Gre Word List F

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facetious

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joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous

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factious

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inclined to form factions; causing dissension

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factitious

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artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears

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factotum

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handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything

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fallow

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(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated

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falsify

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make (something written) false by changing

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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; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal

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farce

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broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical

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fashion

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give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay

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fastidious

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difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky

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fathom

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comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water

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fathomless

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too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable

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fatuous

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smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness

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fauna

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animals of a period or region; CF. flora

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fawning

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courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness

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faze

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disconcert; dismay; embarrass

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febrile

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feverish

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fecundity

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fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young

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feebleminded

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deficient in intelligence; very stupid

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feign

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pretend

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feint

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trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.

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felicitous

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(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

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felicity

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happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous

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fell

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cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)

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feral

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(of an animal) not domestic; wild

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ferment

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agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)

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ferret

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drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes

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fervent

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ardent; zealous; hot

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fervid

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ardent; zealous; hot

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fester

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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.

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fetid(foetid)

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malodorous; foul

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fetter

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shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot

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fiat

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command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done

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fickle

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changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless

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fidelity

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loyalty; accuracy

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fiend

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evil spirit; devil

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figment

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invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination

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figurative

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not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech

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filch

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steal (things of small value)

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filial

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pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect

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filibuster

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block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter

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filigree

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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork

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filing

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particle removed by a file

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finery

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beautiful clothes for a special occasion

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firebrand

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piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble

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fissure

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crevice; crack

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fitful

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spasmodic; intermittent; irregular

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flaccid

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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles

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flag

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droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging

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flagrant

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conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous

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flail

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beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle

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flay

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strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly

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fledgling(fledgeling)

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inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person

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flighty

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(esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive

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flinch

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hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.

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flippant

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lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy

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flit

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fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower

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floe

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flat mass of floating ice

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florescence

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condition or period of flowering

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florid

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ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose

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flotsam

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drifting wreckage

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flout

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reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules

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fluster

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confuse; make nervous and confused; N.

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fluted

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having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column

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flutter

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(of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.

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flux

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flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux

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fodder

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coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food

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foible

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small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble

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foil

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defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail

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foist

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insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist

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foliage

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masses of leaves; CF. defoliate

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foment

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stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)

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foolhardy

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rash; reckless; foolishly daring

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foppish

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vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance

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foray

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raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.

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forbearance

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patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison

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ford

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place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.

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forebears(forbears)

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ancestors

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foreboding

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premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)

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forensic

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suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine

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forlorn

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sad and lonely; wretched; desolate

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formidable

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menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question

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forsake

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desert; abandon; renounce

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forswear

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renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure

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forthright

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straightforward; direct; frank

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fortitude

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bravery; courage; strength of mind

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fortuitous

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accidental; by chance; N. fortuity

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fracas

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brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee

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fractious

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unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse

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franchise

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right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory

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fraught

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filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight

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fray

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brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub

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freebooter

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pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

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frenetic(phrenetic)

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frenzied; frantic

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fresco

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painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)

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frieze

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ornamental horizontal band on a wall

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frisk

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move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful

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fritter

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waste (time or money on unimportant things)

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frock

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long loose garment (worn by monks)

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frolicsome

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prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky

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frond

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fern leaf; palm or banana leaf

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fructify

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bear fruit; produce fruit

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fuddle

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make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused

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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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fulcrum

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support on which a lever rests or pivots

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fulminate

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thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation

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fulsome

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disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire

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functionary

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official (who performs a particular function)

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funereal

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sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral

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furrow

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long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.

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furtive

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stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance

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fusillade

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simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)