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1 exotic (adjective satellite) strikingly strange or unusual; "an exotic hair style"; "protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants"; "the exotic landscape of a dead planet"

(adjective satellite) being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"

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2 expedient (noun) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

(adjective) serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

(adjective satellite) appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

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3 expedite (verb) process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter"

(verb) speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

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4 explicit (adjective) precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"

(adjective satellite) in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

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5 exposition (noun) an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"

(noun) a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

(noun) a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

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6 expunge (verb) remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record"

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7 extant (adjective) still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd

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8 extemporize (verb) perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

(verb) manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

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9 extol (verb) praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

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10 extraneous (adjective satellite) coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"

(adjective satellite) not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"

(adjective satellite) not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"

(adjective satellite) not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"

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11 extricable (adjective) capable of being extricated

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12 exultation (noun) the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

(noun) a feeling of extreme joy

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13 facetious (adjective satellite) cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"

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14 facilitate (verb) make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

(verb) physiology: increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

(verb) be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"

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15 facsimile (noun) duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

(noun) an exact copy or reproduction

(verb) send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?"

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16 faction (noun) a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

(noun) a dissenting clique

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17 fallacious (adjective satellite) based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope"

(adjective satellite) intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"

(adjective satellite) containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"

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18 fallible (adjective) likely to fail or be inaccurate; "everyone is fallible to some degree"

(adjective satellite) having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity"

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19 fanatic (noun) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill

(adjective satellite) marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist"

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20 fastidious (adjective) giving and careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"

(adjective) having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"

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21 fathom (noun) (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore

(noun) a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth

(verb) measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

(verb) come to understand

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22 fatuous (adjective satellite) complacently or inanely foolish

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23 fealty (noun) the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

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24 feasible (adjective satellite) capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

(adverb) in a practicable manner; so as to be feasible

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25 fecund (adjective satellite) capable of producing offspring or vegetation

(adjective satellite) intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"

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26 feign (verb) make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

(verb) make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

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27 feint (noun) any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

(verb) deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

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28 ferment (noun) a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances

(noun) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest"

(noun) a substance capable of bringing about fermentation

(verb) go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

(verb) cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

(verb) work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"

(verb) be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"

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29 ferret (noun) domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

(noun) ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

(verb) search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"

(verb) hunt with ferrets

(verb) hound or harry relentlessly

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30 fervent (adjective satellite) extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope

(adjective satellite) characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

(adjective satellite) sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope"

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31 fervid (adjective satellite) extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope

(adjective satellite) characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

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32 fervor (noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

(noun) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"

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33 fester (noun) a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus

(verb) ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"

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34 fetid (adjective satellite) offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"

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35 fetish (noun) excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"

(noun) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

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36 fetter (noun) a shackle for the ankles or feet

(verb) restrain with fetters

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37 fickle (adjective satellite) liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

(adjective satellite) marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

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38 fidelity (noun) accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal

(noun) the quality of being faithful

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39 figment (noun) a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination"

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40 finesse (noun) subtly skillful handling of a situation

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41 finite (adjective) bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent

(adjective) of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person

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42 fissure (noun) (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

(noun) a long narrow opening

(noun) a long narrow depression in a surface

(verb) break into fissures or fine cracks

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43 flaccid (adjective satellite) lacking firmness or stiffness; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"

(adjective satellite) lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"

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44 flag (noun) a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

(noun) emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

(noun) stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

(noun) flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

(noun) a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

(noun) a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

(noun) plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

(verb) become less intense

(verb) provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"

(verb) communicate or signal with a flag

(verb) decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"

(verb) droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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45 flagrant (adjective satellite) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

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46 flamboyant (noun) showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

(adjective satellite) richly and brilliantly colorful

(adjective satellite) elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"

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47 fledgling (noun) young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying

(noun) any new participant in some activity

(adjective satellite) young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"

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48 flinch (noun) a reflex response to sudden pain

(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

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49 flippant (adjective satellite) showing inappropriate levity

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50 flout (verb) treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"

(verb) laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

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