Letter F Flashcards
(148 cards)
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fabricate
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(two meanings) to construct; to lie
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fabulous
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incredible; imaginative
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facade
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outward appearance
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facet
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aspect
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facetious
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joking; sarcastic
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facile
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easy; effortless
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facilitate
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to make easy
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facsimile
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an exact copy; a duplicate
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faction
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a minority within a larger group
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factious
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causing disagreement
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factitious
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artificial
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factotum
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an employee who can do all kinds of work
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faculty
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power; ability; skill
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fallacious
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misleading; deceptive
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fallible
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capable of error
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fallow
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inactive; unproductive
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falter
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to stumble; to hesitate
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fanatic
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a person with uncontrolled enthusiasm
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fanciful
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unreal; imaginative; unpredictable
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fanfare
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noisy or showy display
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farcical
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absurd; ridiculous
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fastidious
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hard to please
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fatal
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causing death
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fatalistic
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believing that all things in life are inevitable
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fathom
(two meanings) nautical measure of 6 feet in depth (noun); to comprehend (verb)
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fatuous
foolish
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fauna
animals of a certain area
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fawn
(two meanings) a young deer (noun); to act slavishly submissive (verb)
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faze
to disturb; to discourage
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fealty
loyalty; devotion
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feasible
capable of being accomplished; suitable
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feat
deed or accomplishment
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febrile
feverish
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fecund
fertile; productive
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feign
to pretend
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feint
a false show; a pretended blow
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feisty
quick-tempered or quarrelsome
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felicity
happiness
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feline
pertaining to cats
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fell
(two meanings) to knock down (verb); fierce or cruel (adjective)
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felon
a criminal
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felonious
treacherous; base; villainous
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ferment
a state of agitation or excitement
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ferret
(two meanings) a small animal of the weasel family (noun); to search or drive out (verb)
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fervent
eager; earnest
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fervid
very emotional
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fester
to rot
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festive
joyous; merry
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fete
to honor; to entertain
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fetid
foul-smelling
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fetish
object with magical power; object that receives respect or devotion
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fetter
to confine; to put into chains
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fiasco
a total disaster
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fiat
an official order
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fickle
changeable in affections; unfaithful
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fictitious
false; not genuine
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fidelity
faithfulness
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figment
something imagined
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filch
to steal
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filial
like a son or daughter
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finale
the climax; end
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finesse
diplomacy; tact
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finicky
extremely particular; fussy
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finite
limited; measurable
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firebrand
one who stirs up a revolution
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firmament
sky; heavens
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fiscal
pertaining to finances
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fissure
opening; groove; split
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fitful
irregular; occurring in spurts
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flabbergasted
astonished; made speechless
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flaccid
flabby
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flag
(two meanings) a banner (noun); to droop or to slow down (verb)
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flaggelate
to whip
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flagrant
scandalous; shocking
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flail
to strike freely and wildly
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flair
a knack; a natural talent
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flamboyant
showy; conspicuous
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flaunt
to boast; to show off
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flay
(two meanings) to strip the skin off; to criticize sharply
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fledgling
a young, inexperienced person
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fleece
(two meanings) wool of a lamb (noun); to swindle (verb)
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flexible
bendable
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flinch
to draw back; to cringe
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flippant
treating serious matters lightly
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flora
plant life of a certain area
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florid
flowery; ornate
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flotilla
small fleet of ships
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flotsam
floating cargo or wreckage
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flout
to mock; to ridicule
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fluctuate
to move back and forth; to vary
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fluent
flowing; able to speak and/or write easily and clearly
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fluster
to upset; to confuse
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fluvial
pertaining to a river
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flux
state of continual change
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foible
a weakness; minor fault
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foil
(two meanings) to prevent the success of a plan (verb); a person who, by contrast, makes another person seem better (noun)
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foist
(on) to pass off merchandise which is inferior
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folderol
nonsense
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folly
a foolish action
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foment
to stir up; to instigate
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foolhardy
foolish; reckless
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fop
an excessively vain man
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foray
a sudden attack
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forbearance
patience; restraint
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forebear
ancestor
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foreboding
a warning; an omen
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foregone
long past
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forensic
pertaining to a formal discussion or debate
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forerunner
ancestor; predecessor
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foreshadow
to hint
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forestall
to prevent by action in advance; to anticipate
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forfeit
to give up
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forgo
to do without; to give up
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formidable
dreadful; discouraging
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forte
strong point
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forthright
direct; frank
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fortitude
strength; courage
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fortnight
two weeks; fourteen days
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fortuitous
lucky; by chance
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foster
to nourish; to encourage
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fracas
a loud quarrel
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fractious
irritable; quarrelsome; stubborn
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fracture
to break or to crack
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frailty
a weakness; a defect
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franchise
special right or privilege
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fraternal
brotherly
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fraudulent
dishonest; cheating
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fraught
(with) filled
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fray
(two meanings) a noisy quarrel (noun); to unravel or to come apart (verb)
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frenetic
frantic; wild
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frenzy
madness; fury
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freshet
a fresh water stream
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fretful
worried; irritated
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friction
(two meanings) a rubbing together (noun); conflict or disagreement (noun)
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frigid
extremely cold
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frivolous
trivial; silly
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frowzy
dirty; unkempt
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frugal
economical; thrifty
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fruition
fulfillment; realization
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fruitless
barren; yielding no results
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frustrate
to prevent; to discourage
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fugacious
pertaining to the passing of time
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fulminate
to explode; to denounce
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fulsome
disgusting; sickening; repulsive
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furor
rage; frenzy; fury
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furtive
stealthy; secretive
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fusion
a union; merging
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futile
useless
