Webster Essential Vocabulary

crystal(KRIS til) n. 1. a transparent mineral, especially quartz; 2. such a mineral with a cut or naturally geometric pattern of ...

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D debilitating(di BIL i TAYT ing) adj. weakening; making weak and feeble; ennervating Lou Gehrig was a great baseball player be ...

demographic(DEM uh GRA fik) n. a vital statistic of human population, such as age, income, sex, and so on, used mainly for marke ...

detest(di TEST) vt. to intensely dislike; to abhor; to hate President George H. W. Bush shocked many growers when he announced ...

diatribe(DY i TRYB) n. an abusive, bitter, ranting criticism or denouncing Fidel Castro is renowned for his long diatribesagain ...

disinter(dis in TER) vt. 1. to dig up from the grave; to exhume; 2. to bring to light something that had been hidden The medica ...

distillation(DIS til AY shin) n. 1. a process by which a liquid is vaporized, and the vapor is cooled to form a purer or more hi ...

dormant(DAWR mint) adj. 1. asleep; 2. as if asleep; resting; 3. inactive; inoperative The night watchman was dormanton the job. ...

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E – F edify(ED i FY) vt.to instruct so as to enlighten or improve morally, intellectually, or spiritually It might edifyyou to ...

emancipate(im AN si PAYT) vt. 1. to set free from bondage, slavery, serfdom, and the like; 2. to free from control or restraint ...

enzyme(EN zym) n. any one of many proteins developed by plants and ani- mals that act as catalysts in certain chemical reactions ...

equable(EK wib il) adj. not varying very much; even tempered; serene; not readily upset Tropical climates are equablerather tha ...

esoterica(ES oh TER ik uh) n. 1. things meant to be understood only by an elite few; 2. confidential things The Native American ...

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extraneous(eks TRAY nee is) adj. 1. not pertinent or relevant; 2. coming from the outside; 3. not properly or truly belonging W ...

Allowing a five-year-old to walk alone near a busy street can only be described as feckless. [-ly adv.] felon(FEL in) n. a pers ...

finesse(fin ES) n. 1. the ability to handle delicate situations with skill; 2. cun- ning; artfulness; craftiness —vt.1. to bypas ...

flora(FLOR uh) n. the plants of a region, as distinguished from the animal life (fauna) The floraof the tropics are varied and ...