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duress
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n.
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully ...the hostages were held under duress until the presoners' demands were met... |
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dyspeptic
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adj.
suffering from indigestion |
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ebb
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v.
recede; lessen |
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*ebullient
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adj.
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
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*eclectic
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adj.
selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources |
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ecstasy
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n.
rapture; joy; and overpowering emotion |
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edify
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v.
instruct; correct morally |
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effervescence
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n.
inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation |
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effete
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adj.
lacking vigor; worn out; sterile ...Is the democratic party still a vital political force, or is it an effete powerless faction, wedded to outmoded liberal policies?... |
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effluvium
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n.
noxious smell ...the effluvium and the poisons in the air are hazards of life... |
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*effrontery
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n.
impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness |
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ejaculation
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n.
exclamation |
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elated
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adj.
overjoyed |
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*elegy
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n.
poem or song expressing lamentation |
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ellipsis
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n.
omission of words from a text |
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ellipsis
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n.
omission of words from a text |
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elliptical
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adj.
oval; ambiguous, either purposely or because of words that have been left out |
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elysian
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adj.
relating to paradise; blissful |
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emboss
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v.
produce a design in raised relief |
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embroil
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v.
throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle |
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emend
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v.
correct, usually a text |
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emetic
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n.
substance causing vomiting |
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eminent
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adj.
high; lofty |
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emollient
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n.
soothing or softening remedy |
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*emulate
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v.
imitate; rival |
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enclave
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n.
territory enclosed within an alien land |
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encomiastic
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adj.
praising; eulogistic |
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encomium
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n.
high praise; eulogy |
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encumber
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v.
burden |
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endue
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v.
provide with some quality; endow |
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*enervate
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v.
weaken ...the luxury which enervates and destroys nations... |
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enfranchise
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v.
admit to the rights of citizenship |
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engage
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v.
attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront |
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engaging
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adj.
charming; attractive |
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*engender
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v.
cause; produce |
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engross
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v.
occupy fully |
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enigmatic
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adj.
obscure; puzzling |
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enjoin
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v.
command; order; forbid |
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ennui
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n.
boredom |
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enrapture
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v.
please intensely |
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ensconce
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v.
settle comfortably |
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enthrall
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v.
capture; enslave |
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entreat
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v.
plead; ask earnestly |
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environ
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v.
enclose; surround |
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eon
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n.
long period of time; an age |
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epaulet
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n.
ornament worn on the shoulder |
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epicure
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n.
connoisseur or food and drink |
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epigram
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n.
witty saying, usually short |
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epilogue
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n.
short speech at conclusion of dramatic work |
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episodic
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adj.
loosely connected |
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epithet
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n.
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing |
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epitome
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n.
perfect example or embodiment |
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equable
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adj.
tranquil; steady; uniform |
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*equanimity
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n.
calmness of temperament; composure |
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equipoise
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n.
balance; balancing force; equilibrium |
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equity
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n.
fairness; justice |
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equivocal
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adj.
ambiguous; intentionally misleading |
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*equivocate
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v.
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
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escapade
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n.
prank; flighy conduct |
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espionage
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n.
spying |
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espouse
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v.
adopt; support |
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essay
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v.
make an attempt at; test |
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esteem
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v.
respect; value |
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estimable
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adj.
worthy of esteem; admirable |
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ethereal
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adj.
light; heavenly; unusually refined |
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ethos
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n.
underlying character of a culture, group |
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eugenic
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adj.
pertaining to the improvement of race |
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eulogistic
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adj.
praising |
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*eulogy
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n.
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
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euphony
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n.
sweet sound |
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evanescent
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adj.
fleeting; vanishing |
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evince
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v.
show clearly |
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exacting
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adj.
extremely demanding |
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exceptionable
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adj.
objectionable ...find the rock band green day highly exceptionable, thoroughly distasteful... |
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excise
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v.
cut away; cut out |
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excoriate
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v.
scold with biting harshness |
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excrable
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adj.
very bad ...the anecdote was in such excrable taste... |
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execrate
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v.
curse; express abhorrence for |
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exhort
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v.
urge |
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*exigency
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n.
urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention |
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exiguous
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adj.
small; minute |
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existential
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adj.
pertaining to existence |
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exonerate
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v.
acquit; exculpate |
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exorcise
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v.
drive out evil spirits |
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expatiate
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v.
talk at length |
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expatriate
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n.
exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
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expiate
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v.
make amends for (a sin) |
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explicate
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v.
explain; interpret; clarify |
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expository
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adj.
explanatory; serving to explain |
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expostulation
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n.
protest; remonstrance ...despite the teacher's scoldings and expostulations, the class remained unruly... |
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expunge
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v.
cancel; remove |
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expurgate
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v.
clean; remove offensive parts of a book |
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extant
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adj.
still in existence |
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extenuate
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v.
weaken; mitigate |
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extirpate
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v.
root up ...extirpate superstition and heresy... |
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extol
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v.
praise; glorify |
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extort
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v.
wring from; get money by threats |
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extradition
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n.
surrender of prisoner by one state to another |
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*extrapolation
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n.
