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SAT Words 34
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| forage | (v.) to graze, rummage for food (When we got lost on our hiking trip, we _____d for berries and nuts in order to survive.) |
| forbearance | (n.) patience, restraint, toleration (The doctor showed great _____ in calming down the angry patient who shouted insults at him.) |
| forestall | (v.) to prevent, thwart, delay (I _____d the cold I was getting by taking plenty of vitamin C pills and wearing a scarf.) |
| forlorn | (adj.) lonely, abandoned, hopeless (Even though I had the flu, my family decided to go skiing for the weekend and leave me home alone, feeling feverish and _____.) |
| forsake | (v.) to give up, renounce (My New Year’s resolution is to _____ smoking and drinking.) |
| fortitude | (n.) strength, guts (Achilles’ _____ in battle is legendary.) |
| fortuitous | (adj.) happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate (After looking for Manuel and not finding him at home, Harriet had a _____ encounter with him at the post office.) |
| forum | (n.) a medium for lecture or discussion (Some radio talk-shows provide a good _____ for political debate.) |
| foster | (v.) to stimulate, promote, encourage (To _____ good health in the city, the mayor started a “Get out and exercise!” campaign.) |
| fractious | (adj.) troublesome or irritable (Although the child insisted he wasn’t tired, his _____ behavior—especially his decision to crush his cheese and crackers all over the floor—convinced everyone present that it was time to put him to bed.) |
| fraught | (adj.) (usually used with “with”) filled or accompanied with (Her glances in his direction were _____ with meaning, though precisely what meaning remained unclear.) |
| frenetic | (adj.) frenzied, hectic, frantic (In the hours between night and morning, the _____ pace of city life slows to a lull.) |
| frivolous | (adj.) of little importance, trifling (Someday, all that anxiety about whether your zit will disappear before the prom will seem totally _____.) |
| frugal | (adj.) thrifty, economical (Richard is so _____ that his diet consists almost exclusively of catfish and chicken liver—the two most inexpensive foods in the store.) |
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