Voc 161-180 Flashcards

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Already accomplished; done

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Fait accompli (Noun)

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Intended to be funny, often inappropriately

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Facetious (Adj)

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Artificially produced, high-pitched, male singing voice

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Falsetto (Noun)

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Ridiculous, absurd

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Farcical (Noun)

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A pleasing quality or manner, especially in art or language, great happiness

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Felicity (Noun)

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To restrain, hinder, hamper

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Fetter (Verb)

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Flabby; lacking in vigor or force

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Flaccid (Adj)

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To move with exaggerated, jerky motions; to leave suddenly, as in a huff

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Flounce (Verb

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To hold back, abstain; to control oneself when provoked

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Forbear (Verb)

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A person from whom one is descended

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Forebear (Noun)

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To instigate or stir up [revolution or strife]

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Foment (Verb)

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An enthusiast on the subject of France and French culture

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Francophile (Noun)

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To murder one’s brother or sister, or one who is like a brother or sister

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Fratricide (Noun)

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Charged with, filled with

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Fraught (Adjective)

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Stealthy, secretive, sly, surreptitious

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Furtive (Adjective)

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Tremendous in size or volume, gigantic

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Gargantuan (Adjective)

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Rambling, chatty, annoyingly talkative

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Garrulous (Adjective)

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Pregnancy; period in which anything grows and develops

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Gestation (Noun)

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To make gestures, especially when speaking

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Gesticulate (Verb)

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To skin under water, to fail

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Founder (Verb)