NSF regionals vocabulary e15 Flashcards

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Flick

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A sudden blow or tap

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Flimflam

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To trick or deceive, swindle

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Flinch

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To wince or shrink

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Flotilla

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A group of small naval vessels, a group

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Fluctuation

A

A continual change from a condition to

another, wavelike motion

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Folio

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A sheet or paper folded to look like a book

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Foment

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To add medicated liquid to, bathe in it

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Forbear

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To hinder

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Fore

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The front part of something

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10
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Forensic

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Courts of laws

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Foreshadow

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To show beforehand

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Formidable

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Inspiring fear and respect by being larger

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Foster

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To cause or promote the growth of

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14
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Fresco

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An art or technique

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15
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Fritter

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To waste away little by little

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