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UNIT 1
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To corrupt; to leave in poorer quality by adding something inferior
Adulterate Verb 1
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Equally skillful with both hands
Ambidextrous Adjective Equally skillful with both hands 2
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To make something greater by adding to it
Augment Verb To make something greater by adding to it 3
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Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
Bereft Adjective Sorrowful through loss or deprivation 4
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To move troops into position for military action
Deploy Verb To move troops into position for military action 5
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Relentlessly severe, appearing gloomy or sour
Dour Adjective 6
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Courage in pain or adversity
Fortitude Noun Courage in pain or adversity 7
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To be or become wide open
Gape Verb To be or become wide open 8
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An insulting or mocking remark; a taunt
Gibe (Jibe) Verb 9
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General external appearance; semblance
Guise Noun General external appearance; semblance 10
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Spreading in a hidden and often harmful way
Insidious Adjective Spreading in a hidden and often harmful way 11
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A hint or direct suggestion
Intimation Noun A hint or direct suggestion 12
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Opulent Adjective Lavish, rich, luxurious 13
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Easily bent or flexible
Pliable Adjective Easily bent or flexible 14
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To say, state, or perform again
Reiterate Verb To say, state, or perform again 15
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Dull, unresponsive, showing little excitement or motivation
Stolid Adjective 16
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Tentative Adjective Uncertain 17
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Having an untidy or messy appearance
Unkempt Adjective Having an untidy or messy appearance 18
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In exactly the same words as were originally used
Verbatim Adverb In exactly the same words as were originally used 19
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Warily Adverb Cautiously, carefully 20
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UNIT 3
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Abridge Verb To make shorter 1
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“Andrew decided to abridge the instructions on how to bait the hook because he was fed up with Brantley not listening to him. 1
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Attached or sticking to
Adherent Noun Attached or sticking to 2
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“Austin was an adherent to the Dale Earnhardt style of racing.”
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Altercation Noun An angry argument 3
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“Mr. Ray told Hunter not to get into any more altercations in the classroom.”
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Resembling a young angel with a beautiful, round face; sweet and innocent
Cherubic Adjective 4
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“Even though they were angry about their grades, Mr
“Even though they were angry about their grades, Mr. Ray’s cherubic face won the whole class over.” 4
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Condone Verb To pardon or overlook 5
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“I cannot condone Josh’s pleas to take a nap in class every day.”
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Dissent Verb To disagree 6
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“Alexa dissented from the popular opinion that cheerleading is not a sport.”
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Famous, outstanding, distinguished
Eminent Adjective Famous, outstanding, distinguished 7
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“Nate claims to be an eminent authority on how to spend one’s time on the weekend.”
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To drive out by spiritual means; to dispose of something troublesome
Exorcise Verb 8
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“I hope that we will soon exorcise the idea that you can do nothing in class and still pass.”
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To make or manufacture; to make up or invent
Fabricate Verb To make or manufacture; to make up or invent 9
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“April fabricated a new method of studying for her vocab tests.”
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Irate Adjective Extremely angry 10
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“The students were irate over having to start their Literacy for All essay.”
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Marauder Noun A raider or a plunderer 11
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“Harry studied the Marauder’s Map to see if he could sneak down the hall or not.”
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Obesity Noun Excessive weight 12
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“Obesity can lead to a number of health problems like heart disease and high blood pressure.”
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An extremely poor person
Pauper Noun An extremely poor person 13
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“Olivia’s favorite book growing up was The Prince and The Pauper, about a poor man who became royalty for a day.” 13
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To steal in small quantities
Pilfer Verb To steal in small quantities 14
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If Mr. Ray had his way, he would pilfer your free time with lots of homework!”
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Rift Noun A break or a breach 15
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“The two friends used to be close, but after one of them moved, a rift formed between them.”
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A likeness or an outward appearance
Semblance Noun A likeness or an outward appearance 16
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“We have to make sure to at least maintain a semblance of order in the classroom.”
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To overcome or rise above
Surmount Verb To overcome or rise above 17
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“If your grade is not where you want it to be, surmount your current situation and bring it up!”
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Terminate Verb To bring to an end 18
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“Terminate any ideas that you may have of Auburn beating Alabama this year.”
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Commonplace, overused, stale
Trite Adjective Commonplace, overused, stale 19
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“Baby shark has become trite and overused.”
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To seize and hold a position by force and without right
Usurp Verb 20
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“On the last vocab quiz, several students drew pictures of Mr
“On the last vocab quiz, several students drew pictures of Mr. Sherrell usurping Mr. Ray’s job.” 20
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Take out the “Rose for Emily” pictures that you were working on last week. If you turned them in, get them back from Mr. Sherrell.
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UNIT 4
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Associated with or connected
Affiliated Adjective Associated with or connected 1
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“I would never be affiliated with someone who thinks that Pepsi is better than Coke.”
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To learn or discover with certainty
Ascertain Verb To learn or discover with certainty 2
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“From your writing, I have ascertained that you like Pepsi more than Coke.”
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To arrive at a new stage or level
Attain Verb To arrive at a new stage or level 3
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“I attained a new level of culture when I tried the Coke flight at the World of Coke in Orlando.”
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To leave or give in a will after one’s death
Bequeath Verb To leave or give in a will after one’s death 4
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“If I knew the secret Coke recipe, I would bequeath it to you after I died so that you could continue making the excellence.” 4
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Powerfully persuasive
Cogent Adjective Powerfully persuasive 5
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“After Josh’s particularly cogent speech, I decided I would try Pepsi after all.”
