GRE_3000_List10 Flashcards
fastidious
meticulous attention to detail
[E] be fastidious about personal hygiene and appearance
[S] demanding; exacting; fussy;
[A] cursory; indiscriminate;
fatuous
foolish’
[E] Emperor Yang int the Sui Dynasty in not only a rare fatuous tyrant but also an outstanding poet.
[S] asinine; obtuse;
[A] sagacious; judicious;
fawn
to seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior [E] fawn one's superior; [S] cringe; toady; [A] domineer; [P] fawning;
faze
to disturb the composure of
[E] Nothing can faze her.
[S] abash; annoy; bother; dismay;
[A] calm
feckless
1 having no real worth or purpose [E] years of feckless negotiations [S] bootless; futile; [A] efficacious; 2 careless and irresponsible; [E] The young man was feckless and irresponsible. [S] slipshod; sloppy; inadvertent; [A] circumspect; wary
fecund
fruitful in offspring or vegetation [E] fecund black soil [S] cornucopian; fertile; fruitful; luxuriant; [A] barren; infertile; sterile; [P] fecundity;
feign
to give a false appearance of
[E] I would never feign illness just to postpone a test.
[S] affect; assume; dissemble;
[P] unfeigned
fender
a cushioning device, such as a bundle of rope or a piece of timber, used on the side of a vessel or dock to absorb impact or friction
[E] a fender on the SUV
[S] buffer; cocoon;
feral;
1 not domesticated ;
[E] Animal experts discourage homeowners from trying to adopt feral animals as pets.
[S] undomesticated; untamed;
[A] cultivated;
2 having or showing the nature of lower animal
[E] The movie reveals just how thin the veneer of civilization is and how feral we are at bottom.
[S] animalistic; beastly; brutal;
[A] rational;
fetid
having a heavy offensive smell
[E] Ammonia have a fetid odor that sickened the people.
[S] reeking; fusty;
[A] ambrosial; aromatic; balmy; fragrant; redolent;
fetter
1 something that limits one’s freedom
[E] a fetter that prevent us from trying something new
[S] circumscription
2 to restrain from motion, action, or progress
[A] be fettered by family responsibilities.
[S] chain; clog; enfetter; hamper;
[P] enfetter;
fiasco
a complete failure
[E] The Hitler’s plot ended in fiasco
[S] catastrophe; debacle; disaster;
[A] blockbuster; eclat;
figurative
expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another with which it may be regarded as analogous
[E] The word here is used in its figurative sense.
[S] extended; metaphorical;
[A] literal;
figurine
a small statue
[E] His collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought
[S] figure; statuette
[A] colossus
filibuster
the use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action
[E] The senator used a filibuster to stop the bill.
[S] delay; hinderance;; impediment; obstruction; procrastination;
finesse
1 mental skill or quickness [E] The musician showed wonderful finesse. [S] adeptness; adroitness; dexterity; [A] awkwardness; ineptitude; gaucherie; 2 to plan out usually with subtle skill [E] finesse the schedule; [S] contrive; frame; 3 to get or keep away from [E] He tried to finesse the blame for the foreign policy fiasco, even though he was Secretary of State at the time. [S] avoid; dodge; eschew; [A] confront ;
flaccid
not firm or stiff
[E] flaccid muscles
[S] droopy; floppy; lank; loose; yielding;
[A] stiff; sturdy;
flinch
to draw back in fear;
[E] He met my gaze without flinching.
[S] cringe; quail; recoil; shrink
[A] face; meet;
flippancy;
unbecoming levity or pertness especially in response to grave or sacred matters
[E] The flippancy of your answer annoyed me.
[S] facetiousness; flightiness; frivolousness; frothiness; levity;
[A] solemnness; gravity;
farce
1 a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot
[S] burlesque; caricature; parody;
[A] serious play
2 ridiculous or empty show;
[E] The enforcement of this law became a farce.
[S] joke; mockery;
[P] farcical;
flounder
to proceed or act clumsy or ineffectually
[E] flounder through the dessert
[S] blunder; fumble; lumber;
[A] glide; slide; breeze;
flout
to treat with contemptuous disregard
[E] flout the academic norm by plagiarizing
[S] despise; disregard; gibe; sneer; taunt;
[A] respect; revere; venerate;
fluky
1 coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
[E] a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit
[S] fortuitous; lucky; providential;
[A] hapless; unfortunate; ill-fated
2 happening by or depending on chance
[S] casual; chance; inadvertent; incidental;
[A] calculated; deliberate; premeditated;
[P] fluke;
foible
a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior
[E] They admired their teacher despite his foibles.
[S] demerit; dereliction; frailty; shortcoming; sin; vice;
[A] forward; foster; further; promote;
foil
to prevent from being successful
[E] foil her enemy by pulling some strings
[S] baffle; balk; beat; checkmate; discomfit; frustrate; thwart;
[A] foster; promote;
founder
1 one that founds or establishes
[E] founders of the nation
[S] architect; author; creator; sire; initiator; originator;
[A] terminator;
2 to fail utterly
[E] The theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up.
[S] collapse; flunk; miss; strike out; wash out;
[A] succeed; work out;
3 to become submerged;
[E] The ship struck a reef and foundered.
[S] sink; submerge; submerse; go down;
[A] float;
fracas
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups; a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people.
[E] The police were called in to break up the fracas.
[S] battle; clash; combat; skirmish; struggle; tussle;
fraught
1 full of or accompanied by something
[E] an experience fraught with peril
[S] abounding; abundant; awash; replete;
[A] scarce;
2 causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension
[E] a fraught relationship between the two neighboring countries.
[S] agitating; anxious; distressful; disturbing; nail-bitting
[A] calming;
frothy
1 made of light thin material [E] a frothy laptop made of carbon fiber and alloys [S] delicate; gossamer; light; [A] weighty; sturdy; 2 gaily frivolous or light in content or treatment [E] a frothy movie [S] flighty; frivolous; puerile; [A] earnest; serious; sober;
frowsy
1 having a slovenly or uncared for appearance [E] frowsy hair [S] slovenly, unkempt; untidy; [A] dapper; neat; tidy; spruce; 2 having an unpleasant smell [E] The abandoned was dank and frowsy and barely fit for human habitation [S] fetid; noisome; [A] ambrosial; aromatic; fragrant;
furor
a general commotion; public disorder or uproar; a state of intense excitement or ecstacy
[E] The decision to raise tax has caused a great furor among the workers.
[S] delirium; frenzy; fury; uproar;
[A] serenity; tranquility; delight; pleasure;
furtive
done by stealth [E] a furtive glance at her [S] secret; clandestine; covert; surreptitious; [A] aboveboard; candid; forthright; [P] furtively;
