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Fervor
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Great warmth;ardor
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Avid baseball fans frequently display their fervor for the game by throwing food at bad players.
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Fetter
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To restrain; to hamper; to hinder
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In his persuit of the NPrize for physicas, profesor k was fettered by his near-total ignorance of the subject.
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Foible
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minor character flaw
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Arbor was obsessed with gerogia's foible. the birtmark.
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Foment
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to stir up; to instagate
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The radicals spread several rumors in an effort to foment rebelion amung the peastnts.
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Forbear
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to refrain or abstain from
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George forbore to punch me in the nose. (forgo)
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Fortuitous
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by chance; accidental
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(fortune?)
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Frenetic
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Frantic; frenzied
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There was a lot of frenetic activity in teh office but nothing ever seeemd to get accomplished.
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Furtive
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Secretive;sly
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The burglars were furtive, but not furtive enough, the alert police men grabbed them.
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Futile
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Hopeless
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going to harvord is futile for me with my grades.
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Gratitious
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Unjustified; uncalled for
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the gratuituoius comemnts made by my teacher were not appretiated.
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Guile
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Artful cunning
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Guileless is to be innocent or niave. beguile = to deceive.
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Harbenger
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signal of
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clouds were a harbinger of bad waether.
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Ignominy
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deep disgrace
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The ignominy of loosing the spelling bee was too much for mike, who decided to give up spelling all together.
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illicit
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illegal
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pot is illicit but people smoke it anywya.
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imminent
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just about to happen
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the pink glow in the east made it clear that the sunrise was imminent.
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