Words starting in F Flashcards

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facade

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a deceptive appearance or attitude

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fallacious

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misleading, incorrect

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fallow

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inactive, unproductive

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fathom

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to comprehend or understand

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fatuous

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silly, foolish

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fealty

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loyalty, devotion

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fecund

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fruitful, fertile

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feign

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to pretend

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fervent

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ardent, passionate

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feral

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wild, savage

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fetter

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to chain, restrain

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fickle

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shifting in character, unfaithful

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figment

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something imagined

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14
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flagrant

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offensive, egregious

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flippant

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treating serious matters lightly

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foible

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a weakness or minor fault

17
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foil

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to thwart, defeat

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foment

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to stir up or instigate

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forbearance

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patience, restraint, toleration

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forestall

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to prevent, thwart

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forlorn

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lonely, abandoned

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fractious

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irritable, troublesome

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fraught

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filled or accompanied with

24
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fray

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a noisy quarrel, to come apart

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frenetic

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frenzied, wild, hectic

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fruition

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fulfilment, realisation

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fugacious

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pertaining to the passage of time

28
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furtive

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stealthily, sly

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futile

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useless