| Term | Definition |
|---|
| exodus | A departure, usually of large numbers of people. |
| exotic | Foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual. |
| expedient | a) Advantageous to one's interest or purpose. +convenient -disadventageous b) An emergency course of action; a means to an end |
| exploit | a) to use to the greatest possible advantage, often selfishly. b) a brilliant or heroic deed |
| expound | to explain in detail |
| fabricate | a) to assemble or construct from separate parts. b) to make up with the intention of deceiving |
| facetious | not meant seriously; playful or humorous |
| facsimile | a) an exact copy b) reporduced exactly |
| fallacy | a) faulty reasoning, an error in logic b) a false or mistaken notion |
| fathom | a) a unit of length rougly equal to six feet and used primarily in the measurement of marine depths b) to get to the bottom of; to understand |
| fatuous | unconsciously foolish, stupid, or absurd |
| feasible | possible, both doable and workable |
| feign | to pretend or give a false appearance of. |
| felicitous | agreeably suited to the purpose or occasion, aptly or gracefully expressed. |
| fetish | a) an object believed among primitive peoples to have magical powers b) an object of unreasonably excessive attention or reverence |
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