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fabricate
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to invent fancifully or falsely
fabrication |
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fabulous
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incredible
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facet
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One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem
a particular part or aspect of something |
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facetious
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=amusing, flippant
try to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when people dont think it is appropriate |
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facile
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not difficult to do
a facile remark/answer |
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facilitate
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to make easier
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facsimile
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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
a rival factions within the party |
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factious
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turbulent
bad-tempered or easily upset, especially by small things, irritable children often get fractious and tearful when tired |
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fallacious
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illogical
wrong based false idea a fallacious argument |
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fallacy
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false way of thinking
any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning |
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fallible
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capable of erring
memory is selective and fallible |
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fallow
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land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest
farmers are paid to let their land lie fallow |
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famished
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To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst
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fanatic
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religious zealot
extremist enthusiast |
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fancier
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person who has a taste for or interest in special objects
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fanciless
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unimaginative
a boring unimaginative man |
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fastidious
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hard to please
being care of every detail of something, meticulous she is not fastidious about personal hygiene everything was planned in every fastidious detail |
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