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fabricate

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(two meanings) to construct; to lie

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fabulous

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incredible; imaginative

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facade

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outward appearance

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facet

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aspect

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facetious

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joking; sarcastic

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facile

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easy; effortless

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facilitate

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to make easy

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facsimile

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an exact copy; a duplicate

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faction

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a minority within a larger group

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factious

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causing disagreement

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factitious

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artificial

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factotum

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an employee who can do all kinds of work

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faculty

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power; ability; skill

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fallacious

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misleading; deceptive

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fallible

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capable of error

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fallow

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inactive; unproductive

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falter

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to stumble; to hesitate

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fanatic

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a person with uncontrolled enthusiasm

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fanciful

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unreal; imaginative; unpredictable

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fanfare

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noisy or showy display

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farcical

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absurd; ridiculous

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fastidious

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hard to please

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fatal

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causing death

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fatalistic

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believing that all things in life are inevitable

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fathom

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(two meanings) nautical measure of 6 feet in depth (noun); to comprehend (verb)

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fatuous

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foolish

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fauna

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animals of a certain area

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fawn

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(two meanings) a young deer (noun); to act slavishly submissive (verb)

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faze

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to disturb; to discourage

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fealty

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loyalty; devotion

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feasible

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capable of being accomplished; suitable

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feat

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deed or accomplishment

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febrile

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feverish

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fecund

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fertile; productive

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feign

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to pretend

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feint

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a false show; a pretended blow

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feisty

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quick-tempered or quarrelsome

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felicity

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happiness

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feline

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pertaining to cats

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fell

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(two meanings) to knock down (verb); fierce or cruel (adjective)

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felon

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a criminal

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felonious

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treacherous; base; villainous

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ferment

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a state of agitation or excitement

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ferret

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(two meanings) a small animal of the weasel family (noun); to search or drive out (verb)

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fervent

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eager; earnest

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fervid

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very emotional

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fester

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to rot

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festive

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joyous; merry

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fete

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to honor; to entertain

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fetid

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foul-smelling

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fetish

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object with magical power; object that receives respect or devotion

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fetter

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to confine; to put into chains

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fiasco

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a total disaster

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fiat

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an official order

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fickle

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changeable in affections; unfaithful

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fictitious

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false; not genuine

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fidelity

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faithfulness

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figment

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something imagined

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filch

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to steal

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filial

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like a son or daughter

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finale

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the climax; end

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finesse

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diplomacy; tact

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finicky

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extremely particular; fussy

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finite

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limited; measurable

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firebrand

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one who stirs up a revolution

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firmament

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sky; heavens

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fiscal

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pertaining to finances

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fissure

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opening; groove; split

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fitful

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irregular; occurring in spurts

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flabbergasted

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astonished; made speechless

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flaccid

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flabby

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flag

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(two meanings) a banner (noun); to droop or to slow down (verb)

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flaggelate

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to whip

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flagrant

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scandalous; shocking

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flail

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to strike freely and wildly

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flair

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a knack; a natural talent

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flamboyant

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showy; conspicuous

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flaunt

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to boast; to show off

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flay

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(two meanings) to strip the skin off; to criticize sharply

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fledgling

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a young, inexperienced person

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fleece

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(two meanings) wool of a lamb (noun); to swindle (verb)

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flexible

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bendable

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flinch

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to draw back; to cringe

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flippant

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treating serious matters lightly

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flora

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plant life of a certain area

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florid

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flowery; ornate

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flotilla

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small fleet of ships

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flotsam

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floating cargo or wreckage

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flout

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to mock; to ridicule

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fluctuate

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to move back and forth; to vary

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fluent

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flowing; able to speak and/or write easily and clearly

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fluster

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to upset; to confuse

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fluvial

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pertaining to a river

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flux

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state of continual change

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foible

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a weakness; minor fault

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foil

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(two meanings) to prevent the success of a plan (verb); a person who, by contrast, makes another person seem better (noun)

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foist

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(on) to pass off merchandise which is inferior

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folderol

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nonsense

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folly

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a foolish action

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foment

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to stir up; to instigate

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foolhardy

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foolish; reckless

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fop

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an excessively vain man

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foray

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a sudden attack

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forbearance

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patience; restraint

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forebear

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ancestor

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foreboding

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a warning; an omen

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foregone

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long past

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forensic

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pertaining to a formal discussion or debate

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forerunner

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ancestor; predecessor

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foreshadow

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to hint

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forestall

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to prevent by action in advance; to anticipate

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forfeit

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to give up

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forgo

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to do without; to give up

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formidable

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dreadful; discouraging

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forte

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strong point

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forthright

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direct; frank

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fortitude

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strength; courage

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fortnight

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two weeks; fourteen days

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fortuitous

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lucky; by chance

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foster

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to nourish; to encourage

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fracas

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a loud quarrel

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fractious

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irritable; quarrelsome; stubborn

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fracture

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to break or to crack

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frailty

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a weakness; a defect

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franchise

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special right or privilege

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fraternal

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brotherly

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fraudulent

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dishonest; cheating

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fraught

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(with) filled

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fray

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(two meanings) a noisy quarrel (noun); to unravel or to come apart (verb)

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frenetic

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frantic; wild

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frenzy

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madness; fury

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freshet

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a fresh water stream

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fretful

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worried; irritated

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friction

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(two meanings) a rubbing together (noun); conflict or disagreement (noun)

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frigid

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extremely cold

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frivolous

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trivial; silly

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frowzy

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dirty; unkempt

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frugal

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economical; thrifty

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fruition

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fulfillment; realization

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fruitless

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barren; yielding no results

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frustrate

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to prevent; to discourage

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fugacious

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pertaining to the passing of time

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fulminate

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to explode; to denounce

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fulsome

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disgusting; sickening; repulsive

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furor

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rage; frenzy; fury

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furtive

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stealthy; secretive

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fusion

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a union; merging

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futile

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useless

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