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Feasible

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Possible; logical or likely; suitable

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Fecund

a lush and fecund garden

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Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly
producing offspring, vegetation, or
creative or intellectual work

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Felicitous

The chairman’s felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease

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Admirably appropriate, very well-suited
for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate,
marked by happiness

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Fervid

the presence of Tyrrel’s body made the first night particularly fervid

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Very hot; heated in passion or
enthusiasm

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Fetid

the fetid water of the marsh

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Stinking; having an offensive smell

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Fidelity

he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice

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Faithfulness, loyalty; strict observance of
duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or
image

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Figurative

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Metaphorical, based on figures of speech;
containing many figures of speech (as fancysounding writing); related to portraying
human or animal figures

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Finesse

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Extreme delicacy, subtlety, or diplomacy in
handling a sensitive situation or in a
performance or skill (noun); use tact or
diplomacy; employ a deceptive strategy (verb)

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Flag

But two weeks passed and her hopes began to flag once more

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Get tired, lose enthusiasm; hang limply or
droop

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Fledgling

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A young bird that has just recently gotten its
feathers, an inexperienced person (noun); new
or inexperienced (adj)

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Fleeting

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Passing quickly, transitory

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Florid

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Reddish or rosy; flowery, showy, or excessively
fancy

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Flout

Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets

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Treat with disdain, contempt, or scorn (usually
of rules)

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Fluke

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Stroke of luck, something accidentally
successful

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Foment

The fairies created fairy dust to foment, or stir up trouble

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Incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth
of; apply medicated liquid to a body part

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Forage

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Wander in search of; rummage, hunt, make a
raid

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Ford

we’d better cross at the ford

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Place where a river or similar body of water is
shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle
across (noun); to cross at such a place (verb)

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Foreshadow

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Indicate or suggest beforehand, presage

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Forestall

vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging

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Delay, hinder, prevent by taking action
beforehand

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Forfeit

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Surrender or lose as a result of an error, crime,
or failure to fulfill an obligation

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Fortify

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Strengthen, invigorate, encourage

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Fortuitous

The loft above the work space was a fortuitous accident

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Happening by chance; lucky

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Fracas

there’s a bit of a fracas in the bar

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Noisy disturbance or fight; brawl

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Fractious

they fight and squabble like fractious children

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Unruly, troublemaking; irritable

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Frenetic
Wildly excited, frantic, distracted
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Fringe
On the margin, periphery (adj); the people in a group who hold the most extreme views (noun)
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Frugal
Economical, thrifty, not wasteful with money; inexpensive
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Fulminate | I had to listen to Michael fulminating against the government.
Explode, detonate; attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way
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Furtive | he stole a furtive glance at her
Done secretly; stealthy, sly, shifty
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Futile
Producing no useful result, ineffective; trivial or unimportant
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Gainsay | Now, I don't gainsay the need to start the transition process
Declare false, deny; oppose
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Gambol | the two of them run off to the woods for a gambol together
Frolic; skip or leap playfully
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Garner | I managed to garner some information from the press
Gather and store; amass, collect
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Garrulous | alcohol tended to make him garrulous
Talkative, wordy, rambling
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Gauche | Younger people often feel gauch and frequently self-conscious
Tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude
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Gawky
Physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers)
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Germane | that is not germane to our theme
Relevant and appropriate, on-topic
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Gestation
Pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an idea or plan
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Gist
Main idea, essence
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Glacial
Pertaining to glaciers; cold, icy, slow, unsympathetic
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Glib | he's always ready with a glib excuse
Fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficiality or insincerity
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Glower | She had what could only be described as a glower on her face
Stare in an angry, sullen way
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Goad | She seemed determined to goad him into a fight
Urge on (as cattle) with a pointed or electrically charged stick; spur on, stimulate, encourage
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Goosebumps
The "bumps" created by hairs standing up on the skin in response to cold, fear, et
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Gouge
Scooping or digging tool, like a chisel, or a hole made with such a tool (noun); cut or scoop out; force out a person's eye with one's thumb; swindle, extort money from (verb)
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Gradation
A progression, a process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages
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Graft
Insert part of a plant into another plant, where it continues to grow; join living tissue (such as skin) to part of the body where it will continue to live and grow; attach as if by grafting (verb); the part so grafted (as in a graft of skin); the act of acquiring money or other benefits through illegal means, esp. by abusing one's power (noun)
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Grandiloquent | He had a habit of making grandiloquent statements
Relating to lofty speech, esp. to the point of being pompous, overblown, bombastic
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Grandstand | we have grandstand tickets
Perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers
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Grating
Irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping
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Gregarious | he's a gregarious man who's always good company
Sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd
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Grievous
Causing grief or suffering; very serious, grave; flagrant, outrageous
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Grouse | our biggest grouse was about the noise of the construction work
Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for complaint (noun)
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Grovel
Creep or crawl with one's face to the ground, prostrate oneself as a token of subservience, degrade or abase oneself
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Guile | the man had succeeded by guile and cunning
Clever deceit, cunning, craftiness
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Hackneyed | hackneyed old sayings pepper his writing
So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original
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Halcyon | They were the halcyon days of apprenticeships for our young people
Calm and peaceful, carefree; prosperous, successful, happy
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Hallmark
A mark indicating quality, purity, genuineness, etc.; any distinguishing characteristic
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Hand-Wringing
Grasping, squeezing, etc. of the hands as an expression of nervousness, guilt, etc.; extend debate over what to do about an issue
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Hapless | if you're one of the many hapless car buyers who've been shafted
Unlucky, unfortunate
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Harangue | His colleagues listened politely to his harangue but ignored him
Long, intense verbal attack, esp. when delivered publicly
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Hardy
Bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.
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Harrow
Farming tool that breaks up soil (noun); painfully disturb or distress (verb)
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Haven
Harbor or port; refuge, safe place
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Hearken
Listen, pay attention to
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Hedge | experts usually hedge their predictions, just in case
Avoid commitment by leaving provisions for withdrawal or changing one's mind; protect a bet by also betting on the other side
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Hedonist | she was living the life of a committed hedonist
Person devoted to pleasure
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Hegemony | it is difficult to challenge the state's hegemony
Domination, authority; influence by one country over others socially, culturally, economically, etc.
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Hermetic | hermetic seal between the syringe luer tip and the valve
Airtight, sealed, isolated; reclusive; pertaining to alchemy, occult
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Heterogeneous
Different in type, incongruous; composed of different types of elements

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