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60 Cards in this Set
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fetid(foetid) |
malodorous; foul
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foul
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very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul
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fetish(fetich)
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object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism
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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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fiasco
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total failure; CF. bottle
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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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fictitious
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imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
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fidelity
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loyalty; accuracy
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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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figure
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written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.
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figurine
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small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
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filch
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steal (things of small value)
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pilfer
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steal things of small value; filch; snitch
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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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freebooter
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pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
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bust
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piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster
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filigree
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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
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lace
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cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace
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filing
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particle removed by a file
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finale
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conclusion; concluding part
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finesse
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delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
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finicky
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too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
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fussy
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fastidious; finicky; easily upset
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fuss:
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trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
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finite
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limited
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firebrand
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piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
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hothead
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person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded
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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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fit
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sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy
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flaccid
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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles
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limp
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walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak
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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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droop
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bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.
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flagrant
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conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous
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outrage
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act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive
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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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thresh
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beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
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toss
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throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something
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flair
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talent
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flamboyant
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ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame
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flaunt
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display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''
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flay
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strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
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fleck
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spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
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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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fleece
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wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder
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shear
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remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors
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trickster
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person who cheats people
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flick
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light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch
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flicker
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burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement
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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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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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flip
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send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over
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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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flora
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plants of a region or era |
