Vocab J Flashcards

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Facilitate

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to aid the progress of; Chinese immigrants facilitated in the progress of the railroads

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Feasibility

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the possibility of something; The feasibility of flying to the moon is a possibility.

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Ferocity

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violence; The violence of the ferocity of the dog scared the kids

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Fiscal

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related to gov. money; the government had a fiscal policy related to gov. money.

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Flourish

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**to prosper/grow/make fast progress; The stranded crewmates flourished, making fast progress fixing the ship.

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Fluctuate

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to be unstable/rise and fall; The stock market tended to fluctuate, being unstable

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Foment

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to stir up; The student foments drama to stir up a fight between two teachers.

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Forseeable

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capable of being predicted/anticipated; It is safe to say for the foreseeable future of the company, it is predicted that we will make a profit.

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Frankly

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directly; I will tell you frankly and directly, get the hell out of my face.

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Freewheeling

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carefree; The carefree and freewheeling employee didn’t care he got fired

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Fundamental

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the most basic part; The fight or flight response of our body is the most fundamental and most basic part of our body.

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Galvanizing

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thrilling, exciting, stimulating; This galvanizing school that is exciting is the exact opposite in college

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Geriatric

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relating to old age; The geriatric dog was at an old age, being with us for a very long time.

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Hostile

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harmful, dangerous; The hostile lions were very dangerous to the baby zebras

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Hypothetical

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supposed, related to a hypothesis; His claim that Jerry is the imposter is hypothetical, as the claim is related to a hypothesis

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Ignominious

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publicly shameful; The ignominious student felt shameful, as his vile behaviors were revealed to the masses.

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Impart

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to transmit/bestow/disclose; I impart you with this information, which i had it disclosed to me from criminal connections

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Impartiality

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the equal/objective treatment of opposing views; This promotes impartiality and equal treatment of opposing views

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Imposing

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impressive; The imposing monster was impressive in size

20
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Imposition

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an unnecessary burden; The imposition of these tests are an unnecessary burden

21
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Imprudent

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**not cautious/prudent; The imprudent hiker was not cautious in walking the trail, which made him fall and die.

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Incite

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to encourage/stir up; The student incited the students to stir up a fight

23
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Indifference

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apathy, emotional detachment; She shrugged it off because of the indifference from the lack of apathy

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Indiscriminately

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randomly; The Indiscriminately murders happened randomly and had no relation with each other

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Indulge

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to give into; The man indulged into the police, giving into the pressure

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Infer

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to guess; The student inferred that the answer was 12, but he only guessed the answer

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Innovative

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novel/new; the innovative iPhone was novel and new

28
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Insatiable

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can’t be satisfied; the insatiable kid can’t be satisfied, as he keeps demanding more food

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Inversion

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a reversal; The inversion of the new agreements were a complete reversal to the old ones

30
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Invoke

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to call on; The client decided to invoke and call on his attorney

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Irreconcilable

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incapable of being in harmony/agreed upon; The irreconcilable relationship can never be repaired, as both sides are incapable of being in harmony