F Flashcards

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facetious

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adj. inappropriate joking; humorous ex. your face is funny…looking

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facilitate

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v. to help bring about - to make less difficult

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fallacious

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adj. false; misleading

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fatuous

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adj. brainless; foolish; inane; yet smug - fatheads

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fawning

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adj. trying to please; flatter

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felicitous

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adj. well chose, relevant, suitably expressed, apt

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fervor

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n. intense feelings; glowing ardor

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flag

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v. to grow feeble; to grow weak; to droop

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fledgling

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adj. inexperienced

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flout

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v. to mock - to reject - to show contempt for

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foment

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v. to stir up - to instigate

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forestall

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v. prevent by taking action in advcance

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frugality

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n. thrift; economical

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futile

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adj. useless, hopeless, ineffective ex. Resistance is ______.

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adj. inappropriate joking; humorous ex. your face is funny…looking

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facetious

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v. to help bring about - to make less difficult

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facilitate

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adj. false; misleading

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fallacious

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adj. brainless; foolish; inane; yet smug - fatheads

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adj. trying to please; flatter

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adj. well chose, relevant, suitably expressed, apt

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felicitous

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n. intense feelings; glowing ardor

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v. to grow feeble; to grow weak; to droop

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adj. inexperienced

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v. to mock - to reject - to show contempt for

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v. to stir up - to instigate
foment
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v. prevent by taking action in advcance
forestall
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n. thrift; economical
frugality
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adj. useless, hopeless, ineffective ex. Resistance is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
futile