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Facetious

A

playful; humorous; not serious

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fallacy

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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fallow

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untilled, inactive, dormant

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fanaticl

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zealous; singled-mindedly obsessed with one thing.

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Fastidious

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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please.

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fatuous

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silly, inanely foolish

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fawn

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to flatter or praise excessively.

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feckless

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ineffectual; irresponsible.

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felicitous

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suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos, delightful

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fervent

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greatly emotional or zealous

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fetid

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stinking, having a heavy bad smell

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fetter

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shackle, put in chains, restrain

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fickle

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a likeliness to casually change one’s mind.

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filibuster

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intentionally obstruction, usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action.

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flag

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to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline.

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filigree

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an ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns; resembling such a pattern.

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Flip

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sarcastic, impertinent

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Florid

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flushed with color, ruddy, ornate

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flout

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to demonstrate contempt for

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foment

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to stir up, incite, rouse

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forbearance

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patience, willingness to wait

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ford

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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream.

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forestall

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to act in a way a hinder, exclude or prevent an action; to circumvent or thwart

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forswear

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to renounce, disallow, repudiate

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fortuitous

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happening by fortunate accident or chance

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fracas

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noisy fight or quarrel, brawl

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fractious

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quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky

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froward

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intractable; not willing to yield or comply; stubbornly disobedient.

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frugal

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prudent in saving; not wasteful

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fulminate

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to attack loudly or denounce

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furtive

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marked by garnerstealth;covert; surreptitious

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gainsay

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to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose

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galvanize

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to startle into sudden action, stimulate

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gambol

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to skip about playfully, frolic.

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garner

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to gather and save, store up, acquire

36
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garrulous

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pointlessly talkative, talking too much

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gauche

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crude, awkward, tasteless

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germane

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relevant to the subject at hand, appropriate in subject matter.

39
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glib

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marked by ease for informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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gossamer

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delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere

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grandiloquence

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pompous speech or expression

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gregarious

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people.

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grouse

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to complain or grumble

44
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guile

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trickery, duplicity, cunning.

45
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hackneyed

A

rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage.

Every hackneyed phrase began as something other than a cliche; it only ended up on the greeting card circuit because enough people repeated it over and over.

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halcyon

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calm and peaceful, prosperous

47
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hallow

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to set apart as holy

48
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happenstance

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a chance happening or event

49
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harangue

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to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade

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Harbinger

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anything that foreshadows a future event; an omen; a sign.

51
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harrow

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to distress, create stress or torment

52
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hedonism

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses

53
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hegemony

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the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others

54
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heretical

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violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox.

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hermetic

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airtight, impervious to outside influence

56
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heterodox

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unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic

57
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hidebound

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narrow or rigid in opinion, inflexible, oriented toward or confined to the past, extremely conservative.

58
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hirsute

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hairy, shaggy

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homily

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a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude.

60
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homogenous

A

same throughout

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hortatory

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urging to some course of conduct or action; encouraging

62
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hubris

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arrogant presumption or pride

63
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hyperbole

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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech.

64
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iconoclast

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions, challenges

65
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idolatrious

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

66
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idyll

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a carefree, lighthearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience, a literary or musical piece describing such.

67
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ignominious

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shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful

68
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illiberality

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quality of being narrow-minded, bigoted

69
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Imbroglio

A

difficult or embarrassing situation

70
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imminent

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about to happen; impending

71
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immutable

A

not capable of change

72
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impassive

A

revealing no emotion or sensibility

73
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impecunious

A

lacking funds; without money

74
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imperious

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commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering, haughty

75
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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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impetuous

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hastily or rashly energetic, impulsive and vehement

77
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implacable

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

78
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importune

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to ask incessantly, beg, nag

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impudent

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shameless bold; insolent, impertinent

80
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impugn

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attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny

81
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impunit

A

immunity from punishment, penalty, or harm.

82
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impute

A

to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic.

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