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46 Cards in this Set
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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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fancy
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notion, whim, inclination
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fatalism
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belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
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fatuous
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foolish, inane
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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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fecundity
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fertility, fruitfulness
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felicitous
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apt, suitably expressed, well chosen
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felicity
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happiness, appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.)
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fell (v)
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cut or knock down, bring down (with a missile)
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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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fervid
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ardent
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fester
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rankle, produce irritation or resentment
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fetid
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malodorous
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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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fickle
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changeable, faithless
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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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filament
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fine thread or fiber, threadlike structure within a light bulb
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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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to block legislation by making long speeches
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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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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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flabbergasted
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astounded, astonished, overcome with surprise
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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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flair
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talent
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flaunt
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display ostentatiously
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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 (v)
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rob, plunder
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flinch
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hesitate, shrink
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fathom
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comprehend, investigate
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fell (adj)
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cruel, deadly
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fictitious
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imaginary
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feint
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strick, shift, sham blow
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