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Fabricated |
constructed, invented; faked, falsified |
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Façade |
face, front; mask, superficial (shallow, external) appearance |
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Facile |
skilled, adept (skilful, expert); requiring skill |
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Factual |
real |
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Fallacious |
wrong, unsound (unsafe), illogical |
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Falsify |
misrepresent, state untruthfully |
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Fanfare |
a showy public display |
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Fathom |
comprehend, penetrate the meaning of |
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Favoritism |
one-sidedness, partiality to one side |
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Feign |
to pretend, give a false impression; to invent falsely |
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Felicitous |
suitable, appropriate; well-spoken |
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Feral |
wild, brutish |
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Fertile |
highly productive, prolific |
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Fickle |
erratically unstable about affections |
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Fidelity |
loyalty, faithfulness |
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Figurative |
metaphorical, symbolic |
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Finite |
having bounds, limited |
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Firebrand |
one who stirs up trouble |
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Fission |
process of splitting into two parts |
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Flabbergast |
astound, surprise |
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Flagrant |
outrageous, shameless |
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Flank |
to put on the sides |
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Flaunt |
to show off |
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Flaw |
imperfection, defect |
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Flee |
run away from, escape |
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Flippancy |
casualness, inappropriate pertness |
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Florid |
ruddy, flushed; gaudy, extremely ornate |
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Flourish |
prosper, thrive |
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Foil |
something used to contrast with something else |
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Foreshadow |
to indicate beforehand |
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Forge |
to advance gradually but steadily |
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Forgery |
something counterfeit or fraudulent, pertaining to a document |
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Forlorn |
dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, depressing |
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Formidable |
arousing fear or dread; inspiring awe or wonder; difficult to undertake |
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Fortitude |
strength of mind |
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Forum |
public place for discussion; a public discussion |
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Fraud |
deception, hoax, imposter, phony |
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Frivolous |
pretty, trivial; flippant, silly |
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Frolicsome |
frisky, playful |
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Frugal |
thrifty, cheap |
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Fundamental |
basic, essential |
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Futile |
useless; hopeless |
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