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110 Cards in this Set
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fief n.
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a landed estate held under feudal tenure
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filibuster n.
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one who attempts to obstruct
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finale n.
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concluding performance
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finality n.
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the state or quality of being final or complete
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finally adv.
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at last
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financial adj.
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monetary
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financier n.
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One skilled in or occupied with financial affairs or operations
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finery n
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that which is used to decoreate the person or dress
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finesse n.
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subtle contrivance used to gain a point
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finite adj.
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limited
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fiscal adj.
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Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government
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fishmonger n.
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one who sells fish
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fissure n
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A crack or crack-like depression.
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fitful adj.
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spasmodic
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fixture n.
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one who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position
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flag-officer n
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The captain of a flag-ship
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flagrant adj.
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Openly scandalous
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flamboyant adj
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Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste
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flatulence n.
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accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels
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flection n.
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the act of bending
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flexible adj.
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Pliable
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flimsy adj.
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thin and weak
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flippant adj
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having a light, pert, trifling disposition
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floe n.
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A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice
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flora n.
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The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district
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floral adj
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Pertaining to flowers
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florid adj.
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flushed with red
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florist n.
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a dealer in flowers
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fluctuate v.
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To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another
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fluctuation n.
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Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another.
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flue n.
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a smoke-duct in a chimney
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fluent adj
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Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas
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fluential adj.
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pertaining to streams
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flux n.
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A state of constant movement, change, or renewal
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foggy adj.
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obscure
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foible n.
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A personal weakness or failing
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foist v.
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to palm off
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foliage n
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any growth of leaves
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folio n.
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a sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once
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folk-lore n.
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the traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people
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foolery n.
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folly
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foot-note n
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A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column.
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foppery n.
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dandyism
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fopperish adj.
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characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners
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forbearance n
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Patient endurance or toleration of offenses
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forby adv.
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besides
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forcible adj
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violent
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forecourt n
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A court opening directly from the street
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forejudge v.
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To judge of before hearing evidence
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forepeak n
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The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck
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foolery n.
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folly
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foot-note n
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A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column.
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foppery n.
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dandyism
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fopperish adj.
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characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners
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forbearance n
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Patient endurance or toleration of offenses
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forby adv.
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besides
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forcible adj
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violent
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forecourt n
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A court opening directly from the street
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forejudge v.
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To judge of before hearing evidence
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forepeak n
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The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck
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foreshore n
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That part of a shore uncovered at low tide
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forebode v
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To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil
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forecast v
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to predict
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forecastle n.
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that part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds
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foreclose v
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to bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property
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forefather n.
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an ancestor
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forego v.
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to deny oneself the pleasure or profit of
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foreground n.
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That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.
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forehead n.
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The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair
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foreign adj.
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belonging to , situated in, or derived from another country
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foreigner n.
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a citizen of a foreign country
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foreknowledge n.
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Prescience
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foreman n.
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the head man
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foreordain v.
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To predetermine
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foreordination n
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Predestination
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forerun v.
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To go before as introducing or ushering in
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foresail n
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a square sail
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foresee v.
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to discern beforehand
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foresight n.
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provision against harm or need
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foretell v.
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to predict
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foreigner n.
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a citizen of a foreign country
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foreknowledge n.
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Prescience
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foreman n.
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the head man
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foreordain v.
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To predetermine
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foreordination n
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Predestination
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forerun v.
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To go before as introducing or ushering in
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foresail n
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a square sail
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foresee v.
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to discern beforehand
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foresight n.
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provision against harm or need
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foretell v.
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to predict
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forethought n.
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premeditation
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forfeit v.
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to lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation
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forfend v.
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to ward off
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forgery n.
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Counterfeiting
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forgo v
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to deny oneself
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formation n.
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Relative disposition of parts
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formidable adj
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Difficult to accomplish.
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formula n.
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fixed rule or set form
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forswear v.
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to renounce upon oath
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forte n.
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a strong point
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forth adv.
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into notice or view
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forthright adv.
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with directness
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fortify v.
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to provide with defensive works
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fortitude n.
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patient courage
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foursome adj.
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consisting of four
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fracture n.
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a break
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fragile adj.
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easily broken
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frailty n.
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liability to be broken or destroyed
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fragile adj.
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Capable of being broken
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frankincense n
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A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes
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