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Expectative :: Expectative (a.) Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.

Expectation :: Expectation (n.) The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

Disappointed :: Disappointed (a.) Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope..

Wait :: Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.

Hope :: Hope (n.) A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy..

Prestige :: Prestige (v.) Weight or influence derived from past success; expectation of future achievements founded on those already accomplished; force or charm derived from acknowledged character or reputation.

Idealist :: Idealist (n.) One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.

Hope :: Hope (v. t.) To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of..

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

Notional :: Notional (a.) Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a notional man..

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

Hope :: Hope (n.) One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good..

Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation..

Expectancy :: Expectancy (n.) The act of expecting ; expectation.

Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to be performed, a result to be secured, etc.; to miss; not to fulfill expectation..

Speculate :: Speculate (v. i.) To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar, or in bank stock..

Incident :: Incident (a.) Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.

Hopeful :: Hopeful (a.) Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant..

Joy :: "Joy (n.) The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight..

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