April 28- May 2 Flashcards
Fluent
Of a person able to express one self easily
Flagrant
Of something considered wrong or immoral; conspicuously or obviously offensive
Flux
The action of process of flowing or flowing, continuous change
Foible
A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character
Fracas
A noisy disturbed or quarrel
Frivolous
Not having any serious purpose or value
Futile
Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
Gaff
A stick with a hook, or a barbed spear for landing large fish
Gait
A person manner walking
Gambit
An opening in which a player makes a sacrifice typically of a pawn or sake
Gape
State with ones mouth open wide, typically in amazement or wonder
Garble
Reproduce (message; sound ; transmission) in a confused and distorted way
Genealogy
A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor
Genesis
The origin or mode of formations of something
Ghastly
Causing great horror or fear;frightfully
Gird
Encircle (person or part of body) with a belt or band
Gist
The substance or essence of a speech or text
Glean
Extract (information) from various sources
Glutinous
The glue in texture
Gorge
Blood that has been shed, especially as a result of violence
Gothic
Of or relating to goths their extinct east Germanic language earliest manuscript
Granary
A store house for threshed grain
Gratify
Give someone pleasure or satiation
Guile
Sly or cunning intelligence
Gull
Bird
Gyrate
Move or cause to move in a circle or spiral especially quickly
Harp
Musical instrument or talk a lot about a subject
Haughty
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
Havoc
Widespread distraction
Hilarity
Extreme amusement especially when expressed by laughter