projection; conjecture |
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extricate
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v.
free; disentangle |
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extrude
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v.
force or push out |
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exult
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v.
rejoice |
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*facetious
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adj.
joking (often inappropriately); humorous |
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facile
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adj.
easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial |
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facsimile
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n.
copy |
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factious
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adj.
inclined to form factions |
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factitious
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adj.
artificial; sham |
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factotum
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n.
handyman; person who does all kinds of work |
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faculty
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n.
mental or bodily powers |
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*fallacious
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adj.
false; misleading |
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fallacy
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n.
mistaken idea based on flawed reasonig |
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fallible
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adj.
liable to err |
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fallow
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adj.
plowed but not sowed |
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falter
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v.
hesitate |
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fancied
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adj.
imagined; unreal |
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fancier
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n.
breeder or dealer of animals ...the dog fancier exhibited her prize... |
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fancy
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n.
notion; whim; inclination |
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fanfare
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n.
call by bugles or trumpets; showy display |
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farce
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n.
broad comedy; mockery |
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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 one's control |
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fathom
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v.
comprehend, investigate |
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*fatuous
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adj.
brainless; insane; foolish, yet smug |
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*fawning
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adj.
trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, cringing |
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faze
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v.
disconcert; dismay |
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febrile
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adj.
feverish ...in his febrile condition... |
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feckless
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adj.
feeble and ineffective |
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fecundity
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n.
fertility; fruitfulness |
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feint
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n.
trick; shift; sham blow |
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*felicitous
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adj.
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen ...he was famous for his felicitous remarks... |
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felicity
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n.
happiness; appropriateness |
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fell
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adj.
cruel; deadly v. cut or knock down; bring down |
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ferment
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n.
agitation; commotion |
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ferret
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v.
drive or hunt out of hiding |
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fervent
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adj.
ardent; hot |
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fervid
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adj.
ardent |
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fete
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v.
honor at a festival |
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fetid
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adj.
malodorous; foul-smelling |
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fetter
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v.
shackle |
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fiasco
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n
total failure |
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fiat
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n.
command |
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figment
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n.
invention; imaginary thing |
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filch
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v.
steal ...the boys filched apples... |
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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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filing
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particle removed by a file
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finesse
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n.
delicate skill |
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firebrand
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n.
hothead; troublemaker |
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fitful
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adj.
spasmodic; intermittent |
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flagrant
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adj.
conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous |
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flail
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v.
thresh grain by hand; strike or slap about |
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flair
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n.
talent |
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flaunt
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v.
display ostentatiously |
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flay
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v.
strip off skin; plunder; whip; attack with harsh criticism |
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fleck
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v.
spot |
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*fledgling
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adj.
inexperienced |
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flick
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n.
light stroke as with a whip |
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flinch
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v.
hesitate; shrink |
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flippant
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adj.
lacking proper seriousness |
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flit
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v.
fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by |
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floe
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n.
mass of floating ice |
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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; showy |
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flourish
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v.
to prosper; grow well; to make sweeping gestures |
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*flout
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v.
reject; mock; show contempt for |
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fluster
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v.
confuse |
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fluted
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adj.
having vertical, parallel grooves |
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flux
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n.
flowing; series of changes |
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fodder
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n.
coarse food for horses and cattle |
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foible
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n.
weakness; slight fault |
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foil
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n.
contrast ...darth vader is a perfect foil for fair haired luke skywalker... v. defeat; frustrate |
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foist
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v.
insert improperly; palm off |
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*foment
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v.
stir up, instigate |
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foolhardy
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adj.
rash |
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fop
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n.
dandy; man excessively occupied with his clothes |
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foray
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n.
raid |
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forbearance
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n.
patience |
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ford
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n.
plac ewhere a river can be crossed on foot |
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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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*forestall
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v.
prevent by taking action in advance |
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forlorn
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adj.
sad and lonely; wretched |
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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.
straightforward; direct; frank |
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fortuitous
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adj.
accidental; by chance |
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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 n. a person who establishes something |
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fracas
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n.
brawl, melee |
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franchise
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n.
right granted by authority; right to vote' license to sell a product in a particular territory |
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frantic
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adj.
wild |
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fraught
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adj.
filled or charged with; causing emotional distress |
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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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fret
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v.
to be annoyed or vexed |
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frieze
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n.
ornamental band on a wall |
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fritter
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v.
waste ...he frittered away his time... |
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frivolous
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adj.
lacking in seriousness |
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frolicsome
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adj.
prankish; gay ...the frolicksome puppy... |
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front
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n.
fern leaf |
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froward
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adj.
stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient ...Huck was a froward child, stubborn in his wickedness... |
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fructify
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v.
bear fruit ...this peach tree should fructify in three years... |
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fulminate
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v.
denounce thunderously; explode |
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fulsome
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adj.
disgustingly excessive ...disgusted by her fans' fulsome admiration, the movie star asked to be left alone... |
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functionary
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n.
official |
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funereal
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adj.
solemn; sad |
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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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gadfly
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n.
animal-biting fly; an irritating person |
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gaffe
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n.
social blunder |
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