Pack 15 (F) Flashcards

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facetious

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Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

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factious

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dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

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Fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

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Feckless

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weak or incompetent; ineffective

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Fester

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(of a negative feeling or a problem) becoming worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference.

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Fickle

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quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious.

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Flout

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openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).

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fluster

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a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset; verb cause to be nervous or upset; be flustered; behave in a confused manner

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forbearance

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a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; good natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

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forebode

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make a prediction about; tell in advance

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Forestall

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to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand.

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Forsake

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to abandon or desert

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Fortuitous

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happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence.

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Fractious

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(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome

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Fringe

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not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

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Frivolous

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unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly

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Frugality

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the quality of being economical with money or food;