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June 22
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31
English
Graduate
06/23/2006

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Term
FLIPPANT
Definition
disrespectful, casual

"The flippant teen disrepected his seniors by continuing to casually play and not listen to them."
Term
FLORA
Definition
plants

"The flora you've received is amazing - who got you this boquet?"
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FLORID
Definition
gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed

"This florid room has way too many ornaments."
Term
FLOUNDER
Definition
to falter, waver, to muddle, struggle

"Often times, you'll find yourself floundering - but do not give up, keep persisting."
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FLOUT
Definition
to treat contemptuously, scorn

"Behavior that flouts the law should be scorned in return."
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FLURRIED
Definition
to become agitated and confused

"He became flurried after not knowing the answer to the easy question."
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FLUSTER
Definition
to agitate or confuse

"He was flustered after not knowing the answer."
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FODDER
Definition
raw material; feed for animals

"The amount of fodder in the storage bin can be used to make an array of things."
Term
FOIBLE
Definition
minor weakness or character flaw

"Every person has his foible, but we mostly look over it."
Term
FOIL
Definition
to defeat, frustrate

"The army foiled them, causing much frustration ont he other side."
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FOIST
Definition
to pass off as genuine

"I can usually tell whether a poet . . . is foisting off on us what he'd like to think is pure invention"
Term
FOMENT
Definition
to arouse or incite

"You're just fomenting him by continuing to poke and make fun of him."
Term
FORAGE
Definition
to wander in search of food

"The starving nomad will forage the streets, looking for food."
Term
FORBEARANCE
Definition
patience, restraint, leniency

"He has much forbearance, and that will make him a patient and accepting father."
Term
FORECLOSE
Definition
to rule out; to seize debtor's property for lack of payments

"Going to the movies was foreclosed by my parents, who said that I simply could not go out every night."
Term
FORENSIC
Definition
relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates

"The forensic expert knew all of the legal proceedings about the debate."
Term
FORFEND
Definition
to prevent

"The threat of punishment should forfend the theif from stealing."
Term
FORGO
Definition
to go without, refrain from

"Forgo your luxerious accessories and take whatever is necessary."
Term
FOLORN
Definition
dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing

"The forlorn situation does not look promising."
Term
FORSAKE
Definition
to abandon, withdraw from

"Forsake your evil thoughts."
Term
FORSWEAR
Definition
to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject

"Forswear your allegiance to the dictator."
Term
FORTNIGHT
Definition
two weeks

"The fortnightly journal is published every 2 weeks."
Term
FORTUITOUS
Definition
happening by luck, fortunate

"The fortuitous accident was very lucky."
Term
FOUNDER
Definition
to fall helplessly; sink

"A marriage that soon foundered"
Term
FRACAS
Definition
noisy dispute

"The fracas lasted all night."
Term
FRACTIOUS
Definition
unruly, rebellious

"The fractious people were defiant against the law."
Term
FRATRICIDE
Definition
the killing of a brother or sister

"Cain will fratricide Abel."
Term
FRAUGHT
Definition
full of, accompanied by

"an incident fraught with danger; an evening fraught with high drama."
Term
FRIVOLOUS
Definition
petty, trivial, flippant, silly

"The frivolous comment was trivial and not thought of again."
Term
FROND
Definition
le"af

A palm frond can be used for a pretty effective fan if someone else waves it at you."
Term
FULMINATE
Definition
to explode with anger

"The compatriot fulminated against political chicanery after finding out how he was taken advantage of."
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