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82 Cards in this Set
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flippant
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lacking proper seriousness
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flit
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fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
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floe
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mass of floating ice
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flora
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plants of a region or era
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florid
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ruddy; reddish; flowery
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flotsam
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drifting wreckage
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flounder
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strugle and thrash about; proceed clumsily
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flourish
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grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures
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flout
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reject; mock; show contempt for
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fluctuate
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waver; shift
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fluency
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smoothness of speech
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fluke
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unlikely occurance; stroke of fortune
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fluster
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confuse
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fluted
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having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)
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flux
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flowing; series of changes
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fodder
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coarse food for cattle, horse, etc.
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foible
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weakness; slight fault
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foil
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contrast; defeat; frustrate
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foist
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insert improperly; palm off
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foliage
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masses of leaves
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foment
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stir up; instigate
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foolhardy
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rash
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fop
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dandy; man excessively preoccupied with his clothes
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fory
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raid
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forbearance
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patience
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ford
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place where a river can be crossed on foot.
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forebears
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ancestors
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foreboding
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premonition of evil
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forensic
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suitable to debate or courts of law
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foreshadow
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give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure
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foresight
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ablility to foresee future happenings; prudence
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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forgo
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give up; do without
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forlorn
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sad adn lonely; wretched
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formality
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ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake
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formidable
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inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring
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forsake
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desert; abandon; renounce
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forswear
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renouce; abandon
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forte
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strong point or special talent
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forthright
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straightforward; direct; frank
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fortitude
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bravery; courage
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fortuitous
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accidental; by chance
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foster
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rear; encourage
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founder
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fail copmletely; sink; person who establishes (an organization, business)
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fracas
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brawl, melee
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fractious
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unruly; disobedient; irritable
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frail
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weak
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franchise
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right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a prodcut in a particular territory
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frantic
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wild
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fraudulent
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cheating; deceitful
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fraught
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filled or charged with; causing emotional distress
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fray
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brawl
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frenetic
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frenzied; frantic
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frenzied
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madly excited
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fresco
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painting on plaster (usually fresh)
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fret
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be annoyed or vexed
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friction
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clash in opinion; rubbing against
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frieze
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ornamental band on wall
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frigid
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intensely cold
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fritter
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waste
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frivolous
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lackingin seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
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frolicsome
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prankish; gay
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frond
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fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
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froward
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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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fructify
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bear fruit
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frugality
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thrift; economy
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fruition
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bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
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frustrate
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thwart; defeat
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fugitive
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fleeting or transitory; roving
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fulcrum
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support on wich a lever rests
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fulminate
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denounce thunderously; explode
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fulsome
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digustingly excessive
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functionary
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official
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fundamental
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basic; primary; essential
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funereal
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sad; solemn
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furor
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frenzy; great excitement
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furtive
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stealthy; sneaky
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fusillade
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simultaneous firing or outburst (of missles, questions, etc.)
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fusion
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union; blending; synthesis
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futile
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useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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gadfly
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animal-biting fly; an irritating person
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gaffe
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social blunder
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