant galaxy, there may well be a planet Galactic (Adj)

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gasses, and dust that occurs over many thousand of light years that forms a segment of the universe.

island universe, spiral galaxy

similar to our own. Extragalactic (Adj)

Garrulous (Adj) Full of trivial conversation Gossiping,

Gushing, Long-Winded, Loose-

Lipped

Quiet, Reserved,

Silent, Still, Untalkative

Philosophers are a garrulous and argumentative species.

Garrulity (N) Garrulously (Adv)

Gear (N) (V)

Noun: An engineering device that sends out motion from one part to another part for doing a particular purpose.

Verb: In the engineering sense, this means to provide something with gears.

baggage, belongings, contraption,

effects

We would need additional rain gear for the camping trip. Gearing (N)

Geared (Adj)

Geese (N) A big waterfowl that has a long neck and

webbed feet; it has a very specific honking sound.

build up, goose, hand, hand out,

help

discouragement, hindrance Geese flew south for the winter. Gosling (N)

Gel (N) (V) (TR) Noun: A partially solid combination of

small fragments of solid in a fluid. Verb: To become partially solid or gel like.

break, chance, come down, come

off, The young boys put gel in their hair, as it was the fashion. Degel (V)

Gender (N) The sex of a person or organism. common,

feminine, gender-specific, masculine

Our gender roles dictate behaviour that is appropriate for men and women. Engender (V)

Genderless (Adj)

Geometric mean (Phr)

The average of a set of n values, described mathematically as the nth root of their product.

The children were able to determine the geometric mean with little difficulty.

Geometry (N) The area of mathematics that deals with

the properties and relationships of points, lines, angles, curves, surfaces, and solids.

math, multiplication,

numbers, subtraction,

trigonometry

Geometry and algebra are generally studied before entering universities. Geometrician (N) Geometric (Adj)

Glacier (N) A large mass of ice that constantly gathers

more ice and snow over time and moves slowly.

floe, glacial mass, ice field, ice floe, iceberg, icecap,

snow slide

The depths of the rivers in North America provide information on the size of the Ice Age glaciers. Glaciered (Adj)

GNP (Abbreviation) Gross National Product: the nation's profits including foreign assets. The Economist reports GNP and debt ratios of

most countries regularly

Goad (V) (N) Verb: Urge with or as if with a goad Noun:Anything that inspires, motivates or

drives you to do something

desire, drive, impetus, impulse,

impulsion

discouragement, diversion,

restraint

They can goad us into tactical errors and strategic blunders.

Goading (N) Goaded (Adj)

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Gorilla (N) Indigenous to central Africa, the biggest

ape with a small but extremely strong body and rough dark hair.

competitor, contender,

contestant, games player

Gorillas have become the most endangered species of apes in Uganda

Gouge (V) (N) Verb: Obtain by coercion or intimidation Noun:An impression in a surface

furrow, gash, hollow, notch, scoop, score,

scratch

Rolfers gouge with knuckles and knead with fists,

contort limbs and lean into elbows to loosen tendons and ligaments

Gouger (N)

Gourmet (N) (Adj)

Noun: A person who is a food expert and enjoys good food and beverages.

Adjective: Pertaining to or making high-quality food that is expensive, exceptional, unusual, and carefully made.

epicurean, food bon vivant, gastronome

Gourmet food though considered expensive can be simple to prepare.

Government intervention (Phr)

Actions enacted by a government to interrupt certain things or plans.

Government intervention in business should be minimized say conservatives.

Grade-school (N) A school that teaches elementary or primary education

folk school, grammar school,

preparatory school, primary

school

The early years of a child's education during grade school should be successful. Grade-schooler (N)

Gradual (G) (N)

Adjective: Happening or proceeding slowly by degrees or levels.

Noun: A set of scriptural verses, in some Christian services, sung after the epistle at Communion.

continuous, creeping, even,

gentle, graduate, moderate

infrequent, intermittent,

sudden, uneven

A gradual increase in weight can be dangerous to men over long years Gradualness (N)

Grandiloquent (Adj) Puffed up with vanity

bombastic, declamatory,

euphistic, fustian

plain, simple, unadorned,

unpretentious

The note may be pitched high, but not too high for the grandiloquent flights that follow.

