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24 Cards in this Set
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fait accompli
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n.
something undertaken and already concluded. french for "accomplished fact" "" |
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fallacious
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adj.
false; containing a logical error or serious misapprehension "the argument that i have black hair is fallacious" |
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fastidious
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adj.
attentive to detail; hard to please; meticulous; demanding; particular. "the fastidious man was very picky about what he would eat" |
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fatuous
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adj.
stupid or foolish "" |
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faux pas (foe paw)
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n.
a social error. french for "false step" "" |
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fealty
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n.
loyalty "the man had so much fealty towards the company that he worked there for 20 years" |
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febrile
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adj.
feverish "because of the girl's febrile condition, she stayed in bed all day |
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feckless
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adj.
ineffective, feeble, incompetant. "i made a feckless attempt at finishing my math homework; i couldn't get any of the problems done" |
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felicity
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n.
bliss; extreme happiness "when summer started, the student was in a state of felicity" |
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feral
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adj.
wild and uncontrolled (especially of animals who were once domesticated) "the feral dog had become more like a wolf after it ran away from its owner" |
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fervent
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adj.
enthusiastic; passionate "the girl was so fervent about the subject that she gave a 2 hr speech." |
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fetid
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adj.
smelly; has an unpleasant odor "i plugged my nose when i smelled the fetid year-old milk" |
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galvanize
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v.
to stimulate, arouse or summon to action |
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gamut
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n.
the entire scale or range, the full extent |
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gargantuan (gar-GAN-choo-un)
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adj.
enormous |
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garner
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v.
to gather or accumulate |
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garrulity
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n.
talkativeness |
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gauche (gohsh)
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adj.
socially inappropriate; awkward; crude; tactless "their really good manners made me feel gauche, because my manners were not as good" |
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gaudy
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adj.
showy; tasteless "the big fake diamond rings were gaudy" |
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gauntlet
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n.
a challenge |
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genial
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adj.
pleasant, cordial, friendly, polite "the genial host made sure all the people at his party were having a good time" |
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genteel
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adj.
refined; polite; elegant; stylish |
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gentry
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n.
upper class or wellborn; well-bred |
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gestation
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n.
creation, the period of development "the period of gestation for butterflies occurs in the coccoon" |
