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Question 1

Facetious

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adj. humorous

好亂開玩笑的，故作詼諧的，不正經的

Question 2

Facilitate

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v. to make less difficult

使容易

Question 3

Factotum

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n. a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

家務總管；雜務工

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Fallacious

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adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading

謬誤的

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Fallacy

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n. an incorrect idea

謬論；謬見

Question 6

Fallow

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adj. plowed(犁) but not sowed(播種); uncultivated

（田地等）休耕的

Question 7

Fatuous

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adj. foolishly self-satisfied

愚昧的；昏庸的

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Fauna

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n. animals of a period or region

動物群

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Fawning

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adj. seeking favor by flattering

巴結的，討好的

Question 10

Felicitous

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adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

善於措辭的；適當的

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Feral

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adj. existing in a wild or untamed(未馴服的) state

野生的

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Fervor

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n. warmth and intensity of emotion

熱烈，熱情

Question 13

Fervent

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adj. full of strong emotions, or impassioned

熱烈的；熱情的；強烈的

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Fetid

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adj. having a bad smell

有惡臭的

Question 15

Fetter

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v. to bind; confine
束縛
n. something that restricts or restrains

Question 16

Fettered

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adj. bound or confined

Question 17

Fiat

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n. arbitrary order; authorization

命令；許可

Question 18

Fidelity

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n. loyalty; exact correspondence

忠誠，忠貞；精確

Question 19

Filibuster

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n. use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law
（尤指在議會中的）阻撓手段

Question 20

Finesse

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v. to handle with a deceptive or evasive(推託的) strategy; to use finesse(技巧), that is, refinement in performance
用手段應付；巧妙地做成

Question 21

Fissure

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n. crevice(裂縫)

（尤指岩石上的）裂縫，裂隙

Question 22

Flag

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v. to droop; grow weak

萎垂；（力氣，興趣等）衰退，低落

Question 23

Fledgling

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n. beginner; novice
adj. immature or inexperienced
剛開始的；無經驗的

Question 24

Flora

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n. plants of a region or era

一地方或一時代之植物群

Question 25

Florid

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adj. ruddy(紅潤的); reddish; flowery(詞藻華麗的)

紅潤的；過分華麗的

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Flourish

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n. an embellishment(裝飾) or ornamentation(裝飾)

v. to grow vigorously(精神旺盛地), or to thrive

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Flout

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v. to treat scornfully(輕蔑地)

藐視；嘲笑；嘲弄

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Flux

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n. flowing; a continuous moving

處於不斷變化中

Question 29

Foment

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v. to incite(煽動); arouse

挑起；激起；煽動

Question 30

Forbearance

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n. patience

忍耐，自制；寬容

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Forestall

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v. to prevent; delay

預先阻止，搶先

Question 32

Formidable

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adj. menacing(威脅的); threatening

可怕的，令人畏懼的

Question 33

Forswear

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v. renounce(聲明放棄); repudiate(與…斷絕關係)

發誓拋棄

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Founder

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v. to sink; fail; collapse

（船）浸水而沉沒；（計畫、事業等）失敗；垮掉，崩潰

Question 35

Fracas

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n. a loud quarrel; brawl(爭吵)

吵鬧；搔亂

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Fractious

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adj. quarrelsome; unruly(難控制的); rebellious

易怒的；難以對待的

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Fresco

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n. a painting done on plaster(灰泥)

壁畫

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Frieze

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n. ornamental band on a wall

【建】（柱的）中楣（大多加以雕刻）

Question 39

Froward

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adj. stubbornly contrary; obstinately(頑固地) disobedient

難駕馭的；剛愎的

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Frugality

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n. thrift(節儉)

節約；樸素；節儉

Question 41

Fulminate

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v. to attack loudly; denounce(譴責)

大聲發出（斥責等）

Question 42

Fulsome

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adj. so excessive as to be disgusting

過度的；令人生厭的

Question 43

Fusion

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adj. union; synthesis

融合；聯合

Question 44

Futile

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adj. ineffective; useless; fruitless

無用的，徒勞的