Grandiloquence (N) Grandiloquently

(Adv)

Gregarious (Adj) Instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

Clubby, Companionable,

Convivial, Cordial, Fun, Outgoing,

Sociable

Introverted, Unfriendly,

Unhospitable, Unsociable

Adult mallards are highly gregarious outside of the breeding season, and may form large flocks on the water.

Gregariousness (N) Gregariously (Adv)

Grip (N) (V)

Noun: An act of grasping or keeping a rigid hold of something.

Verb: To grasp or keep a rigid hold or something

cinch, cincture, clamp, clamping,

clench, clinch Release The grip of the football player's hand was strong and warm.

Gripper (N) Gripping (Adj)

Ground (N) (Adj) Noun: The exterior surface of the land. beat, bray, chop It rained and the ground absorbed the Grinding (N)

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(V) Dirt of earth. Adjective: Occurring, living, or working on

the ground. Verb: To teach someone the fundamentals

of something.

up, comminute, crumble, crumple

welcome water. Regrind (V)

Guileless (Adj Free of deceit candid, frank,

genuine, ingenuous, innocent

crafty, cunning, deceitful, dishonest,

guileful, tricky

Jacobs-a sweet and guileless performer-is quite delightful.

Guilelessly (Adv) Guile (N)

Gullible (Adj) Easily duped or tricked because you the

person tends to trust and have faith in people.

biting, credulous, easily taken in,

easy mark

discerning, knowledgeable,

perceptive, suspicious

The gullible young man actually believed the scheme to get cash quickly.

Gullibility (N) Gullibly (Adv)

Gymnast (N) A person that performs gymnastics well acrobat, jumper, tumbler Olympic gymnasts compete both individually and

on teams. Gymnastic (Adj)

Habitat (N) The normal conditions and environment in which plants and animals live.

domicile, dwelling, element,

environment, fireside, flat

The environmental habitat of eagles was endangered for years.

Habitation (N) The occupation of a place by people or animals. abode, residence Habitation and life style often reflect the economic

status of people. Habitational (Adj)

Hallmark (N) A sign that shows the high quality of something.

emblem, endorsement,

indication, mark, ratification

The hallmark of a good brand is instant recognition.

Hamster (N) A small rodent with a short tail and large cheek pouches for storing food. The small mouse-like hamster got out of his cage

and hid under the couch.

Handicap (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: Something that is disadvantageous or hinders a person or another thing.

Verb: To be disadvantageous or hinder a person or a thing.

block, burden, detriment, disability, drawback

advantage, benefit, help

Handicap accessibility laws allow the disabled to now move more freely

Handicapper (N) Handicapped (Adj)

Harangue (V) (N)

Verb: Deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

Noun:A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

declamation, diatribe,

discourse, exhortation

He complied with my request and made a lengthy harangue to his village Haranguer (N)

Hard-edge (Phr) Describes something that has a distinctive outline. A hard-edge and rough language are unattractive

in young women.

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Harness (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: A set of leather traps that are placed together and fitted on a house to then be able to attach a cart or carriage to it

Verb: To place a harness on an animal.

equipment, strap, tack, tackle,

trappings The horse's harness allowed the rider to control his direction. Harnessed (Adj)

Haven (N) A place sought after for relaxation, protection, or shelter.

cover, covert, harbour,

harbourage, retreat

The peaceful chapel provided a haven in the busy hospital.

Havoc (N) (Adj)

Noun: Extensive destruction, devastation, and harm.

Adjective: Hard to manage, control, or instruct.

chaos, confusion, damage,

desolation, despoiling

Peace The hurricane wrecked havoc on the neighbourhood.

Hazardous (Adj) Possibly dangerous to human beings or the natural environment. parlous, perilous, precarious, risky,

touchy

guarded, predictable,

protected, safe, secure

The hazardous materials needed to be handled with great care.

Hazardously (Adv) Hazardousness (N)

Height (N) The distance between somebody or

something's lowest point and highest point.

Brow, Ceiling, Crest, Crown,

Cusp, Elevation, Extent

Bottom, Depth, Lowness

The height of the building was measured by the architect. Heighten (V)

Hem (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: A tidy non-fraying edge on something that is made of cloth; it is created by creasing the fabric over and stitching it down on one side.

Verb: To crease over and stitch the fabric down in order to make a hem on a piece of cloth.

edging, fringe, margin, perimeter,

periphery

body, center, interior She raised the hem of her pants.

