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flippant
Ex. When Mark told Mona he loved her, she dismissed his earnest declaration with a flippant "Oh, you say that to all the girls!" |
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| lacking proper seriousness |
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florid
Ex. If you go to Florida and get a sunburn, your complexion will look florid. |
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fluctuate
Ex. The water pressure in our shower fluctuates wildly; you start rinsing yourself off with a trickle, and two minutes later, you think you're going to drown. |
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foolhardy
Ex. Don't be follhardy. Get some advice from experienced people before you strike out on your own. |
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foresight
Ex. A wise investor, she had the to buy land just before the current real estate boom. |
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| ability to foresee future happenings; prudence |
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forestall
Ex. By setting up a prenuptial agreement, the prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce. |
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| prevent by taking action in advance |
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forsake
Ex. No one expected Gauguin to forsake his wife and children and run off to Tahiti. |
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| desert; abandon; renounce |
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forthright
Ex. Never afraid to call a spade a spade, she was perhaps too forthright to be a successful party politician. |
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fortuitous
Ex. Though he pretended their encounter was fortuitous he'd actually been hanging around her usual haunts for the past two weeks. |
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foster
Ex. According to the legend, Romulus and Remus were fostered by a she-wolf who raised them as if they were her cubs. |
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