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flit

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V. Fly; dark light; pass swiftly by

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Flippant

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Adj. lacking proper seriousness

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Flora

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N. Plants of a region or era

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Florid

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Adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery

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Flounder

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V. Struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter

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Flourish

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V. Grow well; prosper; decorate with ornaments

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Flout

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V. Reject; mock

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Fluctuate

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V. Waver; shift

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Fluency

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N. Smoothness of speech

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Fluke

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N. Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune

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Fluster

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V. Confuse

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Flux

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N. Flowing; series of changes

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Fodder

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N. Course food for cattle, horses, etc.

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Foible

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N. Weakness; slight fault

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Foil

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V. Defeat; frustrate

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Foment

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V. Stir up; instigate

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Foil

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N. Contrast

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Foolhardy

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Adj. rash

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Foo

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N. Dandy; Man excessively concerned with his clothes

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Forbearance

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N. Patience

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Forebears

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N. Ancestors

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Foreboding

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N. Premonition of evil

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Forensic

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Adj. suitable to debate or courts of law

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Foreshadow

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V. Give an indication before hand; portend; prefigure

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Foresight
N. Ability to foresee future happenings; Prudence
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Forestall
V. Preevent by taking action in advance
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Forgo
V. Give up; do without
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Forlorn
Adj. sad and lonely; wretched
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Formality
N. Ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake
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Formidable
Adj. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring
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Forsake
V. Desert; abandon; renounce
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Forswear
V. Renounce; abandon
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Forte
N. Strong point or special talent
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Forthright
Adj. outspoken; straightforward; Frank
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Fortitude
N. Bravery; courage
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Fortuitous
Adj. accidental; by chance
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Forum
N. Place of assembly to discuss public concerns; meeting for discussion
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Foster
V. Rear; encourage
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Founder
V. Fail completely; sink
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Founder
N. Person who establishes (an organization, business)
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Fracas
N. Brawl, melee
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Fractious
Adj. unruly; disobedient; irritable
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Frail
Adj. weak
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Franchise
N. Right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory
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Frantic
Adj. wild
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Fraternize
V. Associate in a friendly way
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Fraudulent
Adj. cheating; deceitful
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Fraught
Adj. filled
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Fray
N. Brawl
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Frenetic
Adj. frenzied; frantic
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Frenzied
Adj. madly excited
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Fret
V. To be annoyed or vexed
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Friction
N. Clash in opinion; rubbing against
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Frigid
Adj. intensely cold
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Frivolous
Adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently care free; relatively unimportant
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Frolicsome
Adj. prankish ; gay
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Frugality
N. Thrift; economy
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Fruition
N. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment ; realization
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Frustrate
V. Thwart; defeat
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Fugitive
Adj. fleeting or transitory; roving
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Fulcrum
N. Support on which a lever rests
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Fulsome
Adj. disgustingly excessive
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Fundamental
V. Basic; primary; essential
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Furlough
N. Leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
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Furor
N. Frenzy; great excitement
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Furtive
Adj. stealthy; sneaky
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Fusion
N. Union; blending; synthesis
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Futile
Adj. useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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Gadfly
N. Animal-biting fly; it irritating person
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Gaffe
N. Social blunder

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