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fallacy
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n. mistaken idea based on flawed; invalid
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fallow
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adj. plowed but now sowed; uncultivated
Farmers like to let land lie fallow every few years |
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fancied
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adj. imagined; unreal
its fancied resemblance to... |
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fancier
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n. breeder or dealer of animals
dog fancier |
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fanfare
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n. call by bugles or trumpets; showy display
fanfare of trumpets at the exposition |
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fastidious
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adj. difficult to please; squeamish
a fastidious eater |
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fatalism
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n. belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
With fatalism, he accepted the hardships that beset him. |
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fatuous
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adj. brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
Fatheads are by definition fatuous |
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fauna
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n. animals of a period or region
fauna of the period |
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fawning
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adj. trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing
courtiers fan upon princes groupies fawn upon rockstars |
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faze
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v. disconcert; dismay
nothing can faze me! |
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feckless
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adj. feeble (weak) and ineffective; careless and irresponsible
feckless leader |
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fecundity
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n. fertility; fruitfulness
rabbits - known for their fecundity ( ne ge ne ge) |
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feint
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n. trick; shift; sham blow
The boxer was fooled by his opponent's feint and dropped his guard |
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felicitous
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adj. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
famous for his felicitous remarks |
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felicity
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n. happiness; apprpriateness of a remark, choice, etc)
wish the newlyweds great felicity |
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fell
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adj. cruel; deadly
fell disease v. cut or knock down; bring down (w/ a missile) Paul Bunyan felled the mighty redwood tree |
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felon
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n. person convicted of a grave crime
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feral
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adj. not domestic; wild
dogs may revert to their feral state |
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ferment
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n. agitation; commotion
the country was in a state of ferment |
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ferret
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v. drive or hunt out of hiding
She ferreted out their secret |
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fervent
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adj. ardent (great warmth/passion) ; hot
fervent praise |
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fervid
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adj. ardent
fervid entusiasm |
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fester
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v. rankle; cause persistent irritation or resentment
Joe's insult festered in her mind for days |
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fete
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v. honor at a festival
the returning hero was feted at the festival |
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fetid
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adj. malodorous; foul-smelling
does it smell fetid to u? |
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fetter
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v. shackle (to restrain or confine w/ shackles)
the prisoner was fettered to the wall |
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fiat
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n. command; authorization
put into effect by presidential fiat |
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figurine
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n. small ornamental statuette
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filch
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v. steal
the boys filched apples from the fruit stand |
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filial
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adj. pertaining to a son or daughter
filial obligations |
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filibuster
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v. block legislation by making long speeches
the Senator has a great ability to filibuster endlessly to keep an issue from coming to a vote |
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filigree
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n. delicate, lacelike metalwork
pendant with god filigree |
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filing
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n. particle removed by a file
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finesse
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n. delicate skill
surgeon's finesse and adroitness |
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firebrand
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n. hothead; troublemaker
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fitful
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adj. spasmodic; intermittent
after several fitful attempts... |
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flag
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v. droop; grow feeble (weak)
the team's spirit flagged |
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flagrant
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adj. conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
flagrant violation of satelaws |
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flail
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v. thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about
flail my arms flailed the horses with the reigns |
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flair
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n. talent
uncanny (extraordinary) flair |
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flay
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v. strip off skin; plunder; whip; attack w/ harsh criticism
stinging comments flayed her spirit |
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fledgling
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adj. inexperienced
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fleece
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n. wool coat of a sheep
shear sheep of their fleece v. rob; plunder they fleeced him of his inheritance |
