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fabricate |
build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
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facade(fa\c{c}ade)
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front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance
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facet
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small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side
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facetious
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joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
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facile
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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility
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facilitate
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help bring about; make less difficult
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facsimile
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copy
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faction
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party; clique (within a large group); dissension
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dissension
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disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
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factious
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inclined to form factions; causing dissension
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factitious
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artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears
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factotum
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handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
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faculty
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mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
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fallacious
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false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument
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fallible
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liable to err
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falsify
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make (something written) false by changing
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fallow
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(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated
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sow
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plant or scatter seed
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falter
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hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.
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stumble
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trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.
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fanaticism
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
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fancied
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imagined; unreal
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fancier
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breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
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fanciful
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whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme
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fancy
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imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate
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fanfare
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call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display
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farce
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broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical
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fastidious
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difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
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squeamish
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easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish.
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fatalism
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belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death
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fathom
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comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water
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fathomless
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too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable
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fatuous
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smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness
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fauna
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animals of a period or region; CF. flora
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fawning
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courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness
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court
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attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster
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faze
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disconcert; dismay; embarrass
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feasible
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practical; able to be carried out; practicable
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febrile
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feverish
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fecundity
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fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
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fertile
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producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize
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fruitful
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producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance
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feign
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pretend
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feint
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trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
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shift
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change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group
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felicitous
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(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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felicity
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happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous
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feline
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of a member of the cat family; N.
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fell
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cruel; (of a disease) deadly
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fell
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cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)
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felon
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person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime
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feral
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(of an animal) not domestic; wild
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ferment
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agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
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fermentation
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chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
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ferret
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drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes
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fervent
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ardent; zealous; hot
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fervid
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ardent; zealous; hot
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impassioned
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(of speech) filled with passion; fervent
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fervor
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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
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fester
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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.
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fete |
honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast |
