WS 19 Flashcards
flamboyant
Jimmy loves buying flamboyant cars and motorcycles.
S: extravagant, theatrical, bombastic
A: dull, plain, simple
flannel
Flannel shirts are usually popular during autumn.
S: tweed
flirtatious
The guy becomes flirtatious when the girls are around him.
S: provocative, amorous
A: cool, modest
florist
The florist suggested a bouquet of roses for my girlfriend.
A retailer of flower, ornamental plants (person selling flowers)
flourish
The trees we planted last year flourished because of your care.
S: grow, thrive, brandish
flowery
The garden is flowery this time of the year with roses, tulips and beautiful blooms.
S: ornate, baroque, bombastic
A: unelaborate, plain
foliage
The foliage in the garden is getting too thick.
S: leaves, vegetation, greenness
forgery
He was falsely accused of forgery by his former boss.
S: counterfeiting, falsification
A: honesty
forlorn
The old house looks very forlorn without any family in it.
S: hopeless, depressed, desolate
A: cheerful, elated, happy
forthright
The student was forthright in accepting that he forgot to do his homework.
S: straightforward, blunt, candid
A: tactful, tricky
fortified
The palace is fortified with stonewalls and wide moats
S: defended, guarded, protected
A: open, unguarded
frivolous
His suggestions were frivolous and were ignored by the team.
S: trivial, silly, foolish, idiotic
A: intelligent, sensible, wise
