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MAT General Vocab F-G
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10/31/2012

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facetious
Definition
humorous; not serious
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factitious
Definition
artificial; sham (ant. authentic)
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fagoting
Definition
a type of embroidery
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fallacious
Definition
erroneous; deceiving; misleading
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fallible
Definition
capable of making a a mistake or error
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fastidious
Definition
hard to please; fickle
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fatuous
Definition
silly; inane
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fealty
Definition
allegiance
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feasible
Definition
practical; workable
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feckless
Definition
worthless; feeble
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fecund
Definition
fruitful; fertile
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fervid
Definition
very hot; intense in feeling or emotion; impassioned
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fetid
Definition
having an offensive odor
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fetish
Definition
a fixation; object of obsessive desire; a preoccupation
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fiduciary
Definition
a trustee
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fitful
Definition
irregular; spasmodic
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flaccid
Definition
limp; flabby (ant. resilient)
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flag
Definition
to weaken; to slow down
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flagon
Definition
a flask with a handle and a lid
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flibbertigibbet
Definition
female fool, flighty
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foible
Definition
a weakness; flaw
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foment
Definition
to instigate, incite, arouse
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foray
Definition
v. to pillage; n. sudden brief invasion
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forbear
Definition
an ancestor or forefather
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by chance; unplanned

Antonyms: planned
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fractious
Definition
unruly; quarrelsome
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franchise
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the right to vote; a special privilege granted to a few
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fraught
Definition
laden; charged
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frenetic
Definition
frantic; frenzied
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fricative
Definition
produced by forcing air through a constricted passage
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froward
Definition
habitually disobedient; not willing to compromise
Syn: refractory
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frugal
Definition
economical; thrifty; sparing
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fuchsia
Definition
vivid reddish purple
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fugacious
Definition
short-lived; evanescent
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fulminate
Definition
to denounce; send forth invectives; to explode
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fulsome
Definition
1. abundant; copious 2. morally offensive; disgusting
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furtive
Definition
sly; shifty
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gainsay
Definition
to deny; contradict
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galvanize
Definition
1. to stimulate or excite 2. to coat with zinc
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gamut
Definition
the entire range
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garner
Definition
to collect; accumulate
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garrote
Definition
to strangle and rob
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garrulous
Definition
wordy; extremely talkative (ant. taciturn)
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gauche
Definition
lacking social grace; crude; awkward
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gaunt
Definition
excessively thin; lean
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gelding
Definition
a castrated male horse
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genre
Definition
an artistic category or type
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genuflect
Definition
to kneel (in obedience/respect)
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germane
Definition
closely related; relevant; fitting
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glabrous
Definition
smooth; referring to a surface without hair or projections
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hirstute
Definition
roughly hairy
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goad
Definition
to urge, egg on, or incite to do (ant. curb)
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gorgon
Definition
to of three snake-sisters whose glance turned the beholder into stone
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gourmand
Definition
glutton
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gratuitous
Definition
not required by the circumstances; unwarranted; unnecessary
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gregarious
Definition
liking companionship; sociable
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griffin
Definition
a mythical animal having the head and wings of an eagle and the body and legs of a lion
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guffaw
Definition
a loud, boisterous burst of laughter
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guile
Definition
deceitful cunning; cleverness
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gulch
Definition
a deep pit; a ravine
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Floozy
Definition
Disreputable
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Feral
Definition
Wild, undemesticated
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