Vocabulary 161-180

Question 1

intended to be funny, often inappropriately

Answer 1

facetious

fuh SEE shus

Question 2

already accomplished; done

Answer 2

fait accompli

FET ah kahm PLEE

Question 3

artificially produced, high-pitched, male singing voice

Answer 3

falsetto

fawl SET oh

Question 4

ridiculous, absurd

Answer 4

farcical

FARS ih cuhl

Question 5

a pleasing quality or manner, especially in art or language; great happiness

Answer 5

felicity

feh LISS ih tee

Question 6

to restrain, hinder, hamper

Answer 6

fetter

FET tur

Question 7

flabby; lacking vigor or force

Answer 7

flaccid

FLASS id

Question 8

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

Answer 8

flounce

Question 9

to instigate or stir up (revolution or strife)

Answer 9

foment

FOE ment

Question 10

to hold back, abstain; to control oneself when provoked

Answer 10

forbear

for BEHR

Question 11

a person from whom one is descended

Answer 11

forebear

FOR behr

Question 12

to sink under water; to fail

Answer 12

founder

FOWN dur

Question 13

an enthusiast on the subject of France and French culture

Answer 13

Francophile

FRANK oh file

Question 14

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

Answer 14

fratricide

FRAH truh side

Question 15

charged with; filled with

Answer 15

fraught

Question 16

stealthy, secretive, sly, surreptitious

Answer 16

furtive

FUR tiv

Question 17

tremendous in size or volume; gigantic

Answer 17

gargantuan

garr GAN choo en

Question 18

rambling, chatty, annoyingly talkative

Answer 18

garrulous

GAR eh lus

Question 19

pregnancy; period in which anything grows and develops

Answer 19

gestation

Question 20

to make gestures, especially when speaking

Answer 20

gesticulate