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Inexpectation :: Inexpectation (n.) Absence of expectation.

Unconscionable :: Unconscionable (a.) Not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size..

Hanker :: Hanker (v. i.) To linger in expectation or with desire.

Mock :: Mock (v. t.) To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation..

Hope :: Hope (v. i.) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.

Sure :: Sure (superl.) Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent; enduring.

Expectation :: Expectation (n.) The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.

Breathless :: Breathless (a.) Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention..

Amuse :: Amuse (v.) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

Despair :: Despair (v. t.) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

Despair :: Despair (v. i.) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.

Bull :: Bull (n.) One who operates in expectation of a rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise. See 4th Bear, n., 5..

Foreboding :: Foreboding (n.) Presage of coming ill; expectation of misfortune.

Post-obit Bond :: Post-obit bond () A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations..

Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..

Disappoint :: Disappoint (v. t.) To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil..

Speculator :: Speculator (n.) One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price..

Hopeless :: Hopeless (a.) Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

Pleasure :: Pleasure (n.) The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to pain, sorrow, etc..

Preexpectation :: Preexpectation (n.) Previous expectation.

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