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fruiton
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bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization. After years of scrimping and saving, her dream of owning her own home finally came to fruition
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frugality
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thrift; economy. In economically hard times, anyone who doesn't learn to practice frugality risks bankrupcy
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fructify
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bear frut. this peach tree should fructify in three years.
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froward
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stubbornly contracy; obstinately disobedient. Miss Watson declared that Huck was a froward child, stubborn in his wickedness, and that no good would come of condoning his disobedience
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frond
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fern laf; palm or banana leaf. After the storm the beach wsa littered with the fronds of palm trees
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frolicsome
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prankish; gay. The frolicsome puppy tried to lick the fcae of its master
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant. Though Nancy enjoyed Bill's frivolous, lighthearted companionship, she sometiems wondered whether he could ever be serious. frivolity N
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fritter
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waste. He could not apply himself to any task and frittered away his time in idle conversation
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frigid
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intensely cold. Alaska is in the frigid zone
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frieze
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ornamental band on a wall. The frieze of the churhc was adorned with sculpture
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friction
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clas in opinion; rubbin against. The activist Saul Alinsky wrote, 'Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.'
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fret
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be annoyed or vexed. To fret over your poor grdes is foolish; instead, decide to work harder in the future.
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fresco
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painting on plaster (usually fresh). The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the frescoes by Giotto.
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frenzied
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madly excited. As soon as they smelled smke, the frenzied animals milled about in their cages
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frenetic
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frenzied; frantic, zeal, enthusiastic. The novels of the beat generation reflect a frenetic, restless pursuit of new sensation and experience, and a disdain for the conventional measures of economic and social success
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