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Fallible

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Adj. liable to err

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Fallacious

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Adj. false; misleading

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Fallow

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Adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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Fanaticism

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N. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

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Fanfare

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N. Call by bugles or trumpets

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Fastidious

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Adj. difficult to please; squeamish

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Fatalism

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N. Belief that events are determined by forces beyond ones control

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Fatuous

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Adj. foolish; inane

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Felicitous

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Adj. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

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Felicity

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N. Happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.)

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Fell

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Adj. cruel; deadly

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Feral

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Adj. not domestic; wild

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Ferment

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N. Agitation; commotion

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Fervid

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Adj. ardent

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Fetid

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Adj. malodorous

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Fetter

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V. Shackle

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Fickle

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Adj. changeable; faithless

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Fidelity

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N. Loyalty

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Filament

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N. Fine thread or fiber; threadlike structure within a lightbulb

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Filch

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V. Steal

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Filial

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Adj. pertaining to a son or daughter

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Filibuster

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V. To block legislation by making long speeches

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Finicky

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Adj. too particular; fussy

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Firebrand

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N. Hothead; troublemaker

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Flaccid

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Adj. flabby

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Flag

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V. Droop; grow feeble

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Flair

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N. Talent

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Flamboyant

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Adj. ornate

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Fleck

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V. Spot

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Fleece

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V. Rob; plunder