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Lesson Eight (F-G)
fledgling - gravity
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07/15/2011

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fledgling (n.)
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a young bird learning to fly; a begginer, a novice
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flourish (v.)
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to grow strong, to grow abundantly, to thrive or prosper; to make broad and sweeping gestures
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fluke (n.)
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a chance event, a coincidence, a stroke of luck
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fodder (n.)
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raw material for a given end
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foray (n.)
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an initial venture, to raid in search of plunder
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forfeit (v.)
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to give up something as a penalty for some error or crime
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fortuitous (adj.)
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happening by chance; lucky or fortunate
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furtive (adj.)
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done by stealth, sly
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futile (adj.)
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useless, hopeless, without effect
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galvanize (v.)
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to arouse suddenly, to stimulate, spur to action
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gamut (n.)
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the full range of something
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garner (v.)
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to gather and store away, to acquire by effort
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genteel (adj.)
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refined, polite, aristocratic
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gratuitous (adj.)
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freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for, unwarranted
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gravity (adj.)
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seriousness
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