161-180 Flashcards
1
Q
Farcical
A
Ridiculous, absurd
2
Q
Flounce
A
To move with exaggerated jerky movements
3
Q
Falsetto
A
Artificially produced, high pitched male singing voice
4
Q
Gargantuan
A
Tremendous in size or volume
Gigantic
5
Q
Flaccid
A
Flabby
Lacking vigor or force
6
Q
Foment
A
To instigate or stir up
7
Q
Gestation
A
Pregnancy
Period in which anything grows and develops
11
Q
Fetter
A
To restrain, hinder, hamper
12
Q
Founder
A
To sink under water
To fail
13
Q
Gesticulate
A
To make gestures, especially when speaking
15
Q
Forbear
A
To hold back, abstain
To control oneself when provoked
16
Q
Forebear
A
A person from whom one is descended
17
Q
Furtive
A
Stealthy, secretive, sly, surreptitious
19
Q
Francophile
A
An enthusiast on the subject of France and French culture
20
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Fraught
A
Charged with
Filled with
