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Hobbs Vocab Test #6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fain | (ADJ) - pleased; willing; inclined; compelled |
| Fealty | (N) - fidelity of feudal tenant to his lord |
| Feat | (N) - a deed notable esp. for courage |
| Felonious | (ADJ) - evil; having the quality of a felony |
| Flustered | (ADJ) - agitated; confused |
| Frailty | (N) - a fault due to weakness esp. of a moral character |
| Furrow | (N) - a trench in the earth made by a plow; a deep wrinkle |
| Gall | (N) - bile; bitter; something bitter to endure; flaw - (V) - to fret or wear away by friction |
| Garish | (ADJ) - clothed in vivid colors; tastelessly showy; flashy |
| Garnish | (N) - an embellishment or decoration - (V) - to embellish or decorate |
| Gaudy | (ADJ) - ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamental; garish |
| Generic | (ADJ) - relating to or characteristic to a whole group or class |
| Genial | (ADJ) - of or relating to marriage or generation; marked by diffusing sympathy or friendliness |
| Glean | (V) - to gather bit by bit |
| Gloss | (N) - a surface luster - (V) - to make appear right and acceptable |
| Grapple | (V) - to come to grips with; wrestle |
| Gregarious | (ADJ) - tending to associate with others; social |
| Grovel | (V) - to humble oneself or act in an abject manner as if in great fear or utter servility; to lie or crawl in a prostrate position as if in abject humility |
| Hallowed | (ADJ) - regarded as holy, venerated or sacred |
| Harbor | (N) - a place of shelter or refuge - (V) - to give shelter or refuge |