Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases | Page 8

shy; timid]
diffuse verbosity
dignified austerity
digressional adventure
dilettante mind [dilettante = dabbler in a field of knowledge]
diligently propagated
dim comprehension
diminished efficacy
diminutive stature
diplomatic skill
dire consummation
direct obligation
disappointing attitude
disarmed criticism
disastrous termination
discarded reminiscences
discerning critic
disciplined mind
disclosed insincerity
discomfited opponent
disconcerted conjecture
disconnected fancies
disconsolate opinions
discordant sounds
discredited statement

discretional opinion
discriminating homage
discursive staggerings
disdainful comment
diseased hallucinations
disembodied personality
disengaged air
disfiguring disguise
disgraceful plight
disgruntled pessimist
disguised contempt
disgusted protest
disheartening facts
dishonorable submission
disillusioned youth
disintegrating tendency
disinterested motive
disjoined reminiscences
dismal seclusion
dismantled appearance
disordered imagination
disparaging criticism
dispassionate judgment
dispelling fear
displeasing softness

disproportionate ideas
disputative philosopher
disquieting thrill
disreputable aspect
dissenting opinion
dissimilar laws
dissipated illusion
dissolute audacity
dissolving years
dissonant jargon
distant adherent
distasteful notion
distempered feeling
distinct desideratum
distorted vanity
distracting babble
distraught air
distressing laxity
disturbed equanimity
diurnal rotation
divergent calculations
diversified attributes
diverting interests
divine potentialities
dizzy precipice

documentary evidence
dogged determination
doggerel expressions [doggerel = crude, humorous verse]
dogmatic assurance
doleful forebodings
domestic endearment
dominating influence
domineering insolence
dormant capacities
doubly odious
doubtful authenticity
downright nonsense
downtrodden drudge
drab apology
dramatic liveliness
drastic action
dread presence
dreaming adventurer
dreamless rest
dreary disrelish
droll incongruity
droning world
drowsy tranquillity
dubious success
ductile language

dulcet tone
dull aversion
dumb surprise
dumbfounded amazement
durable impression
dusky obscurity
dutiful compliance
dynamic energy
dynastic insolence
E
eager animosity
early servitude
earnestly espoused
earthly splendor
easy garrulity [garrulity = excessive talkativeness]
eccentric casuists [casuistry = excessively subtle reasoning intended to mislead]
ecclesiastical rule
echoless silence
economic absurdity
ecstatically happy
edifying exhortation
educational enterprise
effective embellishment
effectual stimulus
effeminate grace

effervescent multitude
effete aristocracy
efficacious power
efficient education
efflorescent style [efflorescent = bursting into flower]
effulgent daybeams [effulgent = radiating light]
egoistic sentiment
egregious mistake [egregious = outrageously reprehensible]
ejaculatory prayer
elaborate composition
elastic ductility
electric effluvium [effluvium = invisible emanation; an aura]
elegant mediocrity
elemental emotions
elephantine footsteps
elevated enjoyment
elfish grace
eloquent refutation
elusive charm
emancipating labors
embarrassing variety
embellished truths
embittered gaze
emblazoned pinnacles
embryo enterprise

emerald scintillations
eminent nonentity
emotional warmth
emotive power
emphatic earnestness
empirical corroboration
empty phraseology
emulative zeal
enamored troubadour
enchanted garden
encircling embrace
endearing appellation [appellation = name, title; act of naming]
endless dissertation
enduring charm
energetic enthusiasm
enervating humility [enervating = weaken or destroy the strength]
enfeebled activity
enforced silence
engaging affability
engendered feelings
engrossing purpose
engulfing waters
enhanced reputation
enigmatical silence
enlightened solicitude

enlivened monotony
ennobling personality
enormously outbalanced
enraptured attention
enriched experience
entangled subject
enthralling charm
enthusiastic adherents
enticing odors
entire domain
entrancing sadness
enveloping presence
envenomed attacks
enviable superiority
environing conditions
ephemeral duration [ephemeral = markedly short-lived]
epicurean taste
epigrammatic sallies [epigrammatic = terse and witty]
equable composure
equally efficacious
equitably governed
equivocal compliment
erotic poem
errant thoughts
erratic flight

erroneous assumption
erudite labors [erudite = having or showing profound knowledge]
eruptive violence
esoteric doctrine
especial pleasure
essential prerequisite
estimable qualities
eternal hostility
ethereal azure
ethical wisdom
euphuistic affectations [euphuistic = affected elegance of language]
evanescent glances [evanescent = vanishing like vapor]
evangelic doctrine
evasive answer
eventful circumstance
eventual failure
everlasting mysteries
everyday reality
evident authority
evil necromancy [necromancy = communicating with the dead to predict the future; black
magic; sorcery]
eviscerating shrieks
exact antithesis
exacting taskmaster
exaggerated estimate
exalted imagination

exasperating coolness
exceedingly acceptable
excellent discernment
exceptional magnitude
excessive zeal
excitable temperament
exclusive pursuit
excretory secretion
excruciating accents
excursive fancy
execrable villainy [execrable = hateful; extremely inferior; very bad]
executive efficiency
exemplary conduct
exhaustless energy
exhilarating charm
exoteric scorn [exoteric = easily comprehensible; popular; outside]
exotic appearance
expansive benevolence
expectant throng
expeditionary force
expeditiously secreted
experimental suggestion
expiatory sacrifices
explicit injunction
explosive violence

expressionless visage
expressive lineaments [lineaments = distinctive shape, especially of the face]
exquisite tact
extemporaneous effusion
extended magnitude
extenuating circumstance
external cheerfulness
extraneous ideas
extraordinary vivacity
extravagant caprice
extremely picturesque
exuberant mirth
exultant condition
F
facetious mood
facile criticism
factitious propensity
faded magnificence
faintly sinister
faithfully perpetuated
fallacious hopes
false illusions
faltering tongue
familiar sacredness
famished voracity

fanatical admiration
fanciful alliance
fantastic display
farcical expedient
far-reaching influence
fascinating illusiveness
fashioned symmetrically
fastidious taste
fatal disclosure
fatalistic belief
fathomless powers
fatiguing assertion
fattening servitude
fatuous pedantry [pedantry = attention to detail or rules]
faultless taste
favorable augury
fawning flatteries
fearful imprecations
fearless integrity
feasible mode
feeble dribble
feigned reluctance
felicitous expression
feminine capriciousness
ferocious foe

fertile fancy
fervent invocation
fervid enthusiasm
festive illuminations
fetid dampness
fettered tyranny
feverish bewilderment
fickle fancy
fictitious pretext
fidgety impatience
fierce resentment
fiery indignation
figurative eloquence
filial tenderness
final enthronement
fine sensibilities
finished artistry
fireside delights
fitful desire
fitting opportunity
fizzing flame
flaccid faith
flagging popularity
flagitious attack [flagitious = extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious; infamous]
flagrant boasting

flamboyant brilliancy
flaming zeal
flashing wit
flat denial
flattering aspect
flaunting insolence
flawless constitution
fleecy clouds
fleeting intimation
flickering conscience
flighty obstinacy
flimsy organization
flippant ease
floating blackness
florid oratory