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Undergraduate 4
11/18/2011
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facetious
 Definition
witty in an inappropriate way
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facility
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aptitude, ease in doing something
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facsimile
 Definition
exact copy
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fallacious
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wrong, unsound, illogical
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fallible
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capable of failing
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fallow
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uncultivated, unused
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farcical
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absurd, ludicrous
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fastidious
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careful with details
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fatuous
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stupid; smugly foolish; unconsciously foolish
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fealty
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intense loyalty
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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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felicitous
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suitable, appropriate; well spoken
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fell (v)
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to chop, cut down
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fell (adj)
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cruel
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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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fey
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doomed
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fictive
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fictional, imaginary
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filch
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to steal
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filial
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appropriate for a child
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filibuster
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use of obstructive tactics in a legislative assembly to prevent adoption of a measure
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fission
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process of splitting into 2 parts
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fixity
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being fixed or stable
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flag
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to lose energy and strength
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flair
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a natural inclination toward something
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flippant
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disrespectful, casual
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florid
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gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed
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flounder
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to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle
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flout
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to treat contemptuously, scorn
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foible
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minor weakness or character flaw
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foist
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to pass off as genuine
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foliate
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to grow, sprout leaves
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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forbearance
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patience, restraint, leniency
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forensic
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relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates
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forensics
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study of argumentation and debate
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forfend
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to prevent
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forswear
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to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
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fortuitous
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happening by luck, fortunate
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founder (v)
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to fall helplessly;sink
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fracas
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noisy dispute
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fractious
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unruly, rebellious
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frenetic
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wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
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frond
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leaf
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fulminate
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to explode with anger
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fulsome
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excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
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funereal
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mournful, appropriate for a funeral
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fusion
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process of merging things into one
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factious
 Definition
given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
2.pertaining to or proceeding from faction: factious quarrels.
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faineant
 Definition
an idler
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