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executor

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person designated to execute the terms of a will

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executioner

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person administering capital punishment

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executive

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person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing

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legislature

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legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws

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judiciary

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judicial branch of government

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exegesis

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explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages

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exemplary

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serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model

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exemplify

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show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.

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exempt

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not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.

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exertion

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effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort

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exhale

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breathe out; OP. inhale

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exhilarating

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invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car

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exhort

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urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation

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urge

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drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action

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urgent

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compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands

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exhume

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dig out of the ground; remove from a grave

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exigency

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urgent situation; ADJ. exigent

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exiguous

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small in amount; minute

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existential

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pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism

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exodus

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departure (of a large number of people)

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exonerate

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acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt

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exorbitant

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(of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds

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exorcise

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drive out evil spirits

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exotic

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not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress

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intrigue

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make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair

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expansive

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(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size

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outgoing

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sociable; eager to mix socially with others

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expatiate

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talk at length; speak or write in detail

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expatriate

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exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one’s country

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expedient

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suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient

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expedite

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hasten; make go faster

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expeditious

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done with speed; quick; N. expedition

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expenditure

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payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy

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expertise

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specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill

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expiate

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make amends for (a sin)

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expletive

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meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word

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interjection

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exclamation; Ex. “Ouch’’

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swear

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vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words

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swear-word

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word considered offensive; Ex. “bloody’’

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oath

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solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. “For Christ’s sake’’

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explicate

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explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable

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explicit

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totally clear; definite; outspoken

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exploit

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brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean

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exploit

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make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation

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expository

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explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition

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expostulation

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protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate

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exposure

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risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption

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expound

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explain

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expropriate

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take possession of (often for public use and without payment)

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expunge

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cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase

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expurgate

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clean; remove offensive parts of a book

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extant

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(of something written or painted) still in existence

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extemporaneous

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not planned; impromptu; extempore

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extenuate

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weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)

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extirpate

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root up; uproot; destroy completely

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extol

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praise very highly; glorify

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extort

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wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant

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wring

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twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)

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extradition

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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite

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extraneous

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not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject

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extrapolation

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projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information

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extricate

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free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle

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extrinsic

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external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic

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extrovert

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person interested mostly in external objects and actions

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mingle

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mix together in close association

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extrude

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force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die

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exuberance

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overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly

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glow

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shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color

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exude

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flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation

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ooze

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(of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river

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exult

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rejoice

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fabricate

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build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society

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facade(fa\c{c}ade)

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front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance

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facet

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small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side

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facetious

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joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous

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facile

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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility

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facilitate

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help bring about; make less difficult

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facsimile

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copy

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faction

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party; clique (within a large group); dissension

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dissension

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disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group

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factious

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inclined to form factions; causing dissension

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factitious

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artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears

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factotum

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handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything

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faculty

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mental or bodily powers; teaching staff

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fallacious

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false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument

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fallible

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liable to err

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falsify

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make (something written) false by changing

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fallow

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(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated

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sow

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plant or scatter seed

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falter

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hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.

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stumble

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trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.

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fanaticism

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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic

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fancied

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imagined; unreal

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fancier

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breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal

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fanciful

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whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme

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fancy

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imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate

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fanfare

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call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display

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farce

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broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical

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fastidious

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difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky

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squeamish

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easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish.

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fatalism

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belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one’s control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death

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fathom

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comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water

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fathomless

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too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable

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fatuous

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smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness

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fauna

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animals of a period or region; CF. flora

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fawning

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courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness

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court

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attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster

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faze

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disconcert; dismay; embarrass

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feasible

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practical; able to be carried out; practicable

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febrile

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feverish

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fecundity

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fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young

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fertile

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producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize

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fruitful

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producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance

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feign

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pretend

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feint

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trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.

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shift

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change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group

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felicitous

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(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

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felicity

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happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous

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feline

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of a member of the cat family; N.

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fell

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cruel; (of a disease) deadly

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fell

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cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)

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felon

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person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime

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feral

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(of an animal) not domestic; wild

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ferment

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agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)

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fermentation

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chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation

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ferret

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drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes

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fervent

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ardent; zealous; hot

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fervid

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ardent; zealous; hot

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impassioned

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(of speech) filled with passion; fervent

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fervor

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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat

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fester

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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.

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festive

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joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival

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fete(f\^ete)

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honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast

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fetid(foetid)

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malodorous; foul

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foul

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very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul

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fetish(fetich)

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object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism

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fetter

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shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot

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fiasco

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total failure; CF. bottle

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fiat

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command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done

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fickle

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changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless

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fictitious

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imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional

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fidelity

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loyalty; accuracy

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figment

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invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination

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figurative

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not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech

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figure

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written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.

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figurine

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small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

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filch

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steal (things of small value)

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pilfer

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steal things of small value; filch; snitch

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filial

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pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect

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filibuster

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block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter

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freebooter

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pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

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bust

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piece of sculpture showing a person’s head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster

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filigree

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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork

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lace

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cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace

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filing

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particle removed by a file

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finale

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conclusion; concluding part

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finesse

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delicate skill; V: handle with finesse

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finicky

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too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food

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fussy

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fastidious; finicky; easily upset

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fuss:

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trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby

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finite

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limited

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firebrand

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piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble

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hothead

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person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded

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fissure

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crevice; crack

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fitful

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spasmodic; intermittent; irregular

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fit

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sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy

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flaccid

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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles

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limp

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walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak

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flag

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droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging

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droop

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bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.

171
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flagrant

A

conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous

172
Q

outrage

A

act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive

173
Q

flail

A

beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle

174
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thresh

A

beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw

175
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toss

A

throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something

176
Q

flair

A

talent

177
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flamboyant

A

ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame

178
Q

flaunt

A

display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you’ve got it, flaunt it !’’

179
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flay

A

strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly

180
Q

fleck

A

spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot

181
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fledgling(fledgeling)

A

inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person

182
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fleece

A

wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder

183
Q

shear

A

remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors

184
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trickster

A

person who cheats people

185
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flick

A

light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch

186
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flicker

A

burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement

187
Q

flutter

A

(of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.

188
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flinch

A

hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.

189
Q

flippant

A

lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy

190
Q

flip

A

send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over

191
Q

flit

A

fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower

192
Q

floe

A

flat mass of floating ice

193
Q

flora

A

plants of a region or era

194
Q

florescence

A

condition or period of flowering

195
Q

florid

A

ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose

196
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flush

A

redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing

197
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blush

A

become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.

198
Q

tinge

A

give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy

199
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tint

A

slight degree of color; V: give a tint to

200
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flowery

A

full of flowers; full of ornate expressions

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