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| 1 | fragile | (adjective satellite) vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth" (adjective satellite) easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" (adjective satellite) lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past"
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| 2 | fragrant | (adjective) pleasant-smelling
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| 3 | franchise | (noun) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) (noun) an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place (noun) a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area (verb) grant a franchise to
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| 4 | frantic | (adjective satellite) excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" (adjective satellite) marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
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| 5 | frenetic | (adjective satellite) excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
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| 6 | fret | (noun) a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch (noun) an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" (noun) a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion (noun) agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" (verb) wear away or erode (verb) remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" (verb) cause friction; "my sweater scratches" (verb) be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" (verb) decorate with an interlaced design (verb) carve a pattern into (verb) be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details" (verb) gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" (verb) cause annoyance in (verb) worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" (verb) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb) provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"
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| 7 | friction | (noun) effort expended in rubbing one object against another (noun) the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (noun) a state of conflict between persons
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| 8 | fringe | (noun) edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels (noun) a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times" (noun) a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city" (noun) the outside boundary or surface of something (verb) decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress" (verb) adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
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| 9 | frivolity | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon (noun) something of little value or significance (noun) the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
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| 10 | froward | (adjective satellite) habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
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| 11 | frugal | (adjective satellite) avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great De
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| 12 | fulminate | (noun) a salt or ester of fulminic acid (verb) cause to explode violently and with loud noise (verb) come on suddenly and intensely; "the disease fulminated" (verb) criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
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| 13 | fulmination | (noun) the act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses" (noun) thunderous verbal attack
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| 14 | fulsome | (adjective satellite) unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"
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| 15 | gainsay | (verb) take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
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| 16 | gambol | (noun) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" (verb) play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
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| 17 | garment | (noun) an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" (verb) provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
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| 18 | garner | (noun) a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed (verb) assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" (verb) store grain (verb) acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
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| 19 | garrulity | (noun) the quality of being wordy and talkative
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| 20 | garrulous | (adjective satellite) full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
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| 21 | gaucherie | (noun) a socially awkward or tactless act (noun) the quality of being rustic or gauche
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| 22 | gist | (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" (noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
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| 23 | glean | (verb) gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
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| 24 | glib | (adjective satellite) artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" (adjective satellite) having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" (adjective satellite) marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"
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| 25 | glut | (noun) the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall (verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" (verb) supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
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| 26 | gnaw | (verb) become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" (verb) bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"; "chewed on a cookie"
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| 27 | goad | (noun) a pointed instrument used to prod into motion (noun) a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" (verb) goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" (verb) prod or urge as if with a log stick (verb) urge with or as if with a goad (verb) give heart or courage to
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| 28 | gossamer | (noun) filaments from a cobweb (noun) a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture (adjective satellite) characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" (adjective satellite) so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
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| 29 | gouge | (noun) the act of gouging (noun) and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves (noun) an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) (verb) force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" (verb) make a groove in (verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
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| 30 | grace | (noun) a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished" (noun) (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I" (noun) a sense of propriety and consideration for others (noun) elegance and beauty of movement or expression (noun) a short prayer of thanks before a meal (noun) (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors (noun) (Bhristian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of (verb) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" (verb) be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
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| 31 | grave | (noun) a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave" (noun) a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation (noun) death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave" (verb) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup" (verb) shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" (adjective satellite) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" (adjective satellite) of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" (adjective satellite) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
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| 32 | gregarious | (adjective satellite) seeking and enjoying the company of others; "a gregarious person who avoids solitude" (adjective) tending to form a group with others of the same kind; "gregarious bird species"; "man is a gregarious animal"
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| 33 | grievance | (noun) a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action (noun) an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice (noun) a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
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| 34 | grievous | (adjective satellite) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" (adjective satellite) shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" (adjective satellite) of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" (adjective satellite) causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
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| 35 | grimace | (noun) a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" (verb) contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
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| 36 | grind | (noun) the act of grinding to a powder or dust (noun) hard monotonous routine work (noun) an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively (verb) reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" (verb) make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" (verb) press or grind with a crunching noise (verb) dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced (verb) work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
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| 37 | grovel | (verb) show submission or fear
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| 38 | guile | (noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun) the quality of being crafty (noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
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| 39 | guileless | (adjective satellite) free from guile; "his answer was simple and honest" (adjective satellite) free of deceit
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| 40 | gull | (noun) mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs (noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (verb) fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" (verb) make a fool or dupe of
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| 41 | gullible | (adjective satellite) easily tricked because of being too trusting; "gullible tourists taken in by the shell game" (adjective satellite) naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"
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| 42 | gust | (noun) a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
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| 43 | hack | (noun) a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. (noun) a horse kept for hire (noun) an old or over-worked horse (noun) a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money (noun) a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for hacking the soil (noun) one who works hard at boring tasks (noun) a mediocre and disdained writer (noun) a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends (verb) cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" (verb) significantly cut up a manuscript (verb) fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best" (verb) kick on the shins (verb) kick on the arms (verb) cut with a hacking tool (verb) cut away; "he hacked with way through the forest" (verb) informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
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| 44 | hallow | (verb) render holy by means of religious rites
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| 45 | hamper | (noun) a basket usually with a cover (noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (verb) prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" (verb) put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
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| 46 | hamper | (noun) a basket usually with a cover (noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (verb) prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" (verb) put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
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| 47 | hapless | (adjective satellite) deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d
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