F Flashcards
(120 cards)
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Facetious
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cleverly amusing in tone
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Facile
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easily done
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Factious
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dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
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Factual
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containing or based upon real or true things
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Faddish
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intensely fashionable or popular for a short time
In the West investing in fine wine instead of equities, bonds or commodities has become something of a faddish way to diversify one’s portfolio.
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Fagged
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too tired
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Fallacious (n. Fallacy)
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containing or based on incorrect reasoning
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Falter
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waver; move in an uncertain manner
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Fanatical
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marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
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Farsighted
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able to see distant objects clearly; planning prudently for the future
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Fascinate
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to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; attract; cause to be enamored; cause to be interested or curious
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Fastidious
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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
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Fathom
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a linear unit of measurement for water depth
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Fatuous
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without sense foolish; self-satisfaction
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Fawn
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- to seek favor or attention by flattery and being obsequious;
- a young deer
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Feckless
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weak or incompetent; ineffective
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Fecund
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producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile
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Feeble
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without strength or vigor, physically, mentally, or morally
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Feign
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make believe with the intent to deceive
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Feint
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make a deceptive or distracting movement, especially during a fight
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Felicitate
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express congratulations
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Felicitous
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suitably expressed; well chosen; apropos
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Felon
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- a person who has been convicted of a felony;
- cruel, wicked
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Feral
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existing in a wild or untamed state
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Ferment
incite or stir up (trouble or disorder);
agitation and excitement among a group of people
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Ferocity
savage; cruelty
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Ferret
discover by searching; search
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Fervent
characterized by intense emotion
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Fervid
characterized by intense emotion
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Fervor
feelings of great warmth and intensity; the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
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Fester
(of a negative feeling or a problem) becoming worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference
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Festoon
a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
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Fetid
foul-smelling
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Fetter
to shackle; put in chains
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Feud
bitter quarrel over a long period of time
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Fickle
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious
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Fidelity
loyalty, accuracy
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Fidget
move restlessly; make nervous
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Figurehead
1. carved image on the prow of a ship
2. a nominal leader or head without real power;
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Filibuster
intentional obstruction, esp using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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Finagle
to practice deception or fraud; scheme.
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Finesse
delicate way of dealing with a situation
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Finical
too fussy about food clothing etc.
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Finicky
fussy about one's needs or requirements
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Fission
splitting or division (esp. of cells)
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Fitfully
not regularly or continuously; intermittently.
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Fixate
stare at
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Fixate
cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something
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Flak
criticism; anti-aircraft guns
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Flamboyant
tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
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Flatter
excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests.
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**Flaunting (*v*. Flaunt)**
show off complacently
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Flax
pale yellow (hair); a plant
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Fledged
able to fly trained experienced
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Fledgling
an inexperienced person
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Fleet
number of ships; quick-moving
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Fleeting
lasting for a very short time
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Flimsy
lacking solidarity, strength
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Flinch
draw; move back; wince
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Flippant
showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
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Flirt
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
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Floe
a sheet of floating ice
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Flop
fail; move; fall clumsily
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Florid
elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated
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Florid
1. very much ornamented
2. naturally red (e.g.. of face)
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Flounder
move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
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Flourish
to make bold and sweeping gestures
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Flout
openly disregard (a rule, a law or convention)
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Flout
as in going against tradition
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Fluffy
like down or as soft as down
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Fluke
a stroke of luck
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Fluster
1. a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset;
2. verb: cause to be nervous or upset; be flustered; behave in a **confused** manner
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Foible
a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
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Foil
prevent from carrying out
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Foment
1. put something warm (to lessen the pain);
2. try to stir up
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Foolhardy
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
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Foolproof
incapable of failure or error
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Foppish
concerned with one's clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way (typically used of a man)
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Forage
1. food for horses and cattle
2. (of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions
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Foray
1. a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid
2. to venture
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Forbear
refrain from; be patient; ancestor
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Forbearance
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; patience, willingness to wait
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Ford
shallow place in a river (to cross)
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Forebode
make a prediction about; tell in advance
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Foreclosure
proceedings initiated to repossess the collateral for a loan
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Foreground
make (something) the most prominent or important feature
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Foresight
the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future
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Forestall
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand
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Forfeit
suffer the loss of something
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Forge
1. workshop for the shaping of metal;
2. create (a relationship or new conditions);
3. produce a copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work or art) for the purpose of deception
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Forgery
criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud; a copy that is represented as the original
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Forgo
omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without
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Formidable
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
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Forsake
to abandon or desert
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Forswear
renounce; disallow; repudiate
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Forthright
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
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Fortuitous
happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence
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Foster
1. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties;
2. noun: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864);
3. verb: help develop, help grow; bring up under fosterage; of children; promote the growth of
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Fracas
a noisy quarrel
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Fractious
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome
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Fragile
easily injured broken or destroyed
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Fragrant
sweet-smelling
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Frantic
wildly excited with joy; pain; anxiety
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Fraud
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
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Frenetic
frantic; frenzied
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Frenzy
state of violent mental agitation
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Fret
be agitated or irritated
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Fringe
not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme
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Frivolous
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly
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Froward
intractable; not willing to yield or comply; stubborn
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Frown
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
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Frugal
careful; economical
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Frugality
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money
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Fugacious
ephemeral, fleeting, evanescent
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**Fulmination (*v*. Fulminate)**
explode violently and with loud noise
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Fulsome
1. complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree
2. of large size or quantity; generous or abundant
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Furtive
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
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Fusion
the act of fusing (or melting) together; correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization; the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept; an occurrence that involves the production of a union; a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words; the state of being combined into one body
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Fustian
pompous or pretentious speech or writing
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Futile
unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless
