Webster Essential Vocabulary

evidence(EV id ins) n.1. something that makes another thing easy to see; a sign; an indication; 2. something that proves (someth ...

exclude(eks KLOOD) vt.1. to keep out; shut out; refuse to admit; bar; 2. to expel; to put out The doorman at the entrance to th ...

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exorbitant(eg ZAWR bit int) adj.above and beyond what is reasonable; immodest; excessive; extravagant Would you say that Willia ...

expertise (EKS poer TEEZ) n.the knowledge and capability of one who is highly skilled and trained in some particular field Jaso ...

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extinct*(eks TEENKT) adj.1. dead; no longer active; 2. no longer in existence Many volcanoes, although they have not erupted in ...

F fabrication(FAB ri KAY shuhn) n.1. something being constructed or manufac- tured; 2. a made-up thing, especially a falsehood; ...

fathom (FA thim) vt.1. to measure the depth (of water); 2. to understand com- pletely; comprehend —n.a unit of length equal to 6 ...

firebrand(FYR brand) n.1. a piece of burning wood; 2. a person who stirs up a revolution, strife, or trouble Keep the firebrand ...

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foolhardy(FOOL hahr dee) adj.rash; reckless; bold or daring in a foolish way Sid’s rushing into the burning building to rescue ...

fortunate (FAWR tyoo nit) adj.1. lucky; having good luck; having good fortune; 2. favorable; auspicious Roger was fortunateto h ...

frugal(FROO gil) adj.1. economical; thrifty; not wasteful; 2. inexpensive; not costly Frugalshoppers consider house brands when ...

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G – H gargantuan(gahr GAN tyoo uhn) adj.huge; gigantic (from Rabelais’s 1552 satire, Gargantua and Pantagruel) There was a garg ...

genetics (jen ET iks) adj.1. the branch of science that deals with heredity; the traits of an individual, group, or type As bra ...

glutton(GLUH tin) n.1. a person who can eat a copious amount (like a pig); someone capable of a great amount of something The g ...

hackneyed(HAK need) adj.made commonplace or trite through overuse “Been there, done that” is one example of a hackneyedexpressi ...

hedonism (HEED ’n IZ m) n.1. (philosophy) the belief that the happiness of the individual or the society is of paramount importa ...