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2. recover, liven, quicken, rouse.
3. (of drinks) add a dollop, strengthen, lace, refill; ice.
4. ventilate, deodorize, air out, purify.

freshet, n. (all of a river, stream, etc.) swell, surge, heave, billow; flood, flash flood,

freshman, n. underclassman, undergraduate, Inf. undergrad, Inf. frosh, Inf freshie, (at the U.S. Mil. and Naval academies) plebe; initiate, trainee, fledgling, learner, recruit, raw recruit, abecedarian, catechumen; beginner, novice, novitiate, neophyte, tyro, amateur, rookie, greenhorn, tenderfoot, newcomer, new boy.

fret¹, v. 1. worry, agonize, writhe, lose sleep over, stay awake nights, Inf stew; pout, frown, sulk, brood over or on, mope; complain, fuss, gripe, grumble, croak, find fault, make a fuss about, whine, Inf. grouse, SI. squawk, Archaic, pine; chafe, fume, rage, storm, rant, rave, go on, Inf. carry on.
2. agitate, roil, anger, enrage, infuriate, inflame, rile, pique; arouse, excite, provoke, goad, spur, prod, nag; exasperate, aggravate, exascerbate, irritate, rankle, rub the wrong way; annoy, vex, irk, peeve, gall, nettle, tease; harass, harry, plague, torture, torment, trouble; hector, pester, badger, Archaic, haggle; bother, disturb, shake, ruffle, fluster.
3. corrode, gnaw, eat into or away, consume, devour, rust, Both Chem. oxidize, oxidate; erode, wear down or away, waste away; abrade, grate, fray, Inf frazzle, wear, deteriorate, degenerate, canker.
-n. 4. worry, agitation, exasperation, aggravation; annoyance, irritation, vexation, chagrin, peevishness, harassment.
5. erosion, eroding, wearing down or away, washing away; wearing, wear and tear, deterioration, deteriorating, dilapidation, degeneration, degenerating; corrosion, corroding, rusting, Both. Chem. oxidation, oxidizing; gnawing, fretting, eating into or away, consumption, consuming, devouring.
6. erosion, fray, Inf. frazzle, rub; abrasion, scrape, graze, scratch, scuff, sore, Both Pathol, canker, ulcer.

fret², n. 1. fretwork, Greek key, arabesque, an-themion, honeysuckle ornament, meanders, coquil-lage, tracery.
-v. 2. ornament, decorate, embellish; diversify, variegate.

fretful, adj. 1. worrisome, anxious, uneasy, apprehensive; querulous, complaining, grumbling, captious, whiny, fussy, dissatisfied, discontent.
2. irritable, petulant, irascible, choleric, peppery, splenetic, splenetical, surly, ill-natured; peevish, fractious, pettish; testy, cranky, crabby, edgy, cross, touchy, tetchy, ill-humored, grumpy, grumpish, out of sorts; impatient, snappish, waspish, short-tempered; sulky, moody, poutful, mopey, sullen, morose,

friar, n. 1. mendicant, monk, monastic, almsman, beggar, brother; father, padre, priest; prior, abbot, abb£.
2. Franciscan, Gray Friar; Dominican, Black Friar; Carmelite, White Friar; Augustinian, Austin Friar,

fribble, v. 1. trifle, toy, play, fool, SI. monkey around; dabble, putter, potter, piddle.
2. waste away, fritter away, fool away, trifle away, dribble away, Inf. diddle away.
-n. 3. trifler, dallier, dabbler, potterer, putterer, piddler.
4. trifle, bagatelle, gimcrack, gewgaw, trinket, knick-knack.
5. frivolousness, frivolity, foolishness, silliness.
-adj. 6. trivial, trifling, niggling, piddling; frivo