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GRE: Set 20
flag-furor
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Language - English
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01/22/2011
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flag
 Definition
to lose energy and strength
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flippant
 Definition
disrespectful, casual
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florid
 Definition
gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed
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flout
 Definition
to treat contemptuously, scorn
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flurried
 Definition
to become agitated and confused
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foible
 Definition
minor weakness or character flaw
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foist
 Definition
to pass off as genuine
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foliate
 Definition
to grow, sprout leaves
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foment
 Definition
to arouse or incite
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forbearance
 Definition
patience, restraint, leniency
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ford (v)
 Definition
to cross a body of water at a shallow place
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forensics
 Definition
study of argumentation and debate
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forestall
 Definition
to prevent, delay; anticipate
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forfend
 Definition
to prevent
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forgo
 Definition
to go without, refrain from
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forlorn
 Definition
dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing; pitiful in appearance
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forswear
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to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
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forte (n)
 Definition
strong point, something a person does well
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fortnight
 Definition
two weeks
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fortuitous
 Definition
happening by luck, fortunate
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foster (v)
 Definition
to nourish, cultivate, promote
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founder (v)
 Definition
to fall helplessly; sink
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fracas
 Definition
noisy dispute
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fractious
 Definition
unruly, rebellious
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fratricide
 Definition
the killing of a brother or sister
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frenetic
 Definition
wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
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frond
 Definition
leaf
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fulminate
 Definition
to explode with anger
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fulsome
 Definition
excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
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furor
 Definition
rage, fury
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