41-60 Flashcards

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Facetious

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intended to be funny, often inappropriately

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Fait accompli

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already accomplished; done

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3
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Falsetto

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artificially produced high pitched, male singing voice

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4
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Farcical

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ridiculous, absurd

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5
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Felicity

A

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

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6
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Fetter

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to restrain, hinder, hamper

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7
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Flaccid

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flabby; lacking vigor or force

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Flounce

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

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9
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Foment

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to instigate or stir up (revolution or strife)

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10
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Forbear

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to hold back, abstain; to control oneself when provoked

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11
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Forebear

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a person from them one is descended

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12
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Founder

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to sink underwater; to fail

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13
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Francophile

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an enthusiast on the subject of France and French culture

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14
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Fratricide

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to murder ones brother or sister, or one who is like a brother or sister

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Fraught

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charged with; withheld with

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16
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Furtive

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attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or belief that being discovered would lead to trouble

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Gargantuan

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tremendous in size or volume; gigantic

18
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Garrulous

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rambling, chatty, annoyingly talkative

19
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Gestation

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pregnancy, period win which anything grows and develops

20
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Gesticulate

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to make gestures, especially when speaking