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NSF nationals vocabulary W10 Flashcards

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facade

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the front of a building

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facet

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one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gems

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facile

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easily accomplished or done

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facsimile

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an exact copy of a manuscript or document

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fail-safe

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something designed to work automatically to prevent breakdown of a system

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fair catch

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a catch of a kicked ball in football in which the receiver signals they will not advance

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fait accompli

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an accomplished fact

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familial

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pertaining to family

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farce

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to stuff or cram, a humorous play

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farcical

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same thing as farce

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fascia

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a band or fillet for binding the hair

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fashionista

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a fashionable person

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fatuous

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foolish or inane

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faux

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artificial or imitation; fake

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fawning

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to show affection

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feint

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a deceptive action

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felicitous

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very well suited or expressed

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felicity

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the state of being happy, pleasing in manner or style

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feral

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existing in natural state, wild and menacing

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fetid

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stinky; offensively smelly

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filch

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to steal or make off with

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finagle

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to cheat out of, trick, or swindle

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flag

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a cloth used to represent a group, state, or country

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flashing

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emitting vivid flashes of light

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flay

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to strip of the skin off

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fleece

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the coat of wool that covers a sheep

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flippantly

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disrespectful, lacking in seriousness, rude

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florentine

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having or pertaining to the characteristics of Florence, Italy

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flounce

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to walk with exaggerated jerky movements

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flounder

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to treat with disdain

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fly-by-night

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not reliable or trust worthy

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fob off

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to cheat or decieve

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foist

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to force onto another

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forage

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to seek for food, animal food for cattle and grazing

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forbearance

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to refrain from something

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fortuitous

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happening by chance

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founder

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a person who founds or establishes

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fractricide

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the act of killing a sister or brother

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fray

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a noisy fight

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frond

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a often large, divided leaf

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fujita scale

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a scale used to classify the severity of a tornado

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fungible

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easily exchangeable or replaceable

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fungo

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a high hit ball by the batter

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funk

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a type of jazz, or to be frightened

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gable

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the vertical triangle wall between two slopes of a roof

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gaggle

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to cackle, a flock of geese

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gainsay

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to speak against, oppose

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galvanize

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to stimulate or treat

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gambit

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a chess move where a player sacrifices a piece to get an advantage

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gamut

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an entire scale or range

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gantry

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a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something

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garish

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tastelessly showy

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gasket

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a metal, rubber, or rope ring

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gastronomic

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the art or science of good eating

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gawk

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to stare at awkwardly

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gazebo

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a small roofed building affording shade and rest

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gentrification

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the restoration of run-down areas of the middle class

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genuflect

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to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in respect

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gestate

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to think of; or develop

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gird

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to bind with something circular

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