161-180 Flashcards
Fait accompli
Noun
Already accomplished; done
Faceticious
Adj.
Intended to be funny, often inappropriately
Falsetto
Noun
Artificially produced, high-pitched, male singing voice
Farcical
Adj.
Ridiculous, absurd
Felicity
noun
a pleasing quality or manner, especially in art or language; great happiness
Fetter
verb
to restrain, hinder, hamper
Flaccid
adj.
Flabby; lacking vigor or force
Flounce
verb
to move with exaggerated, jerky motions; to leave suddenly as in a huff
Foment
verb
to instigate or stir up
Forbear
verb
to hold back, abstain; to control oneself when provoked
Forebear
noun
a person from whom one is descended
Founder
verb
to sink under water; to fail
Francophile
noun
an enthusiast on the subject of France and French culture
Fratricide
noun
to murder one’s brother or sister, or one who is like a brother or sister
Fraught
adj.
charged with; filled with