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72 Cards in this Set
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fallacious
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false; misleading
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fallacy
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mistaken idea based on flawed reasoning; invalid argument
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fallible
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liable to err
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fallow
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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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falter
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hesitate
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fanaticism
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excessive zeal
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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
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fancy
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notion; whim; inclination
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fanfare
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call by bugles or trumpets; showy display
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farce
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broad comedy; mockery
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fastidious
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difficult to please; squeamish
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fatalism
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belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
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fathom
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comprehend; investigate
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fatuous
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brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
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fauna
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animals of a period or region
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fawning
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trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing
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faze
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disconcert; dismay
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feasible
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practical
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febrile
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feverish
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feckless
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feeble and ineffective; careless and irresponsible
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fecundity
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fertility; fruitfulness
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feign
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pretend
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feint
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trick; shift; sham blow
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felicitous
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suitably expressed; well chosen
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felicity
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happiness; appropriateness
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fell
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cruel; deadly; cut or knock down; bring down (with a missle)
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felon
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person convicted of a grave crime
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feral
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not domestic; wild
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ferment
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agitation; commotion
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ferret
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drive or hunt out of hiding
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fervent
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ardent; hot
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fervid
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ardent
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fervor
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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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fester
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rankle; produce irritation or resentment
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festive
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joyous; celebratory
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fete
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honor at a festival
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fetid
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malodorous; foul smelling
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fetter
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shackle
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fiasco
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total failure
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fiat
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command; authorization
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fickle
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changeable; faithless
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fictitious
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imaginary
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fidelity
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loyalty
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figment
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invention; imaginary thing
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figurative
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not literal; but metaphorical; using a figure of speech
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figurine
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small ornamental statuette
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filch
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steal
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filial
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pertaining to a son or daughter
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filibuster
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block legislation by making long speeches
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filigree
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delicate, lacelike network
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filing
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particle removed by a file
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finale
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conclusion
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finesse
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delicate skill
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finicky
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too particular; fussy
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finite
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limited
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firebrand
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hothead; troublemaker
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fissure
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crevice
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fitful
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spasmodic; intermittent
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flaccid
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flabby
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flag
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droop; grow feeble
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flagrant
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conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
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flail
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thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about
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flair
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talent
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flamboyant
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ornate
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flaunt
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display ostentatiously
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flay
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strip off skin; plunder; whip; attack with harsh criticism
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fleck
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spot
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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fleece
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wool coat of a sheep; rob; plunder
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flick
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light stroke as with a whip
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flinch
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hesitate; shrink
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