Webster Essential Vocabulary
Quick Review #36. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 106 Essential ...
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 ...
E: SAT Words 109 exemplify exhibit existence exorbitant expect expedite experience experiment expertise explicit exploitation e ...
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 dead; no longer active; 2.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 ...
Quick Review #39. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 114 Essential ...
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 ...
Quick Review #40. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 118 Essential ...
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 ...
heighten(HY tin) vt.1. to take to a higher position; raise; rise; 2. to make better, greater, stronger, etc.; increase; intensif ...
hindrance(HIN drins) n.1. the act of preventing; 2. obstacle; impediment; obstruction Hindranceof the bill’s coming to a vote w ...
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