Word List 20 Flashcards
(54 cards)
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Florid
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Reddish, flowery
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Flippant
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Lacking proper seriousness
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Flounder
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Struggle or thrash about
Proceed clumsily or falter
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Flout
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Reject, mock
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Fluctuate
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Waver
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Fluency
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Smoothness of speech
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Fluke
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Stroke of fortune
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Fluster
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Confuse
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Flux
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Series of changes
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Fodder
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Course food for cattle, horses
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Foible
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Weakness
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Foil
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Contrast, defeat
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Foment
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Stir up, instigate
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Foolhardy
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Rash
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Fop
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Dandy
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Forbearance
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Patience
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Foreboding
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Premonition of evil
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Forensic
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Suitable to debates or courts of law
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Foreshadow
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Portend
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Forestall
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Prevent by taking action in advance
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Forgo
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Give up
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Forlorn
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Wretched
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Formality
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Ceremonious quality
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Formidible
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Inspiring fear or apprehension
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Forsake
Desert
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Forswear
Renounce
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Forthright
Frank
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Fortuitous
By chance
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Forum
Meeting for discussion
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Foster
Encourage
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Founder
Fail completely
| Person who establishes
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Fracas
Brawl
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Fractious
Unruly
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Franchise
Right granted by authority, right to vote
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Fraternize
Associate in a friendly way
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Fraudulent
Cheating
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Fraught
Filled
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Fray
Brawl
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Frenetic
Frenzied
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Frenzied
Madly excited
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Fret
To be annoyed or vexed
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Friction
Rubbing against
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Frolicsome
Prankish
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Frugality
Thrifty, economy
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Fruition
Bearing of fruit
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Frustrate
Thwart
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Fugitive
Fleeting or transitory
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Fulcrum
Support on which lever rests
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Fulsome
Disgustingly excessive
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Furlough
Leave of absence
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Furor
Frenzy
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Furtive
Stealthy, sneaky
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Gadfly
Animal biting fly
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Gaffe
Social blunder
