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flippant

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ADJ. lacking proper seriousness

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ADJ. lacking proper seriousness

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flippant

3
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flout

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V. reject; mock

4
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V. reject; mock

A

flout

5
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fluctuate

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V. waver; shift

6
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V. waver; shift

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fluctuate

7
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fluency

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N. smoothness of speech

8
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N. smoothness of speech

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fluency

9
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foible

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N. weakness; slight fault

10
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N. weakness; slight fault

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foible

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foliage

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N. mass of leaves

12
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N. mass of leaves

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foliage

13
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forbearance

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N. patience

14
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N. patience

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forbearance

15
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N. foreboding

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N. premonition of evil

16
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N. premonition of evil

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foreboding

17
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foreshadow

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V. give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure

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V. give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure

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foreshadow

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foresight

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N. ability to forsee future happenings; careful provision for the future

20
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N. ability to forsee future happenings; careful provision for the future

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foresight

21
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forestall

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V. prevent by taking action in advance

22
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V. prevent by taking action in advance

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forestall

23
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forfeit

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V. lose; surrender

24
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V. lose; surrender

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forfeit

25
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forgo

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V. give up; do without

26
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V. give up; do without

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forgo

27
Q

formidable

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ADJ. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring

28
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ADJ. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring

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formidable

29
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forthright

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ADJ. outspoken; frank

30
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ADJ. outspoken; frank

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forthright

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fortuitous

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ADJ. accidental; by chance

32
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ADJ. accidental; by chance

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fortuitous

33
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foster

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V. rear; encourage

34
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V. rear; encourage

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foster

35
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frail

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ADJ. weak

36
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ADJ. weak

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frail

37
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franchise

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N. right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory

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N. right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory

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franchise

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frantic

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ADJ. wild

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ADJ. wild

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frantic

41
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fraudulent

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ADJ. cheating; deceitful

42
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ADJ. cheating; deceitful

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fraudulent

43
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frivolous

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ADJ. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant

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ADJ. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant

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frivolous

45
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fugitive

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ADJ. fleeting or transient; elusive; fleeing

46
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ADJ. fleeting or transient; elusive; fleeing

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fugitive

47
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fundamental

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V. basic; primary; essential

48
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V. basic; primary; essential

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fundamental

49
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furtive

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ADJ. stealthy; sneaky

50
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ADJ. stealthy; sneaky

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furtive

51
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fusion

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N. union; coalition

52
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N. union; coalition

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fusion

53
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futile

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ADJ. useless; hopeless; ineffectual

54
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ADJ. useless; hopeless; ineffectual

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futile

55
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gainful

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ADJ. profitable

56
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ADJ. profitable

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gainful

57
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gale

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N. windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst

58
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N. windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst

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gale

59
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galvanize

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V. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize

60
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V. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize

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galvanize

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garble

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V. mix up; jumble; distort

62
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V. mix up; jumble; distort

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garble