Midterm vocab f-n

Question 1

Fecund

Answer 1

fertile productive

Question 2

felicitous

Answer 2

well chosen or suited to the circumstances

Question 3

fetish

Answer 3

an object that you obsess over

Question 4

figment

Answer 4

Something invented or imaginary

Question 5

flaccid

Answer 5

Something invented or imaginary

Question 6

flotsam

Answer 6

floating debris; homeless, impoverished people

Question 7

foible

Answer 7

a weak point

Question 8

forgo

Answer 8

to do without,give up

Question 9

frenetic

Answer 9

all over the place

Question 10

garner

Answer 10

gather,collect,(information or approval)

Question 11

halcyon

Answer 11

calm, peaceful,serene

Question 12

hapless

Answer 12

unfortunate

Question 13

hallow

Answer 13

holy

Question 14

ignominy

Answer 14

public shame or disgrace

Question 15

impeccable

Answer 15

flawless

Question 16

impecunious

Answer 16

having little to no money

Question 17

importune

Answer 17

to ask persistently;to beg

Question 18

incarcerate

Answer 18

to imprison,confine,jail

Question 19

indictment

Answer 19

the act of accusing; a formal accusation

Question 20

inordinate

Answer 20

far too great,exceeding reasonable limits

Question 21

insaitable

Answer 21

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

Question 22

intermittent

Answer 22

stopping and beginning again

Question 23

interpolate

Answer 23

to insert between other parts or thing; to present as an addition or correction

Question 24

inure

Answer 24

to harden or become used to

Question 25

jettison

Answer 25

to cast overboard,get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome used to

Question 26

laconic

Answer 26

using few words

Question 27

largeese

Answer 27

generosity

Question 28

ludicrous

Answer 28

ridiculous,laughable,absurd

Question 29

mandate

Answer 29

an authoritative command, formal order

Question 30

mendacious

Answer 30

given to lying or deception;untrue

Question 31

misanthrope

Answer 31

a person who hates and despises people

Question 32

moot

Answer 32

(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students

Question 33

moribund

Answer 33

(adj.) dying, on the way out

Question 34

necromancer

Answer 34

(n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard