161-180 Vocab

Question 1

intended to be funny, often inappropriately

adj.

Answer 1

facetious

Question 2

already accomplished; done

noun

Answer 2

fait accompli

Question 3

artificially produced; high-pitched male singing voice

noun

Answer 3

falsetto

Question 4

ridiculous, absurd

adj.

Answer 4

farcical

Question 5

a pleasing quality or manner, especially in art or language; great happiness
noun

Answer 5

felicity

Question 6

to restrain, hinder, hamper

verb

Answer 6

fetter

Question 7

flabby; lacking vigor or force

adj.

Answer 7

flaccid

Question 8

to move with exaggerated, jerky motions; to leave suddenly, as in a huff
verb

Answer 8

flounce

Question 9

to instigate or stir up

verb

Answer 9

foment

Question 10

to hold back, abstain; to control oneself when provoked

verb

Answer 10

forbear

Question 11

a person from whom one is descended

noun

Answer 11

forebear

Question 12

to sink underwater; to fail

verb

Answer 12

founder

Question 13

an enthusiast of the subject of France and French culture

noun

Answer 13

francophile

Question 14

to murder one’s brother or sister, or one who is like a brother or sister
noun

Answer 14

fratricide

Question 15

charged with; filled with

adj.

Answer 15

fraught

Question 16

stealthy, secretive, sly, surreptitious

adj.

Answer 16

furtive

Question 17

tremendous in size or in volume; gigantic

adj.

Answer 17

gargantuan

Question 18

rambling, chatty, annoyingly talkative

adj.

Answer 18

garrulous

Question 19

pregnancy; period in which anything grows and develops

noun

Answer 19

gestation

Question 20

to make gestures, especially when speaking

verb

Answer 20

gesticulate