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Fallow

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Unplowed; not fertile

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Feint

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An action intended to mislead an opponent

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Fetter

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  1. (n) a chain2. (v) to prevent from moving
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Finesse

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Skill; gracefulness

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Flippant

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Joking disrespectfully

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Fluster

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To embarrass; to upset

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Forswear

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To reject

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Fraught

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Filled with

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Furrow

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  1. (n) ditch or hole in the ground2. (v) to wrinkle ( as in ones brow)
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Gag

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  1. (n) joke2. (v) to prevent from speaking
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Gambol

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To jump or dance playfully

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Gargantuan

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Huge

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Gavel

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Hammer-like instrument used by a judge to get attention

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Gentry

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Upper class

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Gill

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A fish’s breathing organ

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Glaring

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  1. (adj) obvious2. (v) staring angrily
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Gouge

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To put holes in

18
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Gratuitous

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Uncalled for; unnecessary

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Hack

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  1. (n) a writer for hire; anyone with low professional standards2. (v) to cut; to chop
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Hedonist

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One who loves physical pleasures (ex. Food, drink, sex, etc.)