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100 Cards in this Set
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grotesque
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fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)
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bizarre
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fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional
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n chimerical
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature
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s leave-taking
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farewell or departure
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n modish
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fashionable; conforming to the current fashion
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s fleet
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fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral
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s latch
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fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch
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s fussy
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fastidious; finicky; easily upset
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n kismet
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fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.
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patriarch
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father and ruler of a family or tribe
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beget
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father; become the father of; produce; give rise to
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n captious
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faultfinding; too critical
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n impeccable
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faultless
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n propitious
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favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign
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auspicious
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favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices
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n nepotism
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favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew
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claustrophobia
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fear of being locked in
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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n hydrophobia
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fear of water; rabies
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of foreigners; N. xenophobe
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trepidation
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fear; nervous apprehension
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n apprehensive
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fearful; discerning
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timorous
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fearful; timid; demonstrating fear
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intrepid
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fearless
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practicable
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feasible
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n plumage
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feathers of a bird;
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n lineaments
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features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line
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commiserate
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
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n euphoria
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feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric
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affinity
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feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages
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s nausea
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feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; CF. seasickness
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simulate
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feign; imitate
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s pretend
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feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense
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n visceral
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felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate
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n vixen
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female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew
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n ewe
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female sheep
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amazon
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female warrior
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s pen
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fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose
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n frond
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fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
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n fecundity
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fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
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n febrile
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feverish
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n demoniac(demoniacal)
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fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil
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s ferocious
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fierce; violent; N. ferocity
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melee
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fight
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n dossier
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file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back
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replenish
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fill up again
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n fraught
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filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight
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elated
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filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
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aghast
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filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
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n sordid
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filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story
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n d\\'enouement
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final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained
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ultimate
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final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy.
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ascertain
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find out for certain; make certain
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aversion
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firm dislike
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assurance
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firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance in fron of his class; V. assure; tell firmly with confidence; ensure; make (something) certain to heappen; make (someone) feel sure; give confidence to; ADJ. assured: self-assured; confident in one's own ability; showing certainty
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic
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tenacity
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firmness; persistence
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s primal
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first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence
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s primary
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first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first
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s draft
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first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript
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n arable
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fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land
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n tantrum
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fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums.
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst
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n spasmodic
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fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion
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propriety
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fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary
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aptitude
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fitness; talent
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n moodiness
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fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood:
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n rig
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fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; Ex. rig the election
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s ration
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fixed portion; V: distribute as rations
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n flaccid
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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles
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n panache
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flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. ÀÜ ¾Æ·¡·Î õÀ» »©³»´Â ¼Ø¾¾
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n gaudy
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flashy; showy
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n meretricious
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flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute
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n floe
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flat mass of floating ice
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delta
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flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
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n blandishment
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flattery
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adulation
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flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
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n sherbet
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flavored dessert ice
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armada
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fleet of warships
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fugitive
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fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large
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evanescent
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fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce
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carnal
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fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body
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pliant
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flexible; easily influenced
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pliable
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flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable
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supple
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flexible; limber; pliant
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s willowy
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flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow
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n lithe
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flexible; supple; CF. limber
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n limber
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flexible; supple; pliable; V.
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n coquette
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flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
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inundate
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flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work
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deluge
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flood; rush; V.
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n parquet
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floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece
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s trickle
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flow in drops or in a thin stream; N.
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s dribble
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flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.
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n exude
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flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation
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influx
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flowing into
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confluence
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flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
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n flux
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flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux
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glib
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fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
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voluble
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fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility
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