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filial

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D. pertaining to a son or daughter

E. filial affection/duty

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finale

\fə-ˈna-lē\

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D. a conclusion

E. the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks

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finesse

\fə-ˈnes\

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D. skill; cunning

E. maneuvered his opponent into checkmate with his customary finesse

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finite

\ˈfī-ˌnīt\

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D. limited

E. the earth’s finite supply of natural resources

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fissure

\ˈfi-shər\

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D. a narrow opening or cleft

E. a deep fissure in the ice / fissures in a political party

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flaccid

\ˈfla-səd\

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D. flabby, not firm or stiff

E. flaccid muscles / flaccid leadership

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flag

\ˈflag\

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D. to droop or loose vigor

E. flagging stock prices

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flagellate

\ˈfla-jə-ˌlāt\

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D. to whip or flog

E. some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check

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flagitious

\flə-ˈji-shəs\

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D. wicked and vile

E. “That remorseless government persisted in its flagitious project”

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flagrant

\ˈflā-grənt\

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D. glaring (as an error); conspicuously offensive

E. flagrant abuse of the law

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flail

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D. to beat, to swing

E. They were flailing their arms to drive away the insects. / The bird’s wings flailed the water.

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flamboyant

flam-ˈbȯi-ənt\

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D. ornate; showy

E. has a gallery of flamboyant gestures that makes him easy to imitate

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flatulent

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D. gas-producing; windy in speech

E. on election night TV’s self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications

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flaunt

\ˈflȯnt\

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D. to show off; to display; to treat contemptuously

E. She liked to flaunt her wealth by wearing furs and jewelry. / They openly flaunted the rules.

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flay

\ˈflā\

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D. to skin; to pillage; to censure harshly

E. her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping

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fledgling

\ˈflej-liŋ\

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D. a young bird that has its feathers; an immature person

E. a female bird feeding her fledglings / at hockey he’s still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills

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flippant

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D. pert, lacking proper respect or seriousness

E. his flippant comment that the poor save on taxes offended many people

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florid

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D. flowery; ornate

E. gave a florid speech in honor of the queen’s visit

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flotsam

\ˈflät-səm\

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D. ship wreckage floating on the sea; drifting persons or things

E. flotsam washed up on the shore / human flotsam (a floating population, as of emigrants) / a notebook filled with flotsam and jetsam / the village was built on the flotsam of war

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flout

\ˈflau̇t\

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D. to reject

E. an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled

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fluctuate

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D. to waver, to shift back and forth uncertainly

E. His popularity has fluctuated during his term in office. / In the desert, the temperature fluctuates dramatically.

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fluent

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D. fluid; easy with words

E. fluent in mathematics

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flux

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D. a moving; a flowing

E. the English language is always in a state of flux / January typically brings a great flux of returns to department stores.

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foible

\ˈfȯi-bəl\

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D. a failing or weakness

E. could tolerate my uncle’s foibles because we loved him dearly

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foist

\ˈfȯist\

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D. to pass off fraudulently

E. shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists

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foment

\ˈfō-ˌment\

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D. to stir up

E. foment a rebellion / He was accused of fomenting violence.

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foppish

\ˈfä-pish\

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D. like a dandy ( a man who cares a lot about his clothes and appearance)

E. a foppish dressing gown

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foray

\ˈfȯr-ˌā\

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D. a raid or brief invasion

E. forayed into enemy territory

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forbearance

\fȯr-ˈber-ən(t)s\

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D. patience

E. He showed great forbearance in his dealings with them.

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foreboding

-ˈbō-diŋ\

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D. a feeling of coming evil

E. She had a sense of foreboding that the news would be bad.

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formidable

\ˈfȯr-mə-də-bəl\

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D. threatening; impressive

E. The mountains were a formidable barrier. / He has mastered a formidable amount of material.

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forswear

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D. to renounce

E. The group forswears all worldly possessions. / The country has not forsworn the use of chemical weapons.

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forte

\ˈfȯrt\

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D. strong point

E. Languages were never my forte.

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fortitude

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D. strength; courage

E. She has endured disappointments with fortitude and patience.

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fortuitous

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D. happening by chance, especially a lucky chance that brings a good result

E. His success depended on a fortuitous combination of circumstances.

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foster

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D. to rear; to promote

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fractious

\ˈfrak-shəs\

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D. unruly

E. The fractious crowd grew violent.

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fraught

\ˈfräḵt\

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D. full of unpleasant things such as problems or anger

E. a situation fraught with danger; a fraught relationship

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fright

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D. a feeling of fear

E. Her eyes were wide with fright. / The birds took fright and flew off. / You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that.

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fray

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D. a commotion or fight (threads coming apart)

E. As the debate went on, tempers began to fray.

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freebooter

\ˈfrē-ˌbü-tər\

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D. a plunderer; a pirate

E. the ship was captured by freebooters who were looking for gold

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frenetic

\fri-ˈne-tik\

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D. frantic; frenzied

E. the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up

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fresco

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D. a picture that is painted on a wall while the plaster is still wet; the method of painting in this way

E. The ceiling is richly decorated in marble and fresco.

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freshet

\ˈfre-shət\

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D. a stream or rush of water

E. summer brings a freshet of tourists

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frigid

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D. very cold

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fritter

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D. to waste

E. He frittered away the millions his father had left him.

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