Grade_08 : Word group 03

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1. Evocative / ɪˈvɒkətɪv / This is an adjective. Origin: From Latin via English 'evoke'.

   Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

2. Excursion / ɪkˈskɜːrʒən / This is a noun. Origin: From Latin.

   A short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity.

3. Exorbitant / ɪɡˈzɔːrbɪtənt / This is an adjective. Origin: From Latin.

   (Of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.

4. Expository / ɪkˈspɑːzəˌtɔri / Adjective Origin: English

   Intended to explain or describe something.

5. Extreme / ɪkˈstriːm / Adjective Origin: Latin

   Reaching a high or the highest degree.

6. Faerie / ˈfɛri / Noun Origin: Old French

   A fairy or the realm of fairies.

7. Famish / ˈfæmɪʃ / Verb Origin: Old French

   To suffer severely from hunger; to starve.

8. Fatalism / ˈfeɪtəlɪzəm / Noun Origin: French (fatalisme)

   The belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.

9. Fedora / fɪˈdɔrə / Noun Origin: Italian (Fedora, play title)

   A soft felt hat with an indented crown.

10. Festoonery / fɛˈstunəri / Noun Origin: English

    Decorative arrangements of festoons.

11. Filature / ˈfɪləˌtʃʊər / noun Origin: French

    The process or establishment for reeling silk from cocoons.

12. Finitude / ˈfɪnɪˌtud / noun Origin: Latin

    The state of being finite or limited.

13. Flamboyance / flæmˈbɔɪəns / Noun Origin: French

    The quality of being elaborate, showy, and ostentatious.

14. Flinch / flɪntʃ / Verb, Noun Origin: Old French

    To make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear or pain.

15. Flower / ˈflaʊər / noun, verb Origin: Old English

    The reproductive part of a plant, often brightly colored, or to produce flowers.

16. Fluvial / ˈfluːviəl / adjective Origin: Latin (fluvius 'river')

    Relating to or found in a river.

17. Forebode / fɔrˈboʊd / Verb Origin: Old English

    To act as a warning of (a future event, typically an unwelcome one).

18. Forfeit / ˈfɔrfɪt / Noun, Verb, Adjective Origin: Old French

    A penalty for wrongdoing or failure; to lose or give up something as a penalty.

19. Foundry / ˈfaʊndri / Noun Origin: Old French

    A factory where metal castings are produced.

20. Frappe / fræˈpeɪ / Noun Origin: French

    A drink made with ice cream and syrup, often blended with crushed ice.

21. Frizette / frɪˈzɛt / Noun Origin: French

    A small curl or bunch of curled hair worn on the forehead.

22. Fundamental / ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl / Adjective Origin: Latin (fundamentum)

    Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.

23. Gadgeteer / ˌɡædʒəˈtɪər / Noun Origin: Unknown

    A person who is skilled with or enthusiastic about electronic gadgets.

24. Sallow / ˈsæloʊ / Adjective Origin: Old English

    Of an unhealthy yellowish or pale brown color.

25. Sanguine / ˈsæŋɡwɪn / Adjective Origin: Latin

    Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently difficult situation.

26. Satisfy / ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ / Verb Origin: Latin

    To meet the expectations, needs, or desires of (someone).

27. Scallion / ˈskæljən / Noun Origin: Old French

    A long, thin onion, especially one that has not formed a large bulb.

28. Gallyware / ˈɡæliˌwɛr / Noun Origin: English

    Earthenware or pottery.

29. Garble / ˈɡɑːrbəl / Verb Origin: Arabic

    To reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way.

30. Gaudery / ˈɡɔːdəri / noun Origin: Old French

    Showy and elaborate ornamentation or display.

31. Generator / ˈdʒɛnəreɪtər / noun Origin: Latin

    A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

32. Geologist / dʒiˈɑːlədʒɪst / noun Origin: Greek

    A scientist who studies geology.

33. Gesticulate / dʒɛˈstɪkjuˌleɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

    To use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of or in addition to speaking.

34. Giggle / ˈɡɪɡəl / Verb Origin: Dutch

    To laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly, nervous, or uncontrollable way.

35. Gladstone / ˈɡlædˌstoʊn / Proper Noun Origin: English

    A male given name; surname of a former British Prime Minister.

36. Glossarial / ɡlɒˈsɛriəl / adjective Origin: Greek

    Relating to a glossary.

37. Gondola / ˈɡɑːndələ / Noun Origin: Italian

    A long, narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by a single oar, especially in Venice.

38. Gradate / ˈɡreɪdeɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

    To arrange or progress by grades or steps.

