Sat Vocabulary F

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fabricated

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constructed, invented; faked, falsified

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facade

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face, front; mask, superficial appearance

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fallow

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uncultivated, unused

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fathom

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to measure the depth of, gauge

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fatuous

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stupid; foolishly self-satisfied; silly

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fawn

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to flatter excessively, seek the favor of

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feckless

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ineffective, careless; irresponsible

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fecund

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fertile, fruitful, productive

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feign

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to pretend, give a false impression; to invent falsely

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felicitous

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suitable, appropriate;; well-spoken

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fetter

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to bind, chain, confine

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fiasco

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disaster, utter failure

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fidelity

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loyalty

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filibuster

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use of obstructive tactics in a legislative assembly to prevent adoption of a measure

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fission

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process of splitting into two parts

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flagrant

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outrageous, shameless; consipicuously wicked; blatant

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flaunt

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to show off

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fledgling

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young bird just learning to fly; beginner, novice

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florid

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gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed, reddish, flowery

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flounder

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to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle

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foil

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to defeat, frustrate

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foliate

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to grow, sprout leaves

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foment

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to arouse or incite

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forbearance

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patience, restraint, leniency

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foreclose

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to rule out; to seize debtor's property for lack of payment

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forensic

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relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates

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forlorn

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dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing

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forswear

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to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject

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fracas

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noisy dispute

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fractious

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unruly, rebellious, troublesome, irritable

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fraudulent

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deceitful, dishonest, unethical

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fraught

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full of, accompanied by

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frenzied

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feverishly fast, hectic, and confused

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fusion

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process of merging things to one

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facile

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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial

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facilitate

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help bring about; make less difficult

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fallacious

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false; misleading; incorrect

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fanaticism

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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

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fastidious

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difficult to please; squeamish; meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

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feasible

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practical

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fervor

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glowing arder; intensity of feeling

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fickle

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changeable; faithless

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figurative

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not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech

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flippant

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lacking proper seriousness

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fluctuate

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waver; shift

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foolhardy

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rash; heedless

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foresight

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ability to foresee future happenings; prudence

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forestall

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prevent by taking action in advance

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forsake

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desert; abandon; renounce

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forthright

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outspoken; frank

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fortuitous

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accidental; by chance

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foster

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rear; encourage; nurture

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founder

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fail completely; sink; person who establishes an organization, business

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frail

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weak

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frivolous

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lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant

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frugality

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thrift; economy

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fundamental

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basic; primary; essential

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furtive

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stealthy; sneaky

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futile

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ineffective; fruitless

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feral

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wild, savage

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fetid

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having a foul odor