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| 1 | ferment | (noun) a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances (noun) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol (noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" (noun) a substance capable of bringing about fermentation (verb) go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" (verb) cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" (verb) work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa" (verb) be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"
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| 2 | ferocity | (noun) the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"
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| 3 | ferret | (noun) domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits (noun) ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct (verb) search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth" (verb) hunt with ferrets (verb) hound or harry relentlessly
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| 4 | fertile | (adjective) capable of reproducing (adjective satellite) marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" (adjective satellite) bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" (adjective satellite) intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"
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| 5 | fertilize | (verb) introduce semen into (a female) (verb) provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" (verb) make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination"
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| 6 | fervid | (adjective satellite) extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope (adjective satellite) characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
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| 7 | fervid | (adjective satellite) extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope (adjective satellite) characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
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| 8 | fervor | (noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" (noun) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
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| 9 | fervor | (noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" (noun) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
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| 10 | fetter | (noun) a shackle for the ankles or feet (verb) restrain with fetters
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| 11 | feud | (noun) a bitter quarrel between two parties (verb) carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"
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| 12 | fidelity | (noun) accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal (noun) the quality of being faithful
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| 13 | fidget | (noun) a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" (verb) move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"
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| 14 | figurehead | (noun) figure on the bow of some sailing vessels (noun) a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
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| 15 | finesse | (noun) subtly skillful handling of a situation
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| 16 | finical | (adjective satellite) exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
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| 17 | finicky | (adjective satellite) exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
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| 18 | finite | (adjective) bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent (adjective) of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person
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| 19 | fission | (noun) a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy (noun) reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
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| 20 | fixate | (verb) become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" (verb) make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" (verb) pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death" (verb) attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
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| 21 | flagrant | (adjective satellite) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
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| 22 | flamboyant | (noun) showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana (adjective satellite) richly and brilliantly colorful (adjective satellite) elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
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| 23 | flammable | (adjective satellite) possible to burn
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| 24 | flaw | (noun) defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless" (noun) an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" (verb) add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
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| 25 | flax | (noun) plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem (noun) fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
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| 26 | fledged | (adjective satellite) (of an arrow) equipped with feathers (adjective) (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
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| 27 | fleet | (noun) a group of warships organized as a tactical unit (noun) a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership (noun) group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership (noun) group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership (verb) disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" (verb) move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart (adjective satellite) moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"
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| 28 | fleeting | (adjective satellite) lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
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| 29 | flexibility | (noun) the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement" (noun) the trait of being easily persuaded (noun) the property of being flexible
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| 30 | flinch | (noun) a reflex response to sudden pain (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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| 31 | florid | (adjective satellite) elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
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| 32 | floridness | (noun) extravagant elaborateness
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| 33 | flout | (verb) treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" (verb) laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
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| 34 | fluster | (noun) a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset (verb) cause to be nervous or upset (verb) be flustered; behave in a confused manner
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| 35 | foible | (noun) the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip (noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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| 36 | foil | (noun) a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button (noun) a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" (noun) picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector (noun) a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils" (noun) anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" (verb) cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors" (verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" (verb) enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
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| 37 | foment | (verb) bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented" (verb) try to stir up public opinion
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| 38 | foppish | (adjective satellite) affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
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| 39 | forbear | (noun) a person from whom you are descended (verb) not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
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| 40 | forbearance | (noun) a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming" (noun) good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
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| 41 | ford | (noun) the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse (noun) a shallow area in a stream that can be forded (noun) United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947) (noun) 38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) (noun) English writer and editor (1873-1939) (noun) son of Henry Ford (1893-1943) (noun) grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987) (noun) United States film maker (1896-1973) (verb) cross a river where it's shallow
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| 42 | forestall | (verb) keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" (verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
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| 43 | forfeit | (noun) the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. (noun) a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time" (noun) something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; (verb) lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime (adjective satellite) surrendered as a penalty
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| 44 | forge | (noun) a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering (noun) furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping (verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" (verb) make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" (verb) make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" (verb) make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" (verb) create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues" (verb) move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy (verb) move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
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| 45 | forgery | (noun) criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud (noun) a copy that is represented as the original
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| 46 | forswear | (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
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| 47 | fortify | (verb) make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" (verb) add alcohol beverages (verb) add nutrients to; "fortified milk" (verb) prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" (verb) enclose by or as if by a fortification
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| 48 | fortuitous | (adjective satellite) occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials" (adjective satellite) having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times"
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| 49 | foster | (noun) United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) (verb) help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" (verb) bring up under fosterage; of children (verb) promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" (adjective satellite) providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
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