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GRE Lesson 19
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| foppish | vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance |
| foray | raid; sudden raid or military advance; V. |
| forbearance | patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison |
| ford | place where a river can be crossed on foot; V. |
| forebears(forbears) | ancestors |
| foreboding | premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant) |
| forensic | suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine |
| forerunner | predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another |
| foreshadow | give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure |
| foresight | ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future |
| forestall | prevent by taking action in advance |
| forfeit | something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture |
| forge | counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated |
| forgo(forego) | give up; do without |
| forlorn | sad and lonely; wretched; desolate |
| formality | ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality |
| formidable | menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question |
| forsake | desert; abandon; renounce |
| forswear | renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure |
| forte | strong point or special talent in a person's character |
| forthcoming | happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming. |
| forthright | straightforward; direct; frank |
| fortitude | bravery; courage; strength of mind |
| fortuitous | accidental; by chance; N. fortuity |
| forum | public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law |
| forward | presumptuous or bold |
| foster | rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents |
| foul | very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul |
| founder | person who establishes (an organization or business) |
| fracas | brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee |
| fractious | unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse |
| frail | weak; N. frailty |
| franchise | right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory |
| frantic | wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear |
| fraudulent | cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle |
| fraught | filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight |
| fray | brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub |
| freebooter | pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich |
| frenetic(phrenetic) | frenzied; frantic |
| frenzied | madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement |
| fresco | painting on wet plaster (usually fresh) |
| fret | be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful |
| friction | clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against |
| frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| frigid | intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone |
| fringe | decorative edge of hanging threads; edge |
| frisk | move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful |
| fritter | waste (time or money on unimportant things) |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial |
| frock | long loose garment (worn by monks) |
| frolic | play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs |
| frolicsome | prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky |
| frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
| fructify | bear fruit; produce fruit |
| frugality | thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive |
| fruitful | producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance |
| fruition | bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition |
| frustrate | thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose |
| fuddle | make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused |
| fugitive | fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large |
| fulcrum | support on which a lever rests or pivots |
| fulminate | thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation |
| fulsome | disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire |
| fumble | move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N. |
| functional | made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism |
| functionary | official (who performs a particular function) |
| fundamental | basic; primary; essential |
| funereal | sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral |
| furor | frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury |
| furrow | long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V. |
| furtive | stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance |
| fusillade | simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.) |
| fusion | union; coalition; V. fuse |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| fussy | fastidious; finicky; easily upset |
| futile | useless; hopeless; ineffectual |
| gadfly | animal-biting fly; irritating person |
| gaffe | social blunder |
| gainsay | deny |
| gait | manner of walking or running; speed |
| galaxy | large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities |
| gale | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
| gall | annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation |
| galleon | large three-masted sailing ship |
| galley | low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves) |
| gallows | framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| galvanize | stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity |
| gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
| gambol | romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
| gamely | in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
| gamut | entire range |
| gangrene | decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous |
| gape | open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape |
| garbled | mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| gargoyle | waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building |
| garish | overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy |
| garner | gather; store up; amass |
| garnish | decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. |
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