Week 8 Flashcards

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Equipment, n.

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The act of equipping or the state of being equipped; something with which one is equipped.

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Equivalent, adj.

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Corresponding or virtually identical, especially in effect or function.

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Errand, n.

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A short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.

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Espresso, n.

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A strong coffee brewed by forcing steam under pressure through darkly roasted, powdered coffee beans.

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Evaluate, v.

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To ascertain or fix the value or worth of.

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Exaggerate, v.

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To misrepresent on the side of largeness (as of size, extent, or value); overstate the truth.

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Exhibit, v.

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To offer or expose to view; present for inspection.

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Extinct, adj.

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No longer living; deceased, dead.

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Extract, v.

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To get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force.

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Facade, n.

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The face of a building, especially the principal face; an artificial or deceptive outward appearance.

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Facilitator, n.

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One who makes something easier or less difficult.

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Fahrenheit, adj.

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Relating or conforming to a thermometric scale on which under standard atmospheric pressure the boiling point of water is at 212 degrees and the freezing point at 32 degrees

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Fallacious, adj.

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Misleading; deceptive.

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Falsify, v.

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To represent falsely.

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Fantasize, v.

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To create or develop imaginative and often fantastic views, ideas, or explanations.

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Fashion, n.

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A prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.

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Fathom, n.

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A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths.

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Fatigue, n.

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Weariness from work or exertion.

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Faucet, n.

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A device for regulating the flow of a liquid from a reservoir such as a pipe or drum.

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Feasible, adj.

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Capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible.

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Feature, n.

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A prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic.

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Federal, adj.

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Of, relating to, or being a form of government in which a union of states recognizes the sovereignty of a central authority while retaining certain residual powers of government.

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Fedora, n.

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A soft felt hat with a low crown creased lengthwise and with or without a high roll on the side brim.

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Feign, v.

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To give a false appearance of.

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Ferocious, adj.

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Extremely savage; fierce.

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Fiasco, n.

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An utter and often ridiculous failure, especially of an ambitious or pretentious undertaking.

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Fierce, adj.

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Having a savage and violent nature; ferocious.

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Filibuster, n.

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The use of extreme delaying tactics in an event to prevent action by the majority in a deliberative assembly.

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Finance, v.

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To supply funds to.

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Fiscal, adj.

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Or of relating to financial matters.

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Flamingo, n.

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Any of several aquatic birds that have remarkably long legs and neck, webbed feet and usually rosy-white plumage.

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Flammable, adj.

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Capable of being easily ignited and of burning with extreme rapidity.