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351-420 Flashcards

1
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Feasible

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Possible; logical or likely; suitable

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Fecund

a lush and fecund garden

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Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly
producing offspring, vegetation, or
creative or intellectual work

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Felicitous

The chairman’s felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease

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Admirably appropriate, very well-suited
for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate,
marked by happiness

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Fervid

the presence of Tyrrel’s body made the first night particularly fervid

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Very hot; heated in passion or
enthusiasm

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Fetid

the fetid water of the marsh

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Stinking; having an offensive smell

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Fidelity

he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice

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Faithfulness, loyalty; strict observance of
duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or
image

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Figurative

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Metaphorical, based on figures of speech;
containing many figures of speech (as fancysounding writing); related to portraying
human or animal figures

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Finesse

A

Extreme delicacy, subtlety, or diplomacy in
handling a sensitive situation or in a
performance or skill (noun); use tact or
diplomacy; employ a deceptive strategy (verb)

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Flag

But two weeks passed and her hopes began to flag once more

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Get tired, lose enthusiasm; hang limply or
droop

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Fledgling

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A young bird that has just recently gotten its
feathers, an inexperienced person (noun); new
or inexperienced (adj)

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Fleeting

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Passing quickly, transitory

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Florid

A

Reddish or rosy; flowery, showy, or excessively
fancy

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Flout

Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets

A

Treat with disdain, contempt, or scorn (usually
of rules)

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Fluke

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Stroke of luck, something accidentally
successful

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Foment

The fairies created fairy dust to foment, or stir up trouble

A

Incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth
of; apply medicated liquid to a body part

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Forage

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Wander in search of; rummage, hunt, make a
raid

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17
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Ford

we’d better cross at the ford

A

Place where a river or similar body of water is
shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle
across (noun); to cross at such a place (verb)

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Foreshadow

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Indicate or suggest beforehand, presage

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Forestall

vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging

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Delay, hinder, prevent by taking action
beforehand

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Forfeit

A

Surrender or lose as a result of an error, crime,
or failure to fulfill an obligation

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Fortify

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Strengthen, invigorate, encourage

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Fortuitous

The loft above the work space was a fortuitous accident

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Happening by chance; lucky

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Fracas

there’s a bit of a fracas in the bar

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Noisy disturbance or fight; brawl

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Fractious

they fight and squabble like fractious children

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Unruly, troublemaking; irritable

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Frenetic

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Wildly excited, frantic, distracted

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Fringe

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On the margin, periphery (adj); the people in a
group who hold the most extreme views (noun)

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Frugal

A

Economical, thrifty, not wasteful with money;
inexpensive

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Fulminate

I had to listen to Michael fulminating against the government.

A

Explode, detonate; attack verbally in a
vehement, thunderous way

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Furtive

he stole a furtive glance at her

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Done secretly; stealthy, sly, shifty

30
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Futile

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Producing no useful result, ineffective; trivial
or unimportant

31
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Gainsay

Now, I don’t gainsay the need to start the transition process

A

Declare false, deny; oppose

32
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Gambol

the two of them run off to the woods for a gambol together

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Frolic; skip or leap playfully

33
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Garner

I managed to garner some information from the press

A

Gather and store; amass, collect

34
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Garrulous

alcohol tended to make him garrulous

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Talkative, wordy, rambling

35
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Gauche

Younger people often feel gauch and frequently self-conscious

A

Tactless, lacking social grace, awkward,
crude

36
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Gawky

A

Physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny
person, often used to describe teenagers)

37
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Germane

that is not germane to our theme

A

Relevant and appropriate, on-topic

38
Q

Gestation

A

Pregnancy; the period from conception until
birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an
idea or plan

39
Q

Gist

A

Main idea, essence

40
Q

Glacial

A

Pertaining to glaciers; cold, icy, slow,
unsympathetic

41
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Glib

he’s always ready with a glib excuse

A

Fluent and easy in a way that suggests
superficiality or insincerity

42
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Glower

She had what could only be described as a glower on her face

A

Stare in an angry, sullen way

43
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Goad

She seemed determined to goad him into a fight

A

Urge on (as cattle) with a pointed or
electrically charged stick; spur on,
stimulate, encourage

44
Q

Goosebumps

A

The “bumps” created by hairs standing up
on the skin in response to cold, fear, et

45
Q

Gouge

A

Scooping or digging tool, like a chisel, or a
hole made with such a tool (noun); cut or
scoop out; force out a person’s eye with
one’s thumb; swindle, extort money from
(verb)

46
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Gradation

A

A progression, a process taking place
gradually, in stages; one of these stages

47
Q

Graft

A

Insert part of a plant into another plant,
where it continues to grow; join living tissue
(such as skin) to part of the body where it
will continue to live and grow; attach as if
by grafting (verb); the part so grafted (as in
a graft of skin); the act of acquiring money
or other benefits through illegal means, esp.
by abusing one’s power (noun)

48
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Grandiloquent

He had a habit of making grandiloquent statements

A

Relating to lofty speech, esp. to the point of
being pompous, overblown, bombastic

49
Q

Grandstand

we have grandstand tickets

A

Perform showily in an attempt to impress
onlookers

50
Q

Grating

A

Irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise);
scraping

51
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Gregarious

he’s a gregarious man who’s always good company

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Sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd

52
Q

Grievous

A

Causing grief or suffering; very serious,
grave; flagrant, outrageous

53
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Grouse

our biggest grouse was about the noise of the construction work

A

Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for
complaint (noun)

54
Q

Grovel

A

Creep or crawl with one’s face to the
ground, prostrate oneself as a token of
subservience, degrade or abase oneself

55
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Guile

the man had succeeded by guile and cunning

A

Clever deceit, cunning, craftiness

56
Q

Hackneyed

hackneyed old sayings pepper his writing

A

So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or
original

57
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Halcyon

They were the halcyon days of apprenticeships for our young people

A

Calm and peaceful, carefree; prosperous,
successful, happy

58
Q

Hallmark

A

A mark indicating quality, purity,
genuineness, etc.; any distinguishing
characteristic

59
Q

Hand-Wringing

A

Grasping, squeezing, etc. of the hands as
an expression of nervousness, guilt, etc.;
extend debate over what to do about an
issue

60
Q

Hapless

if you’re one of the many hapless car buyers who’ve been shafted

A

Unlucky, unfortunate

61
Q

Harangue

His colleagues listened politely to his harangue but ignored him

A

Long, intense verbal attack, esp. when
delivered publicly

62
Q

Hardy

A

Bold, brave, capable of withstanding
hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.

63
Q

Harrow

A

Farming tool that breaks up soil (noun);
painfully disturb or distress (verb)

64
Q

Haven

A

Harbor or port; refuge, safe place

65
Q

Hearken

A

Listen, pay attention to

66
Q

Hedge

experts usually hedge their predictions, just in case

A

Avoid commitment by leaving provisions for
withdrawal or changing one’s mind; protect
a bet by also betting on the other side

67
Q

Hedonist

she was living the life of a committed hedonist

A

Person devoted to pleasure

68
Q

Hegemony

it is difficult to challenge the state’s hegemony

A

Domination, authority; influence by one
country over others socially, culturally,
economically, etc.

69
Q

Hermetic

hermetic seal between the syringe luer tip and the valve

A

Airtight, sealed, isolated; reclusive;
pertaining to alchemy, occult

70
Q

Heterogeneous

A

Different in type, incongruous; composed of
different types of elements

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