 | Term | Definition |
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Forgery |
Counterfeiting |
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Forswear |
To reounce upon oath |
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Fragile |
Easily broken |
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Frantic |
Frenzied |
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Frugal |
Economical |
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Fugacious |
Fleeting |
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Fulminate |
To cause to explode |
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Fulsome |
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation |
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Gainsay |
To contradict; to deny |
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Gamut |
The whole or sequence |
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Garrulous |
Given to constant trivial talking |
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Germane |
Relevant |
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Gesticulate |
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech |
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Glimmer |
A faint, wavering, unsteady light |
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Gossamer |
Flimsy |
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Gourmand |
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table |
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Grandiloquent |
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style |
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Gregarious |
Socialable, outgoing |
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Grievous |
Creating affliction |
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Guile |
Duplicity |
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Gullible |
Credulous |
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Halcyon |
Calm |
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Harangue |
A tirade |
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Harbinger |
One who or that which foreruns and annonces the coming of any person or thing |
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Head |
As an adverb, precipitately, as in diving |
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Heinous |
Odiously sinful |
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Heresy |
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles |
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Heterogeneous |
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds |
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Hirsute |
Having a hairy covering |
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Hoodwink |
To deceive |
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Hospitable |
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindess |
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Hypocrisy |
Extreme insincerity |
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Iconoclast |
An image-breaker |
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Idiosyncrasy |
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual |
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Ignoble |
Low in character or purpose |
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Ignominious |
Shameful |
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Illicit |
Unlawful |
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Imbroglio |
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity or strife |
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Imbue |
To dye, to instill profoundly |
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Immaculate |
Without spot or blemish |
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Imminent |
Dangerous and close at hand |
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Immutable |
Unchangeable |
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Impair |
To cause to become less or worse |
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Impassive |
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling |
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Impecunious |
Having no money |
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Impede |
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of |
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Imperative |
Obligatory |
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Imperious |
Insisting on obedience |
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Imperturbable |
Calm |
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Impervious |
Impenetrable |
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Impetuous |
Impulsive |
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Impiety |
Irreverence toward a god |
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Implacable |
Incapable of being pacified |
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Implicate |
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned |
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Implicit |
Implied |
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Importunate |
Urgent in character, request or demand |
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Importune |
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties |
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Impromptu |
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment |
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Improvident |
Lacking foresight or thrift |
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Impugn |
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations |
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Impute |
To attribute |
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Inadvertent |
Accidental |
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Inane |
Silly |
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Incessant |
Unceasing |
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Inchoate |
Incipient |
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Incipient |
Initial |
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Incite |
To rouse to a particular action |
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Incongruous |
Unsuitable for the time, place or occasion |
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Inculcate |
To teach by frequent repititions |
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Indelible |
Can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed or removed |
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Indigence |
Poverty |
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Indigenous |
Native |
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Indistinct |
Vague |
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Indolence |
Laziness |
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Indolent |
Habitually inactive or idle |
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