HSPT - Vocab Words - Week #2 - flashcards
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Fabricate:
1) invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent. 2) construct or manufacture (something, especially an industrial product), especially from prepared components.
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Fallacy:
1) a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
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Falter:
1) start to lose strength or momentum. 2) speak in a hesitant or unsteady voice.
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Fastidious:
1) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. 2) very concerned about matters of cleanliness.
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Fathomable:
1) capable of being understood
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Fiasco:
1) a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way.
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Flamboyant:
1) (of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
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Florid:
1) having a red or flushed complexion.elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.
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Flourish:
1) (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment. 2) (of a person) wave (something) around to attract the attention of others.
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Formidable:
1) inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
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Foresee:
1) be aware of beforehand; predict.
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Fortitude:
1) courage in pain or adversity.
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Futile:
1) incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
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Frenetic:
1) fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
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Frivolous:
1) not having any serious purpose or value. 2) (of a person) carefree and not serious.
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Frugal:
1) sparing or economical with regard to money or food. 2) simple and plain and costing little.
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Genuine:
1) truly what something is said to be; authentic. 2) (of a person, emotion, or action) sincere.
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Gloat:
1) contemplate or dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
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Guerrilla:
1) a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.
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Gullible:
1) easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
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Gregarious:
1) (of a person) fond of company; sociable. 2) (of animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities.
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Haphazard:
1) lacking any obvious principle of organization.
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Heritage:
1) property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance.
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Hierarchy:
1) a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
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Hypocrisy:
1) the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense.
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Hysterical:
1) deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.
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Immune:
1) resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.
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Impartial:
1) treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.
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Impertinent:
1) not showing proper respect; rude. 2) not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant.
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Imprudent:
1) not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.
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Inept:
1) having or showing no skill; clumsy.
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Incentive:
1) a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something.
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Incite:
1) encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior).
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Indigenous:
1) originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
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Inference:
1) a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
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Innate:
1) inborn; natural.
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Inundate:
1) overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. 2) flood.
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Insolent:
1) showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
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Instigate:
1) bring about or initiate (an action or event).
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Intrepid:
1) fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).