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To come together to form a single product
Converge Verb To come together to form a single product 6
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“Everyone converged on the restroom to check on me after Josh made me try Pepsi.”
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To move away from each other
Disperse Verb To move away from each other 7
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“After everyone checked on me in the bathroom, they quickly dispersed so as not to hear the sound of me returning my Pepsi to the world.” 7
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The condition of being honored
Esteem Noun The condition of being honored 8
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“I never have before, nor do I now hold Pepsi in high esteem.”
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Remove by erasing or crossing out
Expunge Verb Remove by erasing or crossing out 9
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“I hope that Coke knows I was only trying to be cordial in trying Pepsi and will expunge my guilt.”
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Finite Adjective Bounded or limited 10
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“I only have a finite number of sentences that I can make about Coke.”
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Invulnerable Adjective Immune from attack 11
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“My love for Coke is invulnerable to Pepsi’s sly ways.”
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Wishing evil upon others
Malevolent Adjective Wishing evil upon others 12
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“My malevolent attitude continues for people who try to make me drink Pepsi.”
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Cool or confident; unconcerned
Nonchalant Adjective Cool or confident; unconcerned 13
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“Trey nonchalantly brought up Pepsi in the conversation today.”
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Omniscient Adjective All-knowing 14
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“Because I’m not omniscient, I couldn’t know that he would trigger me by talking about it.”
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An answer to all problems; a cure-all
Panacea Noun An answer to all problems; a cure-all 15
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“If Paige would stop talking about Pepsi, it would be a panacea to all of the world’s ills.”
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Very attentive to details so as not to do wrong
Scrupulous Adjective Very attentive to details so as not to do wrong 16
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“If Brantley/Brayden were more scrupulous, he wouldn’t talk about Pepsi so much.”
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To avoid responsibility; to keep out of sight
Skulk Verb To avoid responsibility; to keep out of sight 17
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“It’s like Pepsi is skulking in the shadows, waiting to ambush you.”
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Supercilious Adjective Arrogant superiority 18
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“Paige is so supercilious when she talks about Pepsi and degrades Coke
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Beyond what is natural or normal
Uncanny Adjective Beyond what is natural or normal 19
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“I’ve never seen someone love Pepsi so much; it’s uncanny!”
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Easily excused or forgiven
Venial Adjective Easily excused or forgiven 20
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“Your love of Pepsi is venial, so I’ll forgive you this time, but just remember that in the future.”
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UNIT 5
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Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
Altruistic Adjective Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others 1
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The waitress at City Café showed her altruistic side when she quickly refilled my cup of sweet tea.
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Assent Verb To express agreement 2
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When the City Café waitress asked if I wanted any more sweet tea, I quickly assented.
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One who does good to others
Benefactor Noun One who does good to others 3
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I called the City Café waitress, after she refilled my sweet tea, my gracious benefactor.
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Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
Chivalrous Adjective 4
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Ever the chivalrous angel, the City Café waitress refilled my sweet tea.
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Mercy, being humane, mildness
Clemency Noun Mercy, being humane, mildness 5
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Really, I drank my sweet tea too quickly, but the waitress showed me clemency by giving me some more. 5
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A lack, scarcity; an inadequate supply
Dearth Noun A lack, scarcity; an inadequate supply 6
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Thankfully, I my dearth of City Café sweet tea was only momentary.
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Shy, lacking self-confidence, reserved
Diffident Adjective Shy, lacking self-confidence, reserved 7
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I overcame my diffident nature by boldly asking for a refill of my City Café sweet tea.
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A difference; a lack of agreement
Discrepancy Noun A difference; a lack of agreement 8
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It seemed that there was a discrepancy between how thirst I was and how much City Café sweet tea I had. 8
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To make a start; to begin
Embark Verb To make a start; to begin 9
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As soon as I can, I plan on embarking on a journey to City Café to get some sweet tea.
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Easily done or attained
Facile Adjective Easily done or attained 10
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Starting my sweat tea addiction at City Café was so facile; it just came naturally!
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Unconquerable, refusing to yield
Indomitable Adjective Unconquerable, refusing to yield 11
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Even the indomitable snowman would make the icy trek to drink sweat tea at City Café.
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Free from error; perfect; absolutely dependable
Infallible Adjective Free from error; perfect; absolutely dependable 12
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City Café sweet tea is infallible at all times; I could drink it at any time of the day.
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To walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
Plod Verb To walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly 13
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Because I was anticipating lunch at City Café so much, the day seemed to plod on slowly.
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Causing a sharp sensation, especially with smell; stinging or biting
Pungent Adjective 14
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The pungent smell of my lunch caused my stomach to ache for a meat and three from City Café.
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Neglectful of performance of one’s duties; falling down on the job
Remiss Adjective 15
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I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you how delicious City Café’s sweet tea is.
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Repose Verb To rest; to lie in place 16
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When I die, repose my body in the circle booth at City Café so that I can get all the sweat tea I want for eternity. 16
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Temerity Noun Rashness, boldness 17
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I have the absolute temerity to say that I would eat City Café for every meal.
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Fierce and cruel, aggressive and deadly
Truculent Adjective Fierce and cruel, aggressive and deadly 18
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When the guy cut in front of me in the line at City Café, I threatened to throw a truculent punch.
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Sincere and real; without show or sarcasm
Unfeigned adjective Sincere and real; without show or sarcasm 19
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My unfeigned love for City Café needs to be apparent to all.
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Extremely poisonous; full of malice and spiteful
Virulent adjective Extremely poisonous; full of malice and spiteful 20
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Your virulent attitude toward my City-Café-sweet-tea sentences is uncalled for.
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