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- FAINOften followed by of: glad, well-pleased. Glad, contented, or satisfied to do something in the absence of a better alternative. Compelled or obliged to.
- FARDTo paint, as the cheeks or face.
- FAUVESynonym of fauvist.
- FEIGNTo make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
- FETTLEA state of physical condition; kilter or trim.
- FEUDA state of long-standing mutual hostility.
- FICTIONALInvented, as opposed to real.
- FIDGETTo wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
- FILCHTo illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- FISHYOf, from, or similar to fish.
- FISTULAAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
- FLAMINGOA wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
- FLANGEAn external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
- FLITA fluttering or darting movement.
- FLOGTo whip or scourge as punishment.
- FLUBAn error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
- FLUXThe act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- FRESNELA unit of frequency equal to 10 hertz, or one terahertz.
- FULCRUMThe support about which a lever pivots.
- FUNGISpongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
- FUSTYMoldy or musty.
- FUTILEIncapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
- GAFFEA foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
- GAMUTA (normally) complete range.
- GAWKA cuckoo; any gawky bird.
- GEESplural of gee
- GELIDVery cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
- GENUSA category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
- GEYSERA boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
- GHERKINA small cucumber, often pickled whole.
- GLEANTo collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.
- GLINTA short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
- GLOAMClipping of gloaming (“twilight”).
- GNARLA knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
- GNATA biting insect, especially a mosquito.
- GOADA long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- GOOCHThe perineum.
- GOOEYHaving the consistency of goo: soft or viscous, and sticky.
- GRADIENTA slope or incline.
- GRANDIOSELarge and impressive in size, scope or extent.
- GRATISFree: without charge.
- GRAVENpast participle of grave
- GREASEDsimple past and past participle of grease
- GRIEVOUSCausing grief, pain, or sorrow.
- GROINThe crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
- GROUNDThe surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
- GUANODung from a sea bird or from a bat.
- GUFFNonsensical talk or thinking.
- GUISEA customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
- GUNKGrime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
- GURGLETo flow with a bubbling sound.
- HAKEA hook; a pot-hook.
- HALIDEAny salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).
- HAMEshroud, a covering, skin, membrane.
- HARLEQUINA pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.
- HARPOONA spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- HAULMThe stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.
- HEAVENLYOf or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods.
- HENTTo take hold of, to grasp.
- HEWNMade or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- HIEDsimple past and past participle of hie
- HIERACIUM
- HISTORYThe aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.
- HOCUSTo play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.
- HOKUM(An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
- HOMAGEA demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
- HOOCHAn alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.
- HOVELAn open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
- HUCKTo throw or chuck.
- HUMBLYIn a humble manner.
- HURLTo throw (something) with force.
- HURLSthird-person singular simple present indicative of hurl
- HYDRAULICPertaining to water.
- IAMBICConsisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
- ICHORThe liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
- ICTUSThe pulse.
- IGNEOUSPertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
- INCISETo cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
- INFLUXA flow inward or into something; a coming in.
- INURETo cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.
- IRENICPromoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.
- ISOTOPEAny of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic
- JEHUA coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
- JINXA hex; an evil spell.
- JOVIALCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- JOWLThe jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
- JUSTICEThe state or characteristic of being just or fair.
- JUSTIFIABLYin a justifiable manner; with justification
- JUTEThe coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
- KALEIDOSCOPEAn instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can
- KEDGEA small anchor used for warping a vessel.
- KETCHUPEllipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).
- KEWPIEA kewpie doll.
- KNEADTo work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
- KOALAA tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
- LABORIOUSRequiring much physical effort; toilsome.
- LADYBUGSynonym of ladybird.
- LEEPObsolete form of leap.
- LEMANOne beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret lover; a gallant or mistress).
- LIEFBeloved, dear, agreeable.