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Question | Answer |
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flabbergasted | astonished |
flaccid | flabby |
flag | a banner; to slow down |
flagellate | to whip |
flagrant | shocking; bad |
flail | to strike wildly |
flair | a knack |
flamboyant | showy; conspicuous |
flaunt | to show off |
flay | to strip off; to criticize sharply |
fledgling | a young, inexperienced person |
fleece | to swindle |
flinch | to cringe |
flippant | treating serious matters lightly |
flora | plant life in a certain area |
florid | flowery; ornate |
flotilla | fleet of ships |
flotsam | floating wreckage |
flourish | a dramatic display |
flout | to ridicule |
fluctuate | to vary |
fluent | able to speak and-or write clearly |
fluster | to confuse |
fluvial | pertaining to a river |
flux | state of continual change |
foible | minor fault |
foil | to prevent the success of a plan |
foist | to pass off something which is inferior |
foment | to stir up |
fop | excessively vain; foolish |
foray | a sudden attack |
forbearance | patience |
foreboding | a warning |
forensic | pertaining to a formal debate |
forerunner | ancestor |
foreshadow | to hint |
forestall | to prevent by acting in advance |
forgo | to give up |
forte | strong point |
forthright | direct |
fortnight | two weeks |
fortuitous | lucky; happening by chance |
foster | to encourage |
fracas | brawl; uproar |
fractious | quarrelsome |
franchise | special privilege |
fraternal | brotherly |
fraught | filled with |
fray | quarrel; unravel |
frenetic | frantic |
frenzy | fury |
freshet | a fresh water stream |
fretful | worried |
friction | a rubbing together; conflict or disagreement |
frivolous | silly or unimportant |
frowzy | unkempt |
frugal | thrifty |
fruition | fulfillment |
fruitless | having no results |
frustrate | to prevent; to discourage |
fulminate | to explode; to denounce |
fulsome | disgusting |
fundamental | essential; basic |
furor | rage |
furtive | stealthy; secretive |
fusion | merging |
futile | hopeless; useless; worthless |
gadfly | a person who annoys others |
gaff | a hook |
gainsay | to contradict |
gait | manner of walking |
gala | festive |
gall | bitterness |
gallant | noble |
galvanize | to stimulate |
gambit | strategy |
gambol | to romp about |
gamut | the whole range |
gape | to stare with open mouth |
garble | to distort |
gargantuan | gigantic |
garish | gaudy |
garland | a wreath of flowers |
garner | to acquire |
garnish | to decorate |
garrulous | talkative |
gauche | tactless |
gaudy | flashy |