F Flashcards

(31 cards)

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Facet

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A small plane surface

Any of the definable aspects that make up a subject or object

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Fallacy

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Guile, trickery, deception

A false or mistaken idea

An argument using false or invalid inference

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Fallow

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A light yellowish-brown color

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Falter

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To walk unsteadily

To give away

To stammer

To hesitate in purpose or action or to lose drive or effectiveness

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Fathom

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To unit of length equal to six ft

Comprehension

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Fatigue

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Labor, manual work

Exhaustion from labor, stress, or exertion

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Feasible

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Capable of being done or carried out

Suitable

Reasonable, likely

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Feeble

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Lacking in strength, indicating weakness

Inadequate, inferior

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Feign

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Pretend, to give a false appearance of

Invent, imagine

Disguise, conceal

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Feisty

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Full of nervous energy

Touchy, quarrelsome

Exuberantly frisky

Spunky

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Fickle

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Marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability

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Flaccid

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Not firm or stiff

Lacking in vigor or force

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Flamboyant

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Being strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior

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Flatter

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To praise excessively with motives of self-interest

To portray too favorably

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Fleeting

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Passing swiftly

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Flotsam

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Floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo

Miscellaneous or unimportant material

Debris, remains

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Flourish

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To thrive

To prosper, to be in a state of activity or production

To reach a height of development or influence

To make bold and sweeping gestures

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Fluctuate

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To rise and fall like a wave

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Foolhardy

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Foolishly adventurous and bold

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Foreseen

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To see beforehand

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Forge

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A furnace or shop were metal is heated and wrought

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Formulate

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To reduce or express as a formula

To devise

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Fortunate

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Auspicious, lucky

Bringing good things not foreseen as certain

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Foster

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Affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

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Fragile
Easily broken or destroyed Delicate Tenuous, slight
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Frank
Marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression Unmistakable evident
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Frugal
Sparing or economical with regard to money or food, thrifty, prudent Simple, plain, and costing little
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Fulcrum
A thing that plays and essential or central role
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Fundamental
Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance A central or primary rule or principle on which something is based
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Furious
Exhibiting or goaded by anger Giving a stormy or turbulent appearance Intense Marked by noise, excitement, activity, or rapidity
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Furtive
Done it a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed Sly Stolen