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fiat

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n.command

I cannot accept goverment by fiat

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fickle

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adj.changeable,faithless

He is a fickle young man who dumped her girlfriend as soon as he sees a prettier one

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fictitious

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adj.imaginary

many of the so called fact in this book are indeed fictitious

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figment

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n.invention;imaginary thing

it is a figment of your imagination

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figurative

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adj,not literal, but metaphorical;using a figure of speech

Here the word is used in a figurative sense

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filch

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v.steal

the boy filched apples from the fruit stand

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filial

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adj,pertaining to a son or daughter

many children forget their filial obligation

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filigree

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n.delicate,lacelike metalwork

the pendant with gold filigree that she wore round her neck

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filing

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n.particle removed by a file

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finicky

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adj.too particular;fussy;fastidious

The little girl was finicky about her food

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firebrand

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n.hothead,troublemaker

the police tried to keep track of all the local firebrands when the presidente came to town

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fissure

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n.crevice

the mountain climbers secured footholds in tiny fissures in the rock

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fitful

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n.spasmodic;intermittent

fitful shower of rain

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flaccid

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adj,flabby

His sedentary life had left him with flaccid muscles

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flag

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v.droop;grow feeble

The whole team's spirits flagged

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flagrant

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adj,conspicuously wicked;blatant;outrageous

this is a flagrant violation of human right

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flail

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v.thresh grain by hand;strike or slap; toss about

flail our horses with the rein;flailed my arms to get attention

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flair

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n.talent

she has an uncanny flair for discovering new artists

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flamboyant

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adj.ornate

modern architecture has discarded the flamboyant trimming on building and emphasizes simplicity of line

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flaunt

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v.display ostentatiously

she came into school flaunting her new red dress

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flay

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v.strip off sink;plunder

mind flay!

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fleck

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v.spot

her cheeks, flecked with tears, were testimony to the hours of weeping

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fledgling

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adj.inexperience,

fledgling sodier; fledgling entreprise

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fleece (n)

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n.wool coat of a sheep

they sheer sheep of their fleece

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fleece (v)

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v.rob,plunder

The tricksters fleeced him of his inheritance

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fell (adj)

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adj.cruel;deadly

fell disease

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fell (v)

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v.cut or knock down;bring down(with a missile)

The timberman felled the mighty redwood; The terriost felled the airplane

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flick

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n.light stroke as with a whip

He flicked the horse with his whip

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flinch

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v.hesitate,shrink

She did not flinch in the face of danger

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flippant

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adj,lacking proper seriousness

She becomes less flippant as she grows older

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flit

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v.fly;dart lightly;pass swiftly by

like a bee flitting from flower to flower; Rose flitted from one boyfriend to the next

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floe

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n.mass of floating ice

the ship made slow progress as it battered its way through the ice floes

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flora

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n.plant of a region or era

the flora of the desert

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florid

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adj.ruddy,flowery

Her complexion looks florid; florid eloquence

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flotsam

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n.drifting wreckage

beachcomber eke out a living by salvaging the flotsam and jetsam of the area

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flounder

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v.straggle and thrash about(掙扎);proceed clumsily or falter.

Jack floundered about trying to regain his footing;He floundered through his speech

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flourish

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v.grow well;prosper;make sweeping gestures

The orange trees flourished in the sun;He flourished his fists at her

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flout

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v.reject;mock

The headstrong youth flouted all authority

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fluctuate

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v.waver, shift

The water pressure fluctuates wildly

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fluke

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n.unlikely occurance;stroke of fortune.

When Douglas defeated Tyson for the championship, some soports casters dismissed his victory as a fluke

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fluster

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v.confuse

The teacher's sudden question flustered him and he flounder on his reply

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fluted

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adj.having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)

All that remained of the ancient building were the fluted column.

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flux

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n.flowing;series of changes.

while conditions are in such a state of fluc, i do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair

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fodder

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n.coarse food for cattle, horses,etc

we need to feed fresh supply of fodder to horses

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foible

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n.weakness;slight fault

we can overlook the foible of our friends; no one is perfect

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foil (n)

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n.contrast

In star wars, dark Darth vader is a perfect foil for fair-haired, naive Luke Skywalker

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foil (v)

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v.defeat;frustrate

In the end, Skywalker is able to foil Vader's diabolical schemes

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foist

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v.insert improperly; palm off

helped foist him into the spotlight;
will jewelers foist such stones onto an unwary public

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foliage

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n.masses of leaves

admiring the colorful fall foliage

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fidelity

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n.

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figurine

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n.

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filibuster

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v.

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finale

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n.

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finesse

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n.

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finite

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adj

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fluency

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n.smoothness of speech