Units 31-35

Question 1

expiate, expiation

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v, to atone for n

Question 2

explicate, explication

Answer 2

v, to explain; interpret; clarify n

Question 3

expository

Answer 3

adj, explanatory

Question 4

extemporaneous

Answer 4

adj, in existence; not lost

Question 5

extirpate

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v, to root up; to destroy

Question 6

extraneous

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adj, not essentail

Question 7

extrapolation, extrapolate

Answer 7

n, the act of estimation by projecting known information v

Question 8

extrinsic

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adj, not inherent or essential

Question 9

facetious

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adj, humorous

Question 10

facilitate

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v, to make less difficult

Question 11

factotum

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n, a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

Question 12

fallacious, fallacy

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adj, based on a false idea or fact; misleading n, an incorrect idea

Question 13

fallow

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adj, plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

Question 14

fatuous

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adj, foolishly self-satisfied

Question 15

fauna

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n, animals of a period or region

Question 16

fawning

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adj, seeking favor by flattering

Question 17

felicitous

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adj, suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

Question 18

feral

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adj, existing in a wild or untamed state

Question 19

fervor, fervent

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n, warmth and intensity of emotion adj, full of strong emotion; impassioned

Question 20

fetid

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adj, having a bad smell

Question 21

fetter, fettered

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v, to bind; confine n, something that restricts or restrains adj, bound or confined

Question 22

fiat

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n, arbitrary order; authorization

Question 23

fidelity

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n, loyalty; exact correspondence

Question 24

fillibuster

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n, use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

Question 25

finesse

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v, to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy

Question 26

fissure

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n, crevice

Question 27

flag

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v, to droop; grow weak

Question 28

fledgling

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n, beginner, novice adj, immature or inexperienced

Question 29

flora

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n, plants of a region or era

Question 30

florid

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adj, ruddy; reddish, flowery

Question 31

flourish

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n, an embellishment or ornamentation v, to grow vigorously; to thrive

Question 32

flout

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v, to treat scornfully

Question 33

flux

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n, flowing; a continuous moving

Question 34

foment

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v, to incite; arouse

Question 35

forbearance

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n, patience

Question 36

forestall

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v, to prevent; delay

Question 37

formidable

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adj, menacing; threatening

Question 38

forswear

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v, renounce; repudiate

Question 39

founder

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v, to sink; fail; collapse

Question 40

extant

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n, in existence; not lost

Question 41

fracas

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n, a loud quarrel; brawl

Question 42

fractious

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adj, quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

Question 43

fresco

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n, a painting done on plaster

Question 44

frieze

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n, ornamental band on a wall

Question 45

froward

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adj, stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

Question 46

frugality

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n, thrift

Question 47

fulminate

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v, to attack loudly; denounce

Question 48

fulsome

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adj, so excessive as to be disgusing

Question 49

fusion

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adj, union; synthesis

Question 50

futile

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adj, ineffective; useless; fruitless