Hereditary (Adj) Something that is capable of being passed

genetically from one generation to the next.

genealogical, genetic, handed down, heritable,

inborn

Acquired She possessed a hereditary predisposition towards the disease. Hereditarily (Adv) Hereditariness (N)

Heritage (N) The position, state, or personality obtained

by being born into a specific family or social class.

birthright, convention,

culture, custom, dowry

The German heritage of the family led them to value certain foods, holidays and traditions.

Hexagon (N) A two dimensional figure made up of six sides. Magen David, Star

of Bethlehem, estoile

The unusual home was shaped in six-sided hexagon.

Hierarchy (N) A group or association whose members are due order, The organization's hierarchy was highly effective Hierarch (N)

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ranked according to power and position. echelons, grouping, pecking

order, placing

at creating a supportive structure for employees. Hierarchical (Adj)

Highlight (N) (V) (TR)

Noun: The most unforgettable, significant, or thrilling part of an event or occurrence.

Verb: To attract attention to something, or make something predominantly important or obvious.

feature, focal point, focus, high point, high spot

Please highlight all key matters in your meeting notes. Highlighter (N) Highlighting (N)

Hit show (Phr) A show with great popularity. The hit show found success many seasons ago.

Homicide (N) The event of illegally killing or murdering another person.

big chill, bloodshed, bump-

off, butchery, carnage, crime

birth The homicide was brutal and there were few clues. Homicidal (Adj)

Homogeneous (Adj) All of the same or similar kind or nature

compatible, consistent, equal,

same, solid, uniform

different, dissimilar,

heterogenous

In the past four decades, the two political parties have become more internally homogeneous and ideologically distant.

Homogeneity (N) Homogeneously

(Adv)

Hormone (N) A chemical substance made in the

endocrine glands of the body or other cells that regulates the metabolism of the body.

coil, condom, diaphragm, foam,

hormone Growth hormones caused the child to eat and eat. Hormonal (Adj)

Hormonally (Adv)

Horrendous (Adj) Extremely horrible, scary, or outrageous at to incite horror. awe-inspiring,

awesome, awful, beastly, dangerous

The horrendous explosion left some dead and many wounded. Horrendousness (N) Horrendously (Adv)

Hospitable (Adj) Hospitable, friendly, and kind to strangers or visitors.

congenial, courteous,

friendly, neighbourly

The hospitable nature of the family always allowed guests to feel at home. Hospitality (N)

Hospitably (Adv)

Hostility (N) An emotion or opinion of loathing,

antagonism, hostility, or rage toward a person.

congenial, courteous,

friendly, neighbourly

Hostility toward the leaders persists in the population. Hostile (Adj)

Household (N) (Adj)

Noun: The members of a home that live together.

Adjective: Pertaining to, belonging to, or used in a home

everyday, family, home, homely,

homey, ordinary, plain

business, commercial,

industrial

Our household earnings puts us in the top economic bracket.

Hue (N) A color. chroma,

complexion, dye, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, value

The hue of her jacket brought out the color of her eyes. Hue less (Adj)

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Hum (N) (Inter) (V) (TR & ITR)

Verb: To sing without using words and having your lips pursed or closed, or to sing a song in this way.

Noun: A constant dull noise. Interjection: A low or soft noise produced

to show displeasure, uncertainty, shock, or indecisiveness.

bum, bumble, croon, drone,

moan, mumble The hum of the wheels lulled the child to sleep. Hummable (Adj)

Hummer (N)

Humanitarian (Adj) (N)

Adjective: Dedicated to making the lives of people better.

Noun: Someone who is dedicated to making the lives of people better.

benevolent, charitable,

eleemosynary, generous

egoistic, egotistic, in

humanitarian,

Humanitarian efforts saved many lives after the tsunami. Humanitarianism (N)

Hydrocarbon (N) An organic chemical compound that has only hydrogen and carbon atoms Hydrocarbon is a potentially harmful molecule.

Hydro carbonaceous (Adj)

Hydro carbonic (Adj)

Hydrogen (N) The lightest and most abundant chemical

element in the universe; it a colorless and incredibly reactive gas

Hydrogen is a key element in water Hydrogenous (Adj)

Hyperbole (N) Extravagant exaggeration big talk, coloring,

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