39. Graphometry / ɡrəˈfɒmətri / Noun Origin: Greek

    The measurement of drawings or other graphic material.

40. Greenwood / ˈɡriːnˌwʊd / Noun Origin: Old English

    A wood or forest in summer, when the leaves are green.

41. Guaiacum / ˈɡwaɪəkəm / Noun Origin: Spanish (from Taino)

    A genus of trees in the caltrop family, known for their very hard wood.

42. Gyroscope / ˈdʒaɪrəskoʊp / Noun Origin: Greek (via French)

    A device consisting of a wheel or disk mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis.

43. Hagiography / ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi / Noun Origin: Greek

    The writing of the lives of saints; a biography that idealizes its subject.

44. Halter / ˈhɔːltər / Noun, Verb Origin: Old English

    A rope or strap for leading or tying an animal; a garment held by a strap around the neck.

45. Handwoven / ˈhændˌwoʊvən / Adjective Origin: English

    Woven by hand.

46. Harmonic / hɑːrˈmɑːnɪk / Adjective Origin: Greek

    Relating to harmony.

47. Hearth / hɑrθ / Noun Origin: Old English

    The floor of a fireplace, or the area in front of it.

48. Helical / ˈhɛlɪkəl / Adjective Origin: Greek

    Having the form of a helix; spirally shaped.

49. Heptachord / ˈhɛptəˌkɔːrd / Noun Origin: Greek

    A musical scale of seven notes; an instrument with seven strings.

50. Hermit / ˈhɜːrmɪt / Noun Origin: Greek

    A person living in solitude as a religious discipline.

51. Hexameter / hɛkˈsæmɪtər / Noun Origin: Greek

    A line of verse consisting of six metrical feet.

52. Histozyme / ˈhɪstoʊˌzaɪm / Noun Origin: Greek

    An enzyme found in tissues.

53. Homeric / hoʊˈmɛrɪk / adjective Origin: From Homer + -ic

    Relating to or characteristic of the ancient Greek poet Homer or his epic poems.

54. Horologist / həˈrɑlədʒɪst / Noun Origin: Greek

    A person who studies or makes clocks and watches.

55. Huddle / ˈhʌdəl / Verb Origin: Middle English

    To crowd together; to draw oneself together.

56. Hyacinthine / ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθɪn / adjective Origin: Greek

    Of or like a hyacinth; having the color of a hyacinth.

57. Hypnology / hɪpˈnɑlədʒi / Noun Origin: Greek

    The scientific study of sleep.

58. Ideology / ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi / Noun Origin: Greek

    A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

59. Imitate / ˈɪmɪˌteɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

    To take or follow as a model.

60. Immobilize / ɪˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz / Verb Origin: English (from immobile)

    To prevent something or someone from moving or operating normally.

61. Impassible / ɪmˈpæsəbl / Adjective Origin: Latin

    Not susceptible to suffering or emotional disturbance.

62. Implicit / ɪmˈplɪsɪt / Adjective Origin: Latin (implicitus)

    Implied though not directly expressed; with no qualification or question.

63. Imprint / ˈɪmprɪnt / Verb Origin: Latin (imprimere)

    To mark a surface by pressure; to fix firmly in the mind.

64. Inaccurate / ɪnˈækjərət / Adjective Origin: Latin (in- 'not' + accuratus 'exact')

    Not accurate; incorrect or imprecise.

65. Incessant / ɪnˈsɛsənt / Adjective Origin: Latin (in- 'not' + cessare 'to cease')

    Continuing without interruption; unending.

66. Incubate / ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

    To sit on eggs to hatch them, or to keep something in suitable conditions for development.

67. Indicator / ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtər / Noun Origin: Latin

    A thing, especially a device, that indicates the state or level of something.

68. Industrial / ɪnˈdʌstriəl / Adjective Origin: Latin

    Of or relating to industry.

69. Inexcusable / ˌɪnɪkˈskjuzəbəl / Adjective Origin: Latin

    Too bad or severe to be forgiven or excused.

70. Infinitive / ɪnˈfɪnətɪv / Noun Origin: Latin

    The basic form of a verb, typically preceded by to.

71. Ingratiate / ɪnˈɡreɪʃiˌeɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

    To bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

72. Innkeeper / ˈɪnˌkiːpər / Noun Origin: English

    A person who owns or manages an inn.

73. Insert / ɪnˈsɜːrt / Verb Origin: Latin

    To place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing.

74. Inspissate / ɪnˈspɪseɪt / verb Origin: Latin

    To make or become thick, viscous, or dense.

75. Insure / ɪnˈʃʊr / verb Origin: Old French

    To arrange for compensation in case of damage, loss, or injury.