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disrespectful, casual
"The flippant teen disrepected his seniors by continuing to casually play and not listen to them." |
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plants
"The flora you've received is amazing - who got you this boquet?" |
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gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed
"This florid room has way too many ornaments." |
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to falter, waver, to muddle, struggle
"Often times, you'll find yourself floundering - but do not give up, keep persisting." |
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to treat contemptuously, scorn
"Behavior that flouts the law should be scorned in return." |
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to become agitated and confused
"He became flurried after not knowing the answer to the easy question." |
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to agitate or confuse
"He was flustered after not knowing the answer." |
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raw material; feed for animals
"The amount of fodder in the storage bin can be used to make an array of things." |
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minor weakness or character flaw
"Every person has his foible, but we mostly look over it." |
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to defeat, frustrate
"The army foiled them, causing much frustration ont he other side." |
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to pass off as genuine
"I can usually tell whether a poet . . . is foisting off on us what he'd like to think is pure invention" |
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to arouse or incite
"You're just fomenting him by continuing to poke and make fun of him." |
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to wander in search of food
"The starving nomad will forage the streets, looking for food." |
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patience, restraint, leniency
"He has much forbearance, and that will make him a patient and accepting father." |
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to rule out; to seize debtor's property for lack of payments
"Going to the movies was foreclosed by my parents, who said that I simply could not go out every night." |
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relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates
"The forensic expert knew all of the legal proceedings about the debate." |
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to prevent
"The threat of punishment should forfend the theif from stealing." |
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to go without, refrain from
"Forgo your luxerious accessories and take whatever is necessary." |
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dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing
"The forlorn situation does not look promising." |
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to abandon, withdraw from
"Forsake your evil thoughts." |
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to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
"Forswear your allegiance to the dictator." |
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two weeks
"The fortnightly journal is published every 2 weeks." |
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happening by luck, fortunate
"The fortuitous accident was very lucky." |
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to fall helplessly; sink
"A marriage that soon foundered" |
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noisy dispute
"The fracas lasted all night." |
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unruly, rebellious
"The fractious people were defiant against the law." |
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the killing of a brother or sister
"Cain will fratricide Abel." |
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full of, accompanied by
"an incident fraught with danger; an evening fraught with high drama." |
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petty, trivial, flippant, silly
"The frivolous comment was trivial and not thought of again." |
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le"af
A palm frond can be used for a pretty effective fan if someone else waves it at you." |
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to explode with anger
"The compatriot fulminated against political chicanery after finding out how he was taken advantage of." |
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