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flit

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V. Fly; dark light; pass swiftly by

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Flippant

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Adj. lacking proper seriousness

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Flora

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N. Plants of a region or era

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Florid

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Adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery

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Flounder

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V. Struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter

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Flourish

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V. Grow well; prosper; decorate with ornaments

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Flout

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V. Reject; mock

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Fluctuate

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V. Waver; shift

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Fluency

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N. Smoothness of speech

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Fluke

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N. Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune

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Fluster

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V. Confuse

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Flux

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N. Flowing; series of changes

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Fodder

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N. Course food for cattle, horses, etc.

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Foible

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N. Weakness; slight fault

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Foil

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V. Defeat; frustrate

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Foment

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V. Stir up; instigate

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Foil

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N. Contrast

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Foolhardy

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Adj. rash

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Foo

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N. Dandy; Man excessively concerned with his clothes

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Forbearance

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N. Patience

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Forebears

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N. Ancestors

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Foreboding

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N. Premonition of evil

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Forensic

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Adj. suitable to debate or courts of law

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Foreshadow

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V. Give an indication before hand; portend; prefigure

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Foresight

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N. Ability to foresee future happenings; Prudence

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Forestall

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V. Preevent by taking action in advance

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Forgo

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V. Give up; do without

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Forlorn

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Adj. sad and lonely; wretched

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Formality

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N. Ceremonious quality; something done just for form’s sake

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Formidable

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Adj. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring

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Forsake

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V. Desert; abandon; renounce

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Forswear

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V. Renounce; abandon

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Forte

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N. Strong point or special talent

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Forthright

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Adj. outspoken; straightforward; Frank

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Fortitude

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N. Bravery; courage

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Fortuitous

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Adj. accidental; by chance

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Forum

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N. Place of assembly to discuss public concerns; meeting for discussion

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Foster

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V. Rear; encourage

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Founder

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V. Fail completely; sink

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Founder

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N. Person who establishes (an organization, business)

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Fracas

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N. Brawl, melee

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Fractious

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Adj. unruly; disobedient; irritable

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Frail

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Adj. weak

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Franchise

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N. Right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory

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Frantic

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Adj. wild

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Fraternize

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V. Associate in a friendly way

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Fraudulent

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Adj. cheating; deceitful

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Fraught

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Adj. filled

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Fray

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N. Brawl

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Frenetic

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Adj. frenzied; frantic

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Frenzied

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Adj. madly excited

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Fret

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V. To be annoyed or vexed

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Friction

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N. Clash in opinion; rubbing against

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Frigid

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Adj. intensely cold

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Frivolous

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Adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently care free; relatively unimportant

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Frolicsome

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Adj. prankish ; gay

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Frugality

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N. Thrift; economy

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Fruition

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N. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment ; realization

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Frustrate

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V. Thwart; defeat

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Fugitive

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Adj. fleeting or transitory; roving

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Fulcrum

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N. Support on which a lever rests

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Fulsome

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Adj. disgustingly excessive

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Fundamental

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V. Basic; primary; essential

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Furlough

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N. Leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant

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Furor

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N. Frenzy; great excitement

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Furtive

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Adj. stealthy; sneaky

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Fusion

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N. Union; blending; synthesis

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Futile

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Adj. useless; hopeless; ineffectual

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Gadfly

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N. Animal-biting fly; it irritating person

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Gaffe

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N. Social blunder