Democracy: Government by the people

Edible: That which can be eaten

Effeminate: Of manners more like those of a woman than a man

Equestrian: Person who rides on horse-back

Extempore: Spoken or done without preparation

Fastidious: Difficult to please

Fatal: That which will lead to death

Fatalist: One who believes in fate

Foregone: Having gone before, previous

Fratricide: The murder or murderer of one’s brother

Germicide: A medicine that kills germs

Gratis: Without payment

Gregarious: Of animals which live in flocks

Herbivorous: Of animals which live in flocks

Honorary: A post without salary

Idolatry: Worship of idols

Illegal: Forbidden by law, unlawful

Illegible: Unable to be read

Illiterate: A person who cannot read or write

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