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  1. elastic
    capable of resuming shape after stretching or compression
  2. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  3. emaciate
    grow weak and thin or waste away physically
  4. emancipate
    free from slavery or servitude
  5. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  6. equable
    not varying
  7. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
  8. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  9. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  10. estuary
    the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
  11. exacerbate
    make worse
  12. exasperate
    make furious
  13. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  14. expatriate
    a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
  15. expiate
    make amends for
  16. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  17. extradite
    hand over to the authorities of another country
  18. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  19. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  20. ferocity
    the property of being aggressive or forceful
  21. fertile
    capable of reproducing
  22. futile
    producing no result or effect
  23. flirt
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  24. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  25. flitter
    move back and forth very rapidly
  26. flicker
    flash intermittently
  27. flutter
    flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
  28. glitter
    the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  29. flummox
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  30. lummox
    an awkward, foolish person
  31. flyer
    an advertisement intended for wide distribution
  32. friar
    male member of a religious order originally relying on alms
  33. fryer
    flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
  34. gavel
    a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
  35. gravel
    rock fragments and pebbles
  36. grovel
    show submission or fear
  37. genius
    unusual mental ability
  38. genuine
    not fake or counterfeit
  39. genus
    taxonomic group containing one or more species
  40. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  41. ingenue
    an artless innocent young girl
  42. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  43. hashtag
    the (#) symbol
  44. hush
    become quiet or still; fall silent
  45. shush
    urge someone to be quiet
  46. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  47. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  48. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  49. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  50. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  51. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  52. inequity
    injustice by virtue of not conforming with standards
  53. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  54. jilt
    cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
  55. jolt
    move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
  56. jot
    write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
  57. kin
    a person related to another or others
  58. kindred
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  59. kith
    your friends and acquaintances
Created on Mon Sep 01 04:54:27 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Nov 25 05:23:59 EST 2025)

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