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founder
Ex. After hitting the submerged iceberg, the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon foundered. |
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founder
Ex. Among those drowned when the Titanic sank was the founder of the Abraham and Straus department store. |
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| person who establishes (an organization, business) |
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frail
Ex. The sickly child seemed too frail to lift the heavy carton. |
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frivolous
Ex. Though Nancy enjoyed Bill's frivolous, lighthearted companionship, she sometimes wondered wheter he could ever be serious. |
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| lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant |
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frugality
Ex. In economically hard times, those who do not learn to practice frugality risk bankruptcy. |
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fundamental
Ex. The committee discussed all sorts of side issues without ever getting down to addressign the fundamental problem. |
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| basic; primary; essential |
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furtive
Ex. Noticing the furtive glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter, the jeweler wondered wheter he had a potential shoplifter on his hands. |
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futile
Ex. Why waste your time on futile pursuits? |
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galvanize
Ex. News that the prince was almost at thier door galvanized the ugly stepsisters into a frenzy of combing and primping. |
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| stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize |
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garbed
Ex. A favorite party game invovles passing a whispered message from one person to another, till, by the time it reaches the last player, the message is totally garbled. |
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| mixed up; jumbled; distorted |
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