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120 Cards in this Set
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abase
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to degrade
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abbess
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The lady superior of a nunnery
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abbey
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the group of buildings which form homes for nuns and monks
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abbot
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the superior of a community of monks
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abdicate
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to give up royal power
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abdomen
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the cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor in the belly
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abdominal
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relating to the abdomen
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abduction
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a carrying away of a person against their will; illegally
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abed
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in bed, or on a bed
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aberration
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deviation from a right
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abet
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to aid the commision of an offense
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abeyance
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a state of suspension or inaction
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abhorrence
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the act of detesting extremely
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abhorrent
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very repungent
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abidance
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an abiding
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abject
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sunk to low condition
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abjure
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to recant, or renounce
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able-bodied
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capable of physical service
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ablution
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a washing or cleansing
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abnegate
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to renoucne a right or privilege
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balsam
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a medical preparation used for healing
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banal
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commonplace
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barcarole
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a boat song for Venetian gondoliers
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barograph
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an instrument that registers graphically and continuosly the atmospheric pressure
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barometer
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an instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface
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barring
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apart from
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baritone
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having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor
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bask
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to make warm by genial heat
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bass
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low in tone or compass
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baste
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to cover with melted fat while cooking
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baton
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an official staff used either as a weapon or an emblem of authority
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battalion
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a body of infantry of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment
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batten
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a narrow strip of wood
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batter
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a mixture of two or more materials beaten together
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bauble
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a trinket
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bawl
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to proclaim by outcry
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beautify
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to make supremely happy
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beatitude
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any state of great happiness
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beau
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an escort or lover
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becalm
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to make quiet
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calculable
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that may be estimated by reckoning
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calculus
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a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness
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callosity
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the state of being hard and insensible
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callow
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without experience of the world
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calorie
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amount of heat neated to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water 1 degree celsius
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calumny
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slander
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Calvary
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the place where Christ was crucified
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Calvinism
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the system of doctrine taught by John Calvin
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Calvinize
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to teach or imbue with doctrines of Calvinism
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came
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a leaden sash-bar or groobed strip for fastening panes in stained glass windows
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cameo
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any small engraved or carved work in relief
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campaign
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a complete series of connected military operations
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Canaanite
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a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine
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canary
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bright, delicate yellow
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candid
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straightforward
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candor
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the quality of frankness or outspokeness
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canine
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characteristic of a dog
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canon
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any rule or law
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cant
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to talk in singsong
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cantata
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a choral composition
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defensible
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capable of being maintained or justified
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defensive
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carried on in resistance to aggression
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defer
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to delay or put off
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deference
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respectful submission or yielding to another's opinion
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defiant
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characterized by bold opposition
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deficiency
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lack or insufficiency
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deficient
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not having an adequate supply or amount
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definite
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having an exact signification or positive meaning
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deflect
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to cause to turn aside or downwards
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deforest
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to clear of forests
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deform
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to disfigure
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deformity
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a disfigurement
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defraud
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to deprive of something dishonestly
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defray
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to make payment for
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degeneracy
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a becoming worse
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degenerate
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to become worse or inferior
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degradation
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diminution of strength or magnitude
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degrade
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to take away honors or position from
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dehydrate
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to deprive of water
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deify
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to regard as a god
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egregious
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extreme
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egress
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a place of exit
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eject
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to expel
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elapse
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to terminate (time)
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elasticity
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the property of which an object can return to its regular state after being changed
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electrolysis
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the process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current
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electrotype
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a metallic copy of a surface, such as a coin
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elegy
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a lyric poem lamenting the dead
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element
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a component or essential part
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elicit
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to educe or extract gradually without violence
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elligible
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qualified for selection
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eliminate
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to cast aside
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Elizabethan
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relating to Elizabeth, Queen of England, or her era
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elocution
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the art of correct gesture in public speaking or writing
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eloquent
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having the abilty to express emotion in speech
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elucidate
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to bring out the concerning facts more clearly
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elude
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to evade the search of
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elusion
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evasion
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emaciate
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to waste away in flesh
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emanate
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to flow forth or proceed, as from some source
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fabricate
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to invent fancifully or falsely
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fabulous
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incredible
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facet
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one of the triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or gem
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facetious
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amusing
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facial
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pertaining to the face
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facile
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not difficult to do
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facilitate
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to make more easy
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facility
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ease
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facsimilie
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an exact copy or reproduction
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faction
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a number of persons combined for a common purpose
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factious
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turbulent
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fallacious
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illogical
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fallacy
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any unsound mode of reasoning or anything based on such reason
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fallible
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capable of erring
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fallow
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land broken up and left to become mellow or rest
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famish
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to suffer extremity of hunger or thirst
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fanatic
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a religious zealot
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fancier
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one having a taste for or interest in special objects
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fanciless
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unimaginative
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fastidious
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hard to please
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