W and P (part 8) Flashcards
feel/ believe
when you feel something/ when you believe something
feint/faint
it is a maneuver designed to divert the opponent’s attention from the real center of attack.
fewer/ less
fewer is used to describe things that can be counted/ less refers to quantity or degree.
fiancé/fiancée
your fiancé is the man you plan to marry/ your fiancée is the woman you plan to marry.
flammable/inflammable
both means easy to catch on fire
flare/ flair
to flash or blaze and is pyrotechnic device and it also means to spread gradually outward , as the end of trumpet, the bottom of a wide skirt, or the sides of a ship / ability or skill
flaunt/ flout
when you show off something or boast about it, you flaunt it. / when you flout something you show your contempt for it.
flounder/ founder
when something thrashes about, it flounders. / when it fails completely, it founders.
for/ since
for indicates a period of time. / since indicates a point in time.
forbear/ forebear
to refrain from/ ancestor or forefather
forego/forgo
it has to do with going before. / to astrain from or do without
foreword/forword
usually written by someone who is not the ahead, near the front.
formerly/ formally
at an earlier time/ according to a pattern, formally
forth/fourth
forward/ after third
fortunate/ fortuitous
if something fortune happens, we got lucky. / If it happened by chance, it is fortuitous.