166-175 Flashcards

1
Q

To impose an unwelcome or unnecessary thing.

A

foisted

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2
Q

The employee didn’t like having the extra tasks———- upon her.

A

foisted

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3
Q

Collectively, the leaves of a plant.

A

foliage

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4
Q

After the rain, the———– was a healthy green.

A

foliage

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5
Q

To lose or be deprived of something as a penalty.

A

forfeit

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6
Q

The teenager had to———— his use of the family car after he got a speeding ticket.

A

forfeit

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7
Q

Willing to divulge information.

A

forthcoming

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8
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The witness was not———— about giving information to the police.

A

forthcoming

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9
Q

The ordinal form of the number forty.

A

fortieth

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10
Q

The father was having his——— birthday.

A

fortieth

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11
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Relating to a self-employed person who is not employed continuously, but hired to do specific tasks.

A

freelance

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12
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The graphic artist likes the freedom of doing——— work.

A

freelance

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13
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The façade of a building.

A

frontage

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14
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Ivy draped the whole———– of the building.

A

frontage

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15
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Agitated and annoyed.

A

frustrated

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16
Q

The seamstress became———– after numerous attempts to thread the needle.

A

frustrated

17
Q

A type of olive-brown seaweed with branching fronds and air bladders.

A

fucus

18
Q

There was a lot of ———- left on the rocky seashore when the tide went out.

A

fucus

19
Q

A cyst or enlarged tendon, usually at the wrist.

A

ganglion

20
Q

She had to have a———— surgically removed from the tendon in her left wrist.

A

ganglion