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F's part 2
GRE
99
Aviation
10th Grade
02/06/2012
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fervid
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very emotional
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fester
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to rot
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fetid
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foul-smelling
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fete
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to honor; to entertain
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fetish
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object with magical power; object that receives respect or devotion
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fetter
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to confine; to put into chains
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fiasco
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a total disaster
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fiat
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an official order
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fickle
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changeable in affections; unfaithful
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fictitious
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false; not genuine
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fidelity
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faithfulness
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figment
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something imagined
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filch
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to steal
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filial
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like a son or daughter
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finale
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the climax; end
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finesse
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diplomacy; tact
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finicky
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extremely particular; fussy
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finite
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limited; measurable
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firebrand
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one who stirs up a revolution
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firmament
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sky; heavens
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fiscal
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pertaining to finances
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fissure
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opening; groove; split
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fitful
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irregular; occuring in spurts
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flabbergasted
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astonished; made speechless
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flaccid
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flabby
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flag
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a banner; to droop or to slow down
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flagellate
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to whip
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flagrant
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scandalous; shocking
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flail
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to strike freely and wildly
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flair
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a knack; a natural talent
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flamboyant
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showy; conspicuous
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flaunt
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to boast; to show off
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flay
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to strip the skin off; to criticize sharply
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fledgling
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a young inexperienced person
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fleece
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wool of a lamb; to swindle
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flippant
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treating serious matters lightly
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flora
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plant life of a certain area
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florid
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flowery; ornate
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flotilla
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small fleet of ships
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flotsam
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floating cargo or wreckage
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flout
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to mock; to ridicule
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fluctuate
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to move back and forth; to vary
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fluster
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to upset; to confuse
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fluvial
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pertaining to a river
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flux
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state of continual change
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foible
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a weakness; minor fault
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foil
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to prevent the success of a plan; a person who, by contrast, makes another person seem better
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foist
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to pass off merchandise which is inferior
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folderol
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nonsense
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folly
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a foolish action
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foment
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to stir up; to instigate
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foolhardy
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foolish; reckless
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fop
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an excessively vain man
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foray
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a sudden attack
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forbearance
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patience; restraint
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forebear
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ancestor
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foreboding
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a warning; an omen
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foregone
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long past
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forgone
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going or to abstain from soemthing
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forensic
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pertaining to a formal discussion or debate
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forerunner
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ancestor; predecessor
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foreshadow
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to hint
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forestall
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to prevent by action in advance; to anticipate
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forfeit
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to give up
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forgo
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to do without; to give up
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formidable
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dreadful; discouraging
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forte
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strong point
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forthright
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direct; frank
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fortitude
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strength; courage
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fortnight
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two weeks; fourteen days
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fortuitous
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lucky; by chance
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foster
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to nourish; to encourage
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fracas
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a loud quarrel
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fractious
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irritable; quarrelsome; stubborn
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fracture
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to break or to crack
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frailty
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a weakness; a defect
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franchise
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special right or privilege
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fraternal
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brotherly
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fraudulent
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dishonest; cheating
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fraught
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filled
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fray
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a noisy quarrel; to unravel or to come apart
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frenetic
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frantic; wild
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frenzy
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madness; fury
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freshet
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a fresh water stream
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fretful
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worried; irritated
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friction
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a rubbing together; conflict or disagreement
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frigid
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extremely cold
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frivolous
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trivial; silly
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frowzy
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dirty; unkempt
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frugal
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economical; thrify
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fruition
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fulfillment; realization
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fruitless
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barren; yielding no results
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fugacious
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pertaining to the passing of time
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fulminate
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to explode; to denounce
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fulsome
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disgusting; sickening; respulsive
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furor
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rage; frenzy; fury
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furtive
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stealthy; secretive
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fusion
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a union; merging
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futile
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useless
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