Lesson 21   -   edHelper.com

Word List extend extensive extinguish extol extract extraneous extravagant extricate exult facet facilitate faction faculty fallacious fallible fallow falter fanatic fanciful fastidious fathom fatuous feasible feeble feign

Definitions

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extend (k-stnd) verb    a. to make longer in size or duration; enlarge or lengthen. b. to stretch out (an arm or hand). c. to stretch out over a gap.

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extensive (k-stnsv) adjective    a. of great extent; wide; broad b. covering or extending over a great area c. far-reaching; comprehensive; thorough

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extinguish (k-stnggwsh) verb    a. to put out (a fire, flame, or light). b. to put an end to; demolish. c. to eclipse or obscure.

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extol (k-stl) verb    to praise highly or lavishly.

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extract (k-strkt) verb    a. to remove or take out by use of force. b. to obtain with effort. c. to separate or draw out (juice from a fruit, metal from an ore, or the like) by pressure, distillation, or chemical action.

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extraneous (k-strn-s) adjective    a. coming from outside; foreign. b. not essential or relevant.

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extravagant (k-strv-gnt) adjective    a. spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful b. excessively high c. exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions.

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extricate (kstr-kt) verb    a. to free or release from entanglement; disengage b. to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process.

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exult (g-zlt) verb    to rejoice greatly, esp. over some triumph.

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facet (fst) noun    a. one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem. b. a similar surface cut on a fragment of rock by the action of water, windblown sand, etc. c. aspect; phase

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facilitate (f-sl-tt) verb    a. to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.) b. to assist the progress of (a person).

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faction (fkshn) noun    a. a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like b. party strife and intrigue; dissension c. a form of writing or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses them as an integral part of a fictional account.

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faculty (fkl-t) noun    a. an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action b. one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech c. an inherent capability of the body

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fallacious (f-lshs) adjective    a. containing a fallacy; logically unsound b. deceptive; misleading c. disappointing; delusive

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fallible (fl-bl) adjective    a. (of persons) liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken. b. liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate

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fallow (fl) adjective    a. (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated. b. not in use; inactive c. land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons.

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falter (fô) verb    a. to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way b. to speak hesitatingly or brokenly. c. to move unsteadily; stumble.

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fanatic (f-ntk) noun    a. a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics. b. fanatical.

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fanciful (fns-fl) adjective    a. exhibiting use of the imagination; whimsical or imaginative. b. distorted by the imagination; imaginary. c. inclined to indulge in or be ruled by caprice or whim.

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fastidious (f-std-s) adjective    a. exceedingly particular or demanding esp. in matters of detail; exacting. b. excessively sensitive or delicate in matters of food, manners, dress, or personal hygiene.

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fathom (fthm) noun    a. a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbr.: fath b. to measure the depth of by means of a sounding line; sound. c. to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand

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fatuous (fch-s) adjective    a. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. b. unreal; illusory.

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feasible (fz-bl) adjective    a. capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; possible. b. capable of being used; fit or suitable. c. plausible or probable.

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feeble (fbl) adjective    a. physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail. b. weak intellectually or morally c. lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, distinctness, etc.

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feign (fn) verb    a. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of b. to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse. c. to imitate deceptively