Vocab 12 (4/17)

Question 1

formidable

Answer 1

worthy of fear or respect, specifically for being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Question 2

feasible

Answer 2

possible to do easily or conveniently

Question 3

fiasco

Answer 3

a complete failure/disaster (especially in a humiliating way)

Question 4

fortuitous

Answer 4

happening by accident or chance (aka by luck or fortune)

Question 5

gossamer

Answer 5

a fine, filmy substance (like cobwebs from small spiders)

Question 6

foible

Answer 6

a minor weakness in someone’s character

Question 7

futile

Answer 7

useless; not able to have a useful result

Question 8

festoon

Answer 8

a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration

Question 9

forensic

Answer 9

think “crime investigation”/using the scientific method

Question 10

fatuous

Answer 10

silly and pointless

Question 11

frugal

Answer 11

careful about spending money or using things when you don’t need to

Question 12

filch

Answer 12

steal something small

Question 13

gregarious

Answer 13

describes a person who is sociable/likes having company

Question 14

fetish

Answer 14

strong desire toward something, like an object or activity

Question 15

fractious

Answer 15

tending to be irritable and quarrelsome (picking little fights)

Question 16

furtive

Answer 16

done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed

Question 17

gird

Answer 17

prepare yourself for something difficult or challenging

Question 18

felicitous

Answer 18

well-suited to the circumstances; fitting

Question 19

fluctuate

Answer 19

rise and fall irregularly (in number or amount)

Question 20

frustrate

Answer 20

make someone upset or annoyed (typically as a result of being unable to change or achieve something)