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Details Title: GRE Word Smart 2 Description: Difficult words (F-K) Total Flash Cards: 100 Created: 09/02/2005 08:32:53	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term fallow Definition untilled, inactive, dormant Term fatuous Definition silly, inane, foolish Term fawn Definition flatter or praise excessively Term feckless Definition ineffectual; irresponsible Term felicitous Definition apt, suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos; delightful Term filigree Definition ornamental work Term flag Definition to sag or droop, to become spiritless Term flip Definition sarcastic, impertinent Term florid Definition flushed with color, ruddy, ornate Term flout Definition to demonstate contempt for Term foment Definition to stir up, incite, rouse Term forbearance Definition patience, willingness to wait Term ford Definition to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream Term forestall Definition to act in a way to hinder, exclude or prevent an action; to circumvent or thwart Term forswear Definition to renounce, disallow, repudiate Term fortuitous Definition happening by fortunate accident or chance Term fracas Definition noisy quarrel or fight, brawl Term fractious Definition quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky Term froward Definition intractable, not willing to yeild or comply, stubbornly disobedient Term fulminate Definition to attack loudly, denounce Term furtive Definition marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious Term gainsay Definition to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose Term gambol Definition to skip about playfully, frolic Term garner Definition to gather and save, store up, acquire Term garrulous Definition pointlessly talkative, talking too much Term gauche Definition crude, awkward, tastless Term germane Definition relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter Term glib Definition marked by ease or informality, nonchalant; lacking in depth, superficial Term gossamer Definition delicate, insubstantial; insincere Term grandiloquence Definition pompous speech or expression Term gregarious Definition sociable Term grouse Definition to complain Term guile Definition trickery Term guy Definition a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide Term hackneyed Definition rendered trite or commonplace Term halycon Definition calm and peaceful Term hallow Definition to set apart as holy Term harangue Definition to deliver a loud and pompous speech Term harrow Definition to distress, create stress or torment Term hedonism Definition devotion to pleasurable traits Term hegemony Definition the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology Term heretical Definition unorthodox Term hermetic Definition airtight, impervious to outside influence Term heterodox Definition unorthodox Term hirsuite Definition hairy Term homily Definition a sermon or morally instructive lecture Term hubris Definition arrogant presumption or pride Term hyperbole Definition exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech Term iconclast Definition one who attacks or undermines conventions Term idolatrous Definition given to intense or excessive devotion Term idyll Definition carefree Term ignominious Definition shameful Term imbroglio Definition difficult or embarrasing situation Term imminent Definition about to happen, impending Term immutable Definition not capable of change Term impassive Definition revealing no emotion or sensability Term impecunious Definition lacking funds Term imperious Definition commanding, masterful Term imperturbable Definition marked by extreme calm, impassivity Term impetuous Definition hastily or rashly energetic Term implacable Definition not capable of being appeased Term importune Definition to ask incessantly, beg Term impugn Definition to attack or assail verbally Term impunity Definition immunity from punishment Term impute Definition to attribute to a cause or source Term inchoate Definition in an initial stage Term incipient Definition beginning, to becoming apparent Term indefatigable Definition not easily made tired; dogged Term indifferent Definition having no interest or concern Term indolent Definition lazy Term ineluctable Definition certain, inevitable Term inert Definition unmoving, lethargic Term infelicitous Definition unfortunate Term ingenuous Definition artless, frank and candid Term inherent Definition ingrained, within one's nature Term inimical Definition damaging Term inimitable Definition one of a kind Term iniquity Definition wickedness Term innervate Definition to energize Term innocuous Definition harmless Term inscrutable Definition mysterious Term insensible Definition unconscious Term insipid Definition without taste of flavor Term insouciant Definition unconcerned, carefree Term insular Definition parochial, narrow-minded Term interdict Definition prohibit Term intimate Definition to imply, suggest Term intractable Definition not easily managed Term intransigent Definition refusing to compromise Term intrepid Definition fearless Term inured Definition accustomed to accepting something undesirable Term inveigh Definition to attack verbally Term inveigle Definition to obtain by deception or flattery Term inveterate Definition deep rooted Term irascible Definition easily angered Term itinerate Definition to travel from place to place Term jenune Definition vapid, uninteresting Term jibe Definition to agree with Term jocose Definition given to joking, humorous Term kinetic Definition active