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- DREICHExtending for a long distance or time, especially when tedious or wearisome; long-drawn-out, protracted; also, of speech or writing: unnecessarily verbose; long-winded.
- DROOKTo drench, to soak.
- DROOPINGpresent participle and gerund of droop
- DROUGHTA period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
- DULCETSweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
- DUPEA person who has been deceived.
- EDENICAlternative form of Edenic.
- ELEVATINGpresent participle and gerund of elevate
- ELIXIRSplural of elixir
- ELUDESthird-person singular simple present indicative of elude
- ELUDINGpresent participle and gerund of elude
- ENDOPLASMThe inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell.
- ENGULFSthird-person singular simple present indicative of engulf
- ENVOYSplural of envoy
- EONSplural of eon
- ERUDITELearned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
- ETUDEA short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- EULOGIESplural of eulogy
- EULOGYAn oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
- EUPHORIAAn excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
- EXHUMESthird-person singular simple present indicative of exhume
- EXOTICForeign, especially in an exciting way.
- EXUBERANTVery cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
- EXUDESthird-person singular simple present indicative of exude
- FACADESplural of facade
- FALCONERA person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.
- FANGLETo fashion, manufacture, invent, or create.
- FARMEDsimple past and past participle of farm
- FATEDForeordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.
- FENDERpanel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- FESTOONAn ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
- FLAKEYAlternative spelling of flaky.
- FOGHORNA very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.
- FRAGMENTA part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not.
- FRIVOLOUSSilly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a caprice or whim.
- FROWNEDsimple past and past participle of frown
- FULLYIn a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
- FUNGISpongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
- GAGSplural of gag
- GAILYMerrily.
- GALLEYA long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern er
- GARISHOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
- GARMENTSplural of garment
- GASKETA length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
- GAWKA cuckoo; any gawky bird.
- GAYSplural of gay
- GEEZAn exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
- GENOMEThe complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- GEODEA nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
- GEYSERA boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
- GHASTLYLike a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
- GOADEDsimple past and past participle of goad
- GOLDENMade of, or relating to, gold.
- GOOGLYA ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
- GOTHICAlternative letter-case form of Gothic.
- GRAPEA small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on female vines of most species of genus Vitis and the self-fertile plants of spec
- GRAPHA data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a re
- GRIFTA confidence game or swindle.
- GROSSRemarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; Highly or conspicuously offensive.
- GROVELTo be prone on the ground.
- GUILDA group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific co
- GUISERA person in disguise, as for a parade or festival.
- GUSHEDsimple past and past participle of gush
- GUTSplural of gut
- HAPPILYIn a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
- HARPOONA spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- HAUD
- HEARTILYIn a hearty manner.
- HEBEAlternative form of Hebe (“a Jew”).
- HEGEMONYDomination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
- HEINOUSTotally reprehensible.
- HENSplural of hen
- HEXAGONA polygon with six sides and six angles.
- HEXAGONALHaving six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
- HEXINGpresent participle and gerund of hex
- HIBERNALOf or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal
- HINGEDAffixed by a hinge, as a door.
- HOISTEDsimple past and past participle of hoist
- HOODSplural of hood
- HOOSE
- HUBRISExcessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride.
- HULKINGLarge and bulky, heavily built; massive.
- ICHORThe liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
- INCISORA narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
- INTREPIDFearless; bold; brave.
- ISOTONEAny of a number of nuclides of different elements that have the same number of neutrons.
- JUGULARRelating to, or located near, the neck or throat. Of or pertaining to the jugular vein.
- JUXTAPOSEDPlaced side by side often for comparison or contrast.
- KARMASplural of karma
- KEENLYIn a keen manner.
- KEENSplural of keen
- KILTERSplural of kilter
- KNEELTo rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
- LAMSplural of lam
- LANGUISHTo lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
- LAUDINGpresent participle and gerund of laud
- LAUNDERA washerwoman or washerman.
- LESBIANHomosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
- LEXICONThe vocabulary of a language.
- LIGHTElectromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.