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07/07/2010

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Fabricate
Definition
to make or devise, construct
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fabricated
Definition
constructed, invented, faked, falsified
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facade
Definition
face, front, mask, superficial appearance
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facile
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very easy
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facilitate
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to aid, assist
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facility
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aptitude, ease in doing something
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fallacious
Definition
wrong, unsound, illogical
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fallow
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uncultivated, unused
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fanaticism
Definition
extreme devotion to a cause
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farcical
Definition
absurd, ludicrous
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fastidious
Definition
careful with details
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fathom (V)
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To measure the depth of, gauge
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fatuous
Definition
stupid, foolishly self-satisfied
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fault
Definition
break in a rock formation, mistake or error
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fawn (v)
Definition
to flatter excessively, seek the favor of
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faze
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to bother, upset, or disconcert
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feasible
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possible, capable of being done
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feckless
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ineffective, careless, irresponsible
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fecund
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fertile, fruitful, productive
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federation
Definition
union of org, union of several states, each of which retains local power
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feign
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to pretend, give a false impression, to invent falsely
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feisty
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excitable, easily drawn into quarters
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felicitous
Definition
suitable, appropriate, well-spoken
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fell(v)
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to chop, to cut down
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fervid
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passionate, intense zealous
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fetid
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foul-smelling, putrid
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fetter
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to bind, chain, confine
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fiasco
Definition
disaster, utter failure
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fictive
Definition
fictional, imaginary
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fidelity
Definition
loyalty
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filch
Definition
to steal
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filibuster
Definition
use of obstructive tactics in a legislative assembly to prevent adoption of a measure
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finicky
Definition
fussy, dificult to please
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fission
Definition
process of splitting into two parts
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fitful
Definition
intermittent, irregular
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flaccid
Definition
limp, flabby, weak
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flagrant
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outrageous, shameless
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flamboyant
Definition
flashy, garnish, exciting, dazzling
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flammable
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combustible, being easily burned
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flaunt
Definition
to show off
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fledgling
Definition
young bird just learning to fly, beginner, novice
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flora
Definition
plants
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florid
Definition
gaudy, extrememely ornate, ruddy, flushed
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flounder
Definition
to falter, waver, to muddle, struggle
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flout
Definition
to treat contempuously, scorn
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fluctuate
Definition
to alternate, waver
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fodder
Definition
raw material, feed for animals
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foible
Definition
minor weakness or character flaw
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foil (v)
Definition
to defeat, frusterate
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foliate
Definition
to grow, sprout leaves
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foment
Definition
to arouse or incite
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forbearance
Definition
patience, restraint, leniency
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ford (v)
Definition
to cross a body of water at a shallow place
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foreboding
Definition
dark sense of evil to come
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foreclose
Definition
to rule out, to seize debtor's property for lack of payments
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forensic
Definition
relating to legal proceedings, relating to debates
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forensics
Definition
study of argumentation and debate
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forestall
Definition
to prevent, delay, anticipate
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forethought
Definition
anticipation, foresight
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forgo
Definition
to go without, refrain from
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forlorn
Definition
dreary, deserted, unhappy,hopeless, despairing
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formulate
Definition
to concieve, devise, to draft, plan, express, state
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forsake
Definition
to abandon, withdraw from
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forswear
Definition
to reupdiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
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forte (n)
Definition
strong point, something a person does well
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by luck, fortunate
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foster (v)
Definition
to nourish, cultivate, promote
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foundation
Definition
groundwork, support, instuition established by donation to aid a certain cause
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founder (v)
Definition
to fall helplessly, sink
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fracas
Definition
noisy dispute
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fractious
Definition
unruly, rebellious
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fragmentation
Definition
division, separation into parts, disorganization
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frank
Definition
honest and straightforward
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fraud
Definition
deception, hoax
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fraudulent
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deceitdul, dishonest, unethical
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fraught
Definition
full of, accompanied by
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frenetic
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wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
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frenzied
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feverishly fast, hectic, and confused
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frivolous
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petty, trivial, flippant, silly
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frond
Definition
leaf
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frugal
Definition
thrifty, cheap
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fulsome
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excessive, overdone, sickenly abundant
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funereal
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mournful, appropriate to a funeral
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furtive
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secret, stealthy
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fusion
Definition
process of merging things into one
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