02-20-2023 Flashcards

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foil

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to thwart, frustrate, defeat

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forage

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to graze, rummage for food

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forbearance

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patience, restraint, toleration

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forestall

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to prevent, thwart, delay

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forlorn

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pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

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forsake

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to give up, renounce

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fortitude

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strength, guts

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fortuitous

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happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate

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forum

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a medium for lecture or discussion

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foster

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to stimulate, promote, encourage

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fractious

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troublesome or irritable

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fraught

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filled or accompanied with

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frenetic

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frenzied, hectic, frantic

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frivolous

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of little importance, trifling

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frugal

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thrifty, economical

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furtive

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secretive, sly

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garish

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gaudy, in bad taste

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garrulous

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talkative, wordy

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genial

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friendly, affable

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gluttony

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overindulgence in food or drink