Word List 20 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Flippant

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Lacking proper seriousness

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Flit

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Fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly

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Floe

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Mass of floating ice

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Flora

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Plants of a region or era

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Florid

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Ruddy; reddish; flowery

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Flounder

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Struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter

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Flourish

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Grow well; prosper

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Flout

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Reject; mock

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Fluke

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Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune

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Fluster

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Confuse

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Flux

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Flowing; series of changes

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Fodder

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Coarse food for cattle

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Foible

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Weakness; slight fault

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Foil

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Contrast

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Foil

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Defeat; frustrate

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Foliage

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Masses of leaves

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Foment

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Stir up; instigate

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Foolhardy

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Rash

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Fop

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Dandy; man excessively concerned with his clothes

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Forbearance

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Patience

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Ford

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Place where a river can be crossed on foot

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Forebears

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Ancestors

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Foreboding

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Premonition of evil

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Forensic

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Suitable to debate or courts of law

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Foresight

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Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence

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Forestall

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Prevent by taking action in advance

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Forgo

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Give up; do without

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Forlorn

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Sad and lonely

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Formality

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Ceremonious quality; something done just for form’s sake

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Formidable

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Inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult

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Forsake

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Desert; abandon; renounce

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Forswear

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Renounce; abandon

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Forte

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Strong point or special talent

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Forthright

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Outspoken; straightforward

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Fortitude

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Bravery; courage

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Fortuitous

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Accidental; by chance

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Foster

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Rear; encourage

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Founder

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Fall completely; sink

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Fracas

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Brawl, melee

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Fractious

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Unruly; disobedient; irritable

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Frail

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Weak

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Franchise

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Right granted by authority; right to vote

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Frantic

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Wild

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Fraternize

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Associate in a friendly way

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Fraudulent

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Cheating; deceitful

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Fraught

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Filled

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Fray

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Brawl

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Frenetic

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Frenzied; frantic

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Frenzied

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Madly excited

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Fresco

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Painting on plaster

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Fret

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To be annoyed or vexed

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Frigid

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Intensely cold

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Frivolous

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Lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree

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Frolicsome

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Prankish; gay

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Frugality

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Thrift; economy

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Fruition

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Fulfillment; realization

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Fugitive

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Fleeting or transitory; roving

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Fulcrum

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Support on which a lever rests

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Fulsome

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Disgustingly excessive

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Furlough

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Leave of absence

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Furor

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Frenzy; great excitement

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Furtive

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Stealthy; sneaky

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Fusion

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Union; blending; synthesis

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Futile

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Useless; hopeless; ineffectual

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Gadfly

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Animal-biting fly; an irritating person

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Gaffe

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Social blunder