Deck 20

Question 1

fervor

Answer 1

great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal

Question 2

fester

Answer 2

to generate pus, to decay

Question 3

fetter

Answer 3

to restrain; to hamper

Question 4

fiat

Answer 4

an arbitrary decree or order

Question 5

fidelity

Answer 5

faithfulness, loyalty

Question 6

figment

Answer 6

something made up or invented, a fabrication

Question 7

finesse

Answer 7

skillful maneuvering; subtlety; craftiness

Question 8

fiscal

Answer 8

pertaining to financial matters; monetary

Question 9

flagrant

Answer 9

glaringly bad, notorious, scandalous

Question 10

fledgling

Answer 10

inexperienced or immature

Question 11

flippant

Answer 11

frivolously disrespectful, saucy, pert

Question 12

florid

Answer 12

• ruddy; flushed; red-faced

- excessively flowery, overdramatic, ornate

Question 13

fodder

Answer 13

coarse food for livestock; raw material

Question 14

foible

Answer 14

a minor character flaw

Question 15

foment

Answer 15

to stir up, to instigate

Question 16

foray

Answer 16

a quick raid or attack; an initial venture

Question 17

forbear

Answer 17

to refrain from, to abstain

Question 18

forego

Answer 18

to do without, to forbear

Question 19

foreclose

Answer 19

• to deprive a mortgagor of his or her right to redeem a property
• to shut out for exclude

Question 20

forensic

Answer 20

related to or used in courts of law

Question 21

forebode

Answer 21

to be an omen of; to predict

Question 22

forestall

Answer 22

to thwart, prevent, or hinder something from happening; to head off

Question 23

forsake

Answer 23

to abandon; to renounce; to relinquish

Question 24

forswear

Answer 24

to retract or recant; to take back

Question 25

fortuitous

Answer 25

accidental, occurring by chance