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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |