List 19 Flashcards

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flippant

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ADJ. lacking proper seriousness

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ADJ. lacking proper seriousness

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flippant

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flout

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V. reject; mock

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V. reject; mock

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flout

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fluctuate

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V. waver; shift

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V. waver; shift

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fluctuate

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fluency

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N. smoothness of speech

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N. smoothness of speech

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fluency

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foible

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N. weakness; slight fault

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N. weakness; slight fault

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foible

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foliage

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N. mass of leaves

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N. mass of leaves

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foliage

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forbearance

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N. patience

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N. patience

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forbearance

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N. foreboding

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N. premonition of evil

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N. premonition of evil

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foreboding

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foreshadow

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V. give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure

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V. give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure

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foreshadow

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foresight

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N. ability to forsee future happenings; careful provision for the future

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N. ability to forsee future happenings; careful provision for the future

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foresight

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forestall

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V. prevent by taking action in advance

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V. prevent by taking action in advance

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forestall

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forfeit

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V. lose; surrender

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V. lose; surrender

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forfeit

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forgo
V. give up; do without
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V. give up; do without
forgo
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formidable
ADJ. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring
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ADJ. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring
formidable
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forthright
ADJ. outspoken; frank
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ADJ. outspoken; frank
forthright
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fortuitous
ADJ. accidental; by chance
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ADJ. accidental; by chance
fortuitous
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foster
V. rear; encourage
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V. rear; encourage
foster
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frail
ADJ. weak
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ADJ. weak
frail
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franchise
N. right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory
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N. right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory
franchise
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frantic
ADJ. wild
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ADJ. wild
frantic
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fraudulent
ADJ. cheating; deceitful
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ADJ. cheating; deceitful
fraudulent
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frivolous
ADJ. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
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ADJ. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
frivolous
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fugitive
ADJ. fleeting or transient; elusive; fleeing
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ADJ. fleeting or transient; elusive; fleeing
fugitive
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fundamental
V. basic; primary; essential
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V. basic; primary; essential
fundamental
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furtive
ADJ. stealthy; sneaky
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ADJ. stealthy; sneaky
furtive
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fusion
N. union; coalition
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N. union; coalition
fusion
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futile
ADJ. useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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ADJ. useless; hopeless; ineffectual
futile
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gainful
ADJ. profitable
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ADJ. profitable
gainful
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gale
N. windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst
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N. windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst
gale
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galvanize
V. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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V. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
galvanize
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garble
V. mix up; jumble; distort
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V. mix up; jumble; distort
garble