F Flashcards

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Facetious

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Jokingly (often inappropriately); humorously

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Facsimile

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Exact copy

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Factious

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Inclined to form factions; causing dissention

Ant: cooperative

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Factotum

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Handyman; person who does all kinds of work

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Fallacious

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False; misleading

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Fallacy

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Mistaken idea based on flawed reasoning

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Fanaticism

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Excessive zeal; extreme devotion

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Fatuous

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Foolish; inane

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Fawning

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Courting favor by cringing as flattering; deferential; groveling

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Fecundity

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Fertility; fruitfulness

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Fervid

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Ardent

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Fiasco

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Total failure

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Fictitious

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Imaginary

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Figurative

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Not literal; but metaphorical using a figure of speech

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Filial

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Pertaining to son or daughter

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Finicky

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Too particular; fussy

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Flaccid

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Flabby

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Flagrant

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Wicked; blatant; outrageous

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Flamboyant

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Colorful; flashy

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Fledgling

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Inexperienced

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Flippancy

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Trifling gaiety

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Floe

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Mass of floating ice

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Flotsam

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Drifting wreckage

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Flout

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Reject; mock

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Flux
Flowing; series of changes
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Foible
Weakness; slight fault
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Foil
Contrast Ant: support; help
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Foist
Improperly insert m Ant: leave alone
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Foment
Stir up; instigate
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Foppish
Vain in dress and appearance
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Forbearance
Patience
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Forestall
Prevent by taking action in advance
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Forlorn
Sad and lonely
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Forswear
Renounce; abandon
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Forte
Strong point or special talent
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Fortuitous
Accidental; happening by chance
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Fractious
Unruly
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Fraudulent
Cheating; deceitful
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Frenetic
Frenzy; frantic
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Fresco
Fresh painting done on plaster
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Frieze
Ornamental band on a wall
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Frivolous
Lacking in seriousness; self indulgent care free; unimportant
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Froward
Stubbornly contrary
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Frugal
Thrifty; economic; cheap
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Frugality
Thrift; economy
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Frustrate
Thwart; defeat
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Fulminate
Explode; thunder Ant: simmer
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Fulsome
Disgustingly excessive
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Furor
Frenzy; great excitement
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Furtive
Sneaky; stealthy
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Fusillade
Simultaneous firing or outburst of missles, questions, etc
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Futile
Useless; hopeless; ineffectual