Unit 33

Question 1

Fetid

Answer 1

(adj) having a bad smell

e. g. Many people find the smell of Limburger cheese fetid.

Question 2

Fetter

Answer 2

(v) to bind; confine
- Fetter (n): something that restricts or restrains
- Fettered (adj): bound or confined

e.g. The poet William Blake believed that each person creates “mind-forged manacles,” fettering his or her natural instincts and spirit.

Question 3

Fiat

Answer 3

(n) arbitrary order; authorization

e. g. The dictator rules almost entirely by fiat.

Question 4

Fidelity

Answer 4

(n) loyalty; exact correspondence

e. g. Monks joining the Franciscan Order pledge fidelity to the ideals and rules of the Order.

Question 5

Filibuster

Answer 5

(n) use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law
e. g. The senator threatened that his filibuster would include a full reading of his eight-volume autobiography.

Question 6

Finesse

Answer 6

(v) to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance
e. g. Engineers decided that the problem could be finessed by using lighter materials.

Question 7

Fissure

Answer 7

(n) crevice (درز)

e. g. The geologists measure the width of the fissure regularly to monitor movement of the Earth’s plates in the area.

Question 8

Flag

Answer 8

(v) to droop; grow weak

e. g. Noticing that the students’ attention was flagging, the professor gave them a short break.

Question 9

Fledgling

Answer 9

(n) beginner; novice
(adj) immature; inexperienced

e.g. The coach said that some of the fledglings of the team would play in Saturday’s match.

Question 10

Flora

Answer 10

(n) plants of a region or era

e. g. Singapore’s Botanical Gardens contain an extensive collection of the flora of Southeast Asia.