Word List 20 Flashcards by Joseline lu

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Flippant

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Lacking proper seriousness

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Flit

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Fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly

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Floe

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Mass of floating ice

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Flora

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Plants of a region or era

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Florid

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Ruddy; reddish; flowery

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Flounder

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Struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter

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Flourish

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Grow well; prosper

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Flout

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Reject; mock

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Fluke

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Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune

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Fluster

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Confuse

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Flux

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Flowing; series of changes

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Fodder

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Coarse food for cattle

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Foible

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Weakness; slight fault

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Foil

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Contrast

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Foil

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Defeat; frustrate

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Foliage

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Masses of leaves

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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; man excessively concerned with his clothes

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Forbearance

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Patience

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Ford

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Place where a river can be crossed on foot

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Forebears

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Ancestors

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Foreboding

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Premonition of evil

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Forensic

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Suitable to debate or courts of law

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Foresight

Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence

Forestall

Prevent by taking action in advance

Forgo

Give up; do without

Forlorn

Sad and lonely

Formality

Ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake

Formidable

Inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult

Forsake

Desert; abandon; renounce

Forswear

Renounce; abandon

Forte

Strong point or special talent

Forthright

Outspoken; straightforward

Fortitude

Bravery; courage

Fortuitous

Accidental; by chance

Foster

Rear; encourage

Founder

Fall completely; sink

Fracas

Brawl, melee

Fractious

Unruly; disobedient; irritable

Frail

Weak

Franchise

Right granted by authority; right to vote

Frantic

Wild

Fraternize

Associate in a friendly way

Fraudulent

Cheating; deceitful

Fraught

Filled

Fray

Brawl

Frenetic

Frenzied; frantic

Frenzied

Madly excited

Fresco

Painting on plaster

Fret

To be annoyed or vexed

Frigid

Intensely cold

Frivolous

Lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree

Frolicsome

Prankish; gay

Frugality

Thrift; economy

Fruition

Fulfillment; realization

Fugitive

Fleeting or transitory; roving

Fulcrum

Support on which a lever rests

Fulsome

Disgustingly excessive

Furlough

Leave of absence

Furor

Frenzy; great excitement

Furtive

Stealthy; sneaky

Fusion

Union; blending; synthesis

Futile

Useless; hopeless; ineffectual

Gadfly

Animal-biting fly; an irritating person

Gaffe

Social blunder