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fancier n.

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One having a taste for or interest in special objects.

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fanciless adj.

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Unimaginative.

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fastidious adj.

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Hard to please.

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fathom n.

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A measure of length, 6 feet.

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fatuous adj.

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Idiotic.

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faulty adj.

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Imperfect.

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faun n.

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One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human, with goats feet.

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fawn n.

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A young deer.

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fealty n.

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Loyalty.

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feasible adj.

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That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable.

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federate v.

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To league together.

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feint n.

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Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.

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felicitate v.

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To wish joy or happiness to, especially in view of a coming event.

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felicity n.

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A state of well-founded happiness.

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felon n.

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A criminal or depraved person.

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felonious adj.

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Showing criminal or evil purpose.

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felony n.

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One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment.

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feminine adj.

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Characteristic of woman or womankind.

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fernery n.

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A place in which ferns are grown.

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ferocious adj.

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Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature.

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ferocity n.

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Savageness.

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fervent adj.

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Ardent in feeling.

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fervid adj.

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Intense.

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fervor n.

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Ardor or intensity of feeling.

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festal adj.

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Joyous.

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festive adj.

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Merry.

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fete n.

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A festival or feast.

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fetus n.

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The young in the womb or in the egg.

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feudal adj.

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Pertaining to the relation of lord and vassal.

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feudalism n.

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The feudal system.

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fez n.

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A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel.

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fiasco n.

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A complete or humiliating failure.

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fickle adj.

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Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose.

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fictitious adj.

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Created or formed by the imagination.

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fidelity n.

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Loyalty.

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fiducial adj.

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Indicative of faith or trust.

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fief n.

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A landed estate held under feudal tenure.

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filibuster n.

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One who attempts to obstruct legislation.

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finale n.

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Concluding performance.

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finality n.

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The state or quality of being final or complete.

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finally adv.

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At last.

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financial adj.

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Monetary.

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financier n.

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One skilled in or occupied with financial affairs or operations.

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finery n.

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That which is used to decorate the person or dress.

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finesse n.

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Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.

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finite adj.

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Limited.

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fiscal adj.

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Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government.

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fishmonger n.

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One who sells fish.

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fissure n.

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A crack or crack-like depression.

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fitful adj.

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Spasmodic.

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fixture n.

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One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position.

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flag-officer n.

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The captain of a flag-ship.

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flagrant adj.

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Openly scandalous.

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flamboyant adj.

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Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.

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flatulence n.

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Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels.

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flection n.

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The act of bending.

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fledgling n.

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A young bird.

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flexible adj.

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Pliable.

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flimsy adj.

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Thin and weak.

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flippant adj.

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Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.

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floe n.

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A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice.

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flora n.

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The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district.

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floral adj.

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Pertaining to flowers.

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florid adj.

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Flushed with red.

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florist n.

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A dealer in flowers.

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fluctuate v.

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To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another.

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fluctuation n.

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Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another.

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flue n.

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A smoke-duct in a chimney.

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fluent adj.

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Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas.

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fluential adj.

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Pertaining to streams.

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flux n.

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A state of constant movement, change, or renewal.

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foggy adj.

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Obscure.

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foible n.

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A personal weakness or failing.

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foist v.

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To palm off.

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foliage n.

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Any growth of leaves.

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folio n.

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A sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once.

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folk-lore n.

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The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people.

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fondle v.

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To handle tenderly and lovingly.

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foolery n.

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Folly.

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foot-note n.

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A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column.

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foppery n.

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Dandyism.

82
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foppish adj.

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Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.

83
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forbearance n.

A

Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.

84
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forby adv.

A

Besides.

85
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forcible adj.

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Violent.

86
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forecourt n.

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A court opening directly from the street.

87
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forejudge v.

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To judge of before hearing evidence.

88
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forepeak n.

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The extreme forward part of a ship’s hold, under the lowest deck.

89
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foreshore n.

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That part of a shore uncovered at low tide.

90
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forebode v.

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To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil.

91
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forecast v.

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To predict.

92
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forecastle n.

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That part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds.

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foreclose v.

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To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property.

94
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forefather n.

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An ancestor.

95
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forego v.

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To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.

96
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foreground n.

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That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.

97
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forehead n.

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The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair.

98
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foreign adj.

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Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.

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foreigner n.

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A citizen of a foreign country.

100
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foreknowledge n.

A

Prescience.

101
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foreman n.

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The head man.

102
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foreordain v.

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To predetermine.

103
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foreordination n.

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Predestination.

104
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forerun v.

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To go before as introducing or ushering in.

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foresail n.

