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Forearm
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(literally, "front part of the arm") part of the arm from the wrist to the elbow
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A weightlifter has well-developed forearms.
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Forebear
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(literally, "one who has been or existed before") ancestor, forefather
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Do you know from who you are desended? Who were your forebears?
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Foreboding
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feeling beforehand of coming trouble; misgiving; presentiment;omen
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The day before the accident, I had a foreboding that something would go wrong.
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Forecast
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estimate beforehand of a future happening; prediction; prophency
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Have you listened to the weather forecast for the weekend?
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Forefront
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(literally, front part of the front") froemost place or part; vanguard
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The mayor is at the forefront of the drive to ttract new industry to the city.
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Foregoing
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going before; proceding previous
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Carefully review the foregoing chapter before reading any further.
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Foremost
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standing at the front; first; most advanced; leading; principle; chief
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Marie Curie was one of the foremost scientists of the twentieth century.
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Foreshadow
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indicate beforehand; augur; protend
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Our defeat in the championship game was foreshadowed by injuries to two of our star players in a previous game.
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Foresight
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act of looking forward; prudence; power of seeing beforehand what is likely to happen
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Foresight is better than hindsight.
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Foreword
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front matter preceding the text of a book; preface; introduction; prologue
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Before Chapter 1, there is a brief foreward in which the author explains the aims of the book.
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Misbelief
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wrong or erroneous bellief
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People generally believed the earth was flat until Columbus' momentous voyage corrected that misbelief.
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Misdeed
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bad act; wicked deed; crime; offence
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The criminals were punished for their misdeeds by fines and prison terms.
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Misfire
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(literally, "fire wrongly") fail to fire or explode properly
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The soldier's weapon misfired during target practice.
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Misgiving
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uneasy feeling; feeling of doubt or suspicion; foreboding; lack of confidence
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With excellent weather and a fine driver, we had no misgivings about the trip.
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Mishap
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bad happening; misfortune; unlucky accident; mischange
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Right after the collision, each driver blamed the other for the mishap.
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Mislay
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put of lay in an unremembered place; lose
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Yesterday I mislaid my keys, and it took me about a half hour to find them.
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Mislead
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laed astray (in the wrond directoin); deceive; delude; beguile
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Some labels are so confusing that they mislead shoppers.
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Misstep
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wrond step; slip in conduct or judgement; blunder
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Quitting school is a misstep that you may regret for the rest of your life.
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Outgrow
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grow beyond or too large for
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The jacket I got last year is to small. I have outgrown it.
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Outlandish
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looking or sounding as if it belongs to a (foreign) land beyond ours; strange; fantastic
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Costume parties are amusing because people come in such outlandish costumes.
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Outlast
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last longer than; outlive; survive
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The table is more solidly constructed than the chairs and will probably outlast them.
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Outlook
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looking ahead or beyond; prospect for the future
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The outlook for unskilled laborers is not bright.
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Output
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(literally, what is "put out") yield or produt; amount produced
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The output of the average American factory increases as new equipment is introduced.
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Outrun
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run faster than
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The thief thought he could outrun his pursuers.
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Outspoken
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speaking out freely or boldly; frank; vocal; not reserved
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Alma sometimes hurts others when she criticizes their work because she is too outspoken.
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Outwit
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get the better of by being more clever; outsmart; outfox
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The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes manages to outwit the cleverest criminals.
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Overbearing
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domineering; bossy; inclined to dictate
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Once Jason was given a little authority, he began to issue orders in an overbearing manner.
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Overburden
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place too heavy a load on; burden excessively; overtax; overload
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It would overburden me to go shopping Thursday because I have so much homework that day.
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Overconfident
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too sure of oneself; excessively confident
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I was so sure of passing that I wasn't going to study, but Dave advised me not to be overconfident.
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Overdose
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quantity of medicine beyond what is to be taken at one time or in a given period; too big a dose
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Do not take more of the medicine than the doctor ordered; an overdose may be dangerous.
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Overestimate
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make too high an estimate (rough calculation)of the worth or size of something or someone; overvalue; overrate
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Joe overetimated the capacity of the bus. He thought it could hold 60; it has room for only 48.
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Overgenerous
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too liberal in giving; excessively openhanded
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Because the service was poor, Gina thought I was overgenerous in leaving a 15% tip.
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Overshadow
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1. xast a shadow over; overcloud; obscure
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1. Gary's errors in the field overshadowed his good work at the plate.
2. Don's game-saving catch overshadowed his previous errors in the outfield. |
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Oversupply
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too great a supply; an excessive supply
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There is a shortage of skilled technicians but an oversupply of unskilled workers.
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Overwhelm
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cover over completely; overpower; overthrow; crush
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The security guards were nearly overwhelmed by the crowds of shoppers waiting for the sale to begin.
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