Starting with F Flashcards

1
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facilitate

A

to make less difficult

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2
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fatuous

A

foolishly self-satisfied

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3
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fervor

A

warmth and intensity of emotion

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4
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fetid

A

having a bad smell

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5
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fetter

A

to bind; confine

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6
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fiat

A

arbitrary order; authorization

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7
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fidelity

A

loyalty; exact correspondence

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8
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finesse

A

to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; refined in performance

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9
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flout

A

to treat scornfully

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10
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forbearance

A

patience

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11
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forestall

A

to prevent; delay

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12
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formidable

A

menacing; threatening

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13
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forswear

A

renounce; repudiate

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14
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founder

A

to sink; fail; collapse

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15
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fracas

A

a loud quarrel; brawl

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16
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froward

A

stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

17
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fulminate

A

to attack loudly; denounce

18
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fulsome

A

so excessive as to be disgusting

19
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grouse

A

to complain

20
Q

guise

A

outward appearance; false appearance

21
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gustatory

A

affecting the sense of taste