161-180 Flashcards
Farcical
Ridiculous, absurd
Flounce
To move with exaggerated jerky movements
Falsetto
Artificially produced, high pitched male singing voice
Gargantuan
Tremendous in size or volume
Gigantic
Flaccid
Flabby
Lacking vigor or force
Foment
To instigate or stir up
Gestation
Pregnancy
Period in which anything grows and develops
Fetter
To restrain, hinder, hamper
Founder
To sink under water
To fail
Gesticulate
To make gestures, especially when speaking
Forbear
To hold back, abstain
To control oneself when provoked
Forebear
A person from whom one is descended
Furtive
Stealthy, secretive, sly, surreptitious
Francophile
An enthusiast on the subject of France and French culture
Fraught
Charged with
Filled with
Garrulous
Rambling, chatty, annoyingly talkative
Fratricide
To murder ones brother or sister, or one who is like a brother or sister
Fat accompli
Already accomplished
Facetious
Intended to be funny
Felicity
A pleasing quality or manner, especially in art and language.
Great happiness