F, G, & H Words Flashcards

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fabricate

A

to construct; to devise a deception

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facade

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front part of building

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falter

A

stumble

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fastidious

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hard to please

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fatuous

A

foolish

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feasible

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possible

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fecund

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fertile

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feign

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pretend

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felicity

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great happiness

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ferret

A

to hunt out

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fervent

A

emotional; ardent

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fetish

A

an object believed to have magical powers

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fiasco

A

complete failure

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14
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fickle

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changeable

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flaccid

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soft and flabby

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flagrant

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shocking

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flail

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to thrash

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flamboyant

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showy

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flaunt

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to show off

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fledge

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to grow feathers

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forensic

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pertaining to debate

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formidable

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huge; dreadful

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forte

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strong point

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fortitude

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courage

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fortnight

A

two weeks

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fortuitous

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by chance

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fray

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to unravel; a noisy quarrel

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frugal

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thrifty

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garrulous

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talkative

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gauntlet

A

medical glove

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generic

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pertaining to class or group

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genre

A

kind

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glib

A

fluent

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gradient

A

slope

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gregarious

A

sociable

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grueling

A

very tiring; severe

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guild

A

organization of persons with common interest

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hallucination

A

illusion

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hapless

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unfortunate

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harrass

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to annoy by repeated attacks

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heinous

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hateful; abominable

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herbivorous

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feeding on plants

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heretic

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person who maintains opinions against church doctrine

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heterogenous

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different in kind

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heyday

A

period of success

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hiatus

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gap

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hoax

A

joke

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holocaust

A

destruction of fire

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homage

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tribute

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homogenous

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essentially the same

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hybrid

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mongrel; mixed breed

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hypochondriac

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one who worries about his health