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Vocab: F's (pg. 73-74)
Vocab: F's (pg. 73-74)
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11th Grade
06/25/2009
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fabricate
 Definition
to construct or to lie
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facade
 Definition
outward appearance
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facet
 Definition
aspect
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facetious
 Definition
sarcastic
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facile
 Definition
easy
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facilitate
 Definition
to make easy
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facsimile
 Definition
a duplicate
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faction
 Definition
a minority within a larger group
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factious
 Definition
causing disagreement
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factitious
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artificial
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faculty
 Definition
ability or skill
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fallacious
 Definition
misleading; false; untrue
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fallible
 Definition
capable of error
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fallow
 Definition
inactive
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falter
 Definition
to stumble
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fanatic
 Definition
a person with uncontrolled devotion
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fanciful
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imaginative
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farcical
 Definition
absurd; ridiculous
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fastidious
 Definition
hard to please
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fatalistic
 Definition
believing that all things in life are inevitable
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fathom
 Definition
nautical measure; to understand
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fatuous
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foolish
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fauna
 Definition
animals of a certain area
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fawn
 Definition
excessively flattering matter
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faze
 Definition
to disturb
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fealty
 Definition
loyalty; devotion
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feasible
 Definition
capable of being achieved
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feat
 Definition
accomplishment
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fecundity
 Definition
fertile; productive
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feign
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to pretend
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feint
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a false show or a pretended act
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felicity
 Definition
happiness
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feline
 Definition
pertaining to cats
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fell
 Definition
to knock down; cruel
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felonious
 Definition
harmful
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ferment
 Definition
a state of agitation
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ferret
 Definition
to search or drive out
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fervent
 Definition
eager; passionate
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fervid
 Definition
very emotional; enthusiastic
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fester
 Definition
to rot
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festive
 Definition
joyous
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fete
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to entertain
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fetid
 Definition
foul-smelling
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fetish
 Definition
object that receives respect
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fetter
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to confine
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fiasco
 Definition
a total disaster
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fiat
 Definition
an official order
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fickle
 Definition
changeable or unfaithful
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fictitious
 Definition
false
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fidelity
 Definition
faithfulness
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figment
 Definition
something imagined
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filch
 Definition
to steal
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filial
 Definition
like a son or daughter
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finesse
 Definition
tact
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finite
 Definition
limited
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firebrand
 Definition
one who stirs up trouble
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firmament
 Definition
strength or pertaining to the heavens
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fiscal
 Definition
pertaining to finances
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fissure
 Definition
opening or split
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fitful
 Definition
irregular
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flabbergasted
 Definition
astonished
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flaccid
 Definition
flabby
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flag
 Definition
a banner; to slow down
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flagellate
 Definition
to whip
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flagrant
 Definition
shocking; bad
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flail
 Definition
to strike wildly
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flair
 Definition
a knack; a natural talent
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flamboyant
 Definition
showy; conspicuous
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flaunt
 Definition
to show off
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flay
 Definition
to strip off; to criticize sharply
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fledgling
 Definition
a young, inexperienced person
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fleece
 Definition
to swindle
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flinch
 Definition
to cringe
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flippant
 Definition
treating serious matters lightly
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flora
 Definition
plant life in a certain area
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florid
 Definition
flowery; ornate
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flotilla
 Definition
fleet of ships
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flotsam
 Definition
floating wreckage
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flourish
 Definition
??? a dramatic gesture
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flout
 Definition
to ridicule
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fluctuate
 Definition
to vary
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fluent
 Definition
able to speak and/or write clearly
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fluster
 Definition
to confuse
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fluvial
 Definition
pertaining to a river
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flux
 Definition
state of continual change
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foible
 Definition
minor fault
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foil
 Definition
to prevent the success of a plan
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foist
 Definition
to pass off something which is inferior
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foment
 Definition
to stir up
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fop
 Definition
excessively vain; foolish
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foray
 Definition
a sudden attack
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forbearance
 Definition
patience
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foreboding
 Definition
a warning
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forensic
 Definition
pertaining to a formal debate
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forerunner
 Definition
ancestor
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foreshadow
 Definition
to hint
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forestall
 Definition
to prevent by acting in advance
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forgo
 Definition
to give up
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forte
 Definition
strong point
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forthright
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direct
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fortnight
 Definition
two weeks
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fortuitous
 Definition
lucky; happening by chance
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foster
 Definition
to encourage
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fracas
 Definition
brawl; uproar
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fractious
 Definition
quarrelsome
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franchise
 Definition
special privilege
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fraternal
 Definition
brotherly
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fraught
 Definition
filled with
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fray
 Definition
quarrel; unravel
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frenetic
 Definition
frantic
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frenzy
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fury
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freshet
 Definition
a fresh water stream
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fretful
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worried
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friction
 Definition
a rubbing together; conflict or disagreement
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frivolous
 Definition
silly or unimportant
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frowzy
 Definition
unkempt
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frugal
 Definition
thrifty
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fruition
 Definition
fulfillment
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fruitless
 Definition
having no results
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frustrate
 Definition
to prevent; to discourage
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fulminate
 Definition
to explode; to denounce
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fulsome
 Definition
disgusting
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fundamental
 Definition
essential; basic
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furor
 Definition
rage
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furtive
 Definition
stealthy; secretive
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fusion
 Definition
merging
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futile
 Definition
hopeless; useless; worthless
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