Unit 35

Question 1

Fracas

Answer 1

(n) a loud quarrel; brawl

e. g. The police were called in to break up a fracas that had erupted in the bar.

Question 2

Fractious

Answer 2

(adj) quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
e. g. In an effort to unify their divided party, its leaders decided to first placate the party’s most fractious elements.

Question 3

Fresco

Answer 3

(n) a painting done on plaster
e. g. The Italian Renaissance was the greatest period of fresco painting, as seen in the work of artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, and Giotto.

Question 4

Frieze

Answer 4

(n) ornamental band on wall

e. g. The horsemen of the Parthenon frieze.

Question 5

Froward

Answer 5

(adj) stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

e. g. The teacher had no choice but to send the froward child to the vice-principal for disciplining.

Question 6

Frugality

Answer 6

(n) thrift
e. g. In these days of credit card and installment plan buying, frugality seems to have become a rarely practiced virtue.

Question 7

Fulminate

Answer 7

(v) to attack loudly; denounce

e. g. The senator fulminated against what he termed “foreign meddling in America’s business.”

Question 8

Fulsome

Answer 8

(adj) so excessive as to be disgusting

e. g. The actor was embarrassed by the fulsome praise he received after winning the Academy Award for the best actor.

Question 9

Fusion

Answer 9

(adj) union; synthesis
e. g. A hydrogen bomb requires tremendous heat to trigger the fusion reaction, which is provided by the detonation of a fission bomb.

Question 10

Futile

Answer 10

(adj) ineffective; useless; fruitless

e. g. For some non-philosophers, the discipline seems frivolous and futile because it produces no tangible benefits.