F, G and H Flashcards

(32 cards)

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fastidious

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very attentive to detail and accuracy

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feckless

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weak or incompetent, ineffective

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fester

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becoming worse or more intense, especially through long term neglect or indifference

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fickle

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capricious

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5
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florid

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elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated

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flourish

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to make bold and sweeping gestures

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7
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flout

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openly disregard a rule or law

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8
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foreground

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make something the most prominent or important feature

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foresight

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the ability to predict what will happen in the future

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forestall

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to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand

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forgo

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omit or decline to take (something pleasant); go without

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forsake

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to abandon

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fortuitous

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happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence

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fractious

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irritable and quarrelsome (usually about children)

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fringe

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not part of the mainstream, unconventional or extreme

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frivolous

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unworthy of serious consideration or merit, trivial

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frugality

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prudent or sparking use of resources, especially money

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futile

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unlikely to produce a desired result, useless

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galvanize

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to stimulate into awareness or activity

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gawky

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awkward, clumsy

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germane

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having relevance to a given matter, pertinent, significant

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hackneyed

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made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase

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harbinger

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a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

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harmonious

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characterized by agreement or accord

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heed
to give one's attention to; take notice of
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herald
be a sign that something is about to happen
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heterodox
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion
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hidebound
unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention
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hindrance
something that acts as an obstacle, as to an action or goal
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homogeneity
the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind
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hortatory
urging or exciting to some course of action with strong arguments, appeals or advice
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humdrum
lacking variety, dull, monotonous and commonplace