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Fancier (n)
a breeder or dealer of animals
Fatalism (n)
belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
Febrile (adj)
feverish
Feckless (adj)
feeble and ineffective; careless and irresponsible
Feint (n)
trick; shift; sham blow
Felicitous (adj)
apt; suitably expressed; well-chosen
Fell (adj)
cruel; deadly
Ferment (n)
agitation; commotion
Ferret (v)
to drive or hunt out of hiding
Fete (v)
to honor at a festival
Fiat (n)
command; authorization
Fidelity (n)
loyalty
Filigree (n)
delicate, lace-like metalwork
Firebrand (n)
hothead; troublemaker
Fleck (v)
to spot or color as if by sprinkling
Fleece (v)
to rob; plunder
Flippant (adj)
lacking proper seriousness
Flit (v)
to fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
Flout (v)
reject; mock;show contempt for
Fodder (n)
coarse food for cattle, horses, etc
Foil (n)
contrast
Foist (v)
insert improperly; palm off
Fop (n)
dandy; man excessively preoccupied with his clothes
Foray (n)
a raid
Forbearance (n)
patience
Forebears (n)
ancestors
Forensic (adj)
suitable to debate or courts of law
Forlorn (adj)
sad and lonely; wretched
Forsake (v)
desert; abandon; renounce
Forswear (v)
renounce; abandon
Founder (v)
to fail completely; sink
Fracas (n)
brawl; melee
Franchise (v)
right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
Fray (n)
brawl
Fresco (n)
painting on plaster (usually fresh)
Frieze (n)
ornamental band on a wall
Frolicsome (adj)
prankish; gay
Frond (n)
fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
Froward (adj)
stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
Fructify (v)
to bear fruit
Fugitive (adj)
fleeting or transitory; roving
Fulminate (v)
denounce thunderously; explode
Fulsome (adj)
disgustingly excessive
Functionary (n)
official
Furor (n)
frenzy; great excitement
Fusillade (n)
simutaneous firing or outburst
Gadfly (n)
biting fly; irritating person
Gaffe (n)
social blunder
Gainsay (v)
to deny
Gall (v)
to annoy; chafe
Galvanize (v)
to stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
Gambit (n)
opening a chess game by sacrificing a piece
Gamely (adv)
in a spirited manner; with courage
Garish (adj)
overbright in color; gaudy
Gauche (adj)
clumsy; coarse and uncouth
Gaunt (adj)
lean and angular; barren
Geniality (n)
cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy
Gentry (n)
people of standing; class just beneath nobility
Genuflect (v)
to bend the knee as in worship
Germane (adj)
pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
Gerontocracy (n)
government ruled by old people
Gerrymander (v)
to change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
Gestate (v)
to evolve, as in prenatal growth
Gibe (v)
mock
Glean (v)
to gather leavings
Glut (v)
to overstock; fill to excess
Goad (v)
to urge on
Gossamer (adj)
sheer; like cobwebs
Author
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Card Set
Barron's 3500 words
Description
words i didnt know (word list 19-21)
Updated
2011-03-17T09:10:01Z
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