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A square sail.

106
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foresee v.

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To discern beforehand.

107
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foresight n.

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Provision against harm or need.

108
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foretell v.

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To predict.

109
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forethought n.

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Premeditation.

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forfeit v.

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To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.

111
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forfend v.

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To ward off.

112
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forgery n.

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Counterfeiting.

113
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forgo v.

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To deny oneself.

114
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formation n.

A

Relative disposition of parts.

115
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formidable adj.

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Difficult to accomplish.

116
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formula n.

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Fixed rule or set form.

117
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forswear v.

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To renounce upon oath.

118
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forte n.

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A strong point.

119
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forth adv.

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Into notice or view.

120
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forthright adv.

A

With directness.

121
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fortify v.

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To provide with defensive works.

122
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fortitude n.

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Patient courage.

123
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foursome adj.

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Consisting of four.

124
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fracture n.

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A break.

125
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fragile adj.

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Easily broken.

126
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frailty n.

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Liability to be broken or destroyed.

127
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fragile adj.

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Capable of being broken.

128
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frankincense n.

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A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes.

129
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frantic adj.

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Frenzied.

130
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fraternal adj.

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Brotherly.

131
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fraudulence n.

A

Deceitfulness.

132
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fraudulent adj.

A

Counterfeit.

133
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fray v.

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To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads.

134
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freemason n.

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A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans.

135
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freethinker n.

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One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion.

136
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free trade n.

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Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs.

137
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frequency n.

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The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space.

138
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fresco n.

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The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.

139
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freshness n.

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The state, quality, or degree of being fresh.

140
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fretful adj.

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Disposed to peevishness.

141
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frightful adj.

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Apt to induce terror or alarm.

142
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frigid adj.

A

Lacking warmth.

143
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frigidarium n.

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A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc.

144
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frivolity n.

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A trifling act, thought, saying, or practice.

145
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frivolous adj.

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Trivial.

146
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frizz v.

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To give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to.

147
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frizzle v.

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To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair.

148
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frolicsome adj.

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Prankish.

149
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frontier n.

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The part of a nation’s territory that abuts upon another country.

150
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frowzy adj.

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Slovenly in appearance.

151
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frugal adj.

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Economical.

152
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fruition n.

A

Fulfillment.

153
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fugacious adj.

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Fleeting.

154
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fulcrum n.

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The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns.

155
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fulminate v.

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To cause to explode.

156
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fulsome adj.

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Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.

157
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fumigate v.

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To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection.

158
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functionary n.

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An official.

159
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fundamental adj.

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Basal.

160
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fungible adj.

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That may be measured, counted, or weighed.

161
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fungous adj.

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Spongy.

162
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fungus n.

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A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom.

163
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furbish v.

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To restore brightness or beauty to.

164
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furlong n.

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A measure, one-eighth of a mile.

165
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furlough n.

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A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer.

166
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furrier n.

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A dealer in or maker of fur goods.

167
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further adj.

A

More distant or advanced.

168
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furtherance n.

A

Advancement.

169
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furtive adj.

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Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief.

170
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fuse v.

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To unite or blend as by melting together.

171
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fusible adj.

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Capable of being melted by heat.

172
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futile adj.

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Of no avail or effect.

173
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futurist n.

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A person of expectant temperament.

174
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gauge n.

A

An instrument for measuring.

175
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gaiety n.

A

Festivity.

176
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gaily adv.

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Merrily.

177
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gait n.

A

Carriage of the body in going.

178
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gallant adj.

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Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit.

179
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galore adj.

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Abundant.

180
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galvanic adj.

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Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.

181
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galvanism n.

A

Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action.

182
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galvanize v.

A

To imbue with life or animation.

183
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gamble v.

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To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency.

184
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gambol n.

A

Playful leaping or frisking.

185
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gamester n.

A

A gambler.

186
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gamut n.

A

The whole range or sequence.

187
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garnish v.

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In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment.

188
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garrison n.

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The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense.

189
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garrote v.

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To execute by strangling.

190
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garrulous adj.

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Given to constant trivial talking.

191
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gaseous adj.

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Light and unsubstantial.

192
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gastric adj.

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Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach.

193
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gastritis n.

A

Inflammation of the stomach.

194
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gastronomy n.

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The art of preparing and serving appetizing food.

195
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gendarme n.

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In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer.

196
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genealogy n.

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A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants.

197
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genealogist n.

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A tracer of pedigrees.

198
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generality n.

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The principal portion.

199
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generalize v.

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To draw general inferences.

200
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generally adv.

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Ordinarily.

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