Thursday, April 7, 2016

  1. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  2. euphony
    any pleasing and harmonious sounds
  3. exacerbate
    make worse
  4. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  5. exigent
    demanding attention
  6. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  7. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  8. exponent
    a notation of how many times to multiply a number by itself
  9. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  10. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  11. fanatical
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  12. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  13. fawn
    a young deer
  14. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  15. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  16. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  17. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  18. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  19. foment
    try to stir up
  20. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  21. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible

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