Vocabulary F

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Fabricated

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FALSE
-constructed, invented; faked, falsified
The reporter was disgraced when it was uncovered that the stories he'd published were largely fabricated

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Facade

Back 2

FALSE
-face, front; mask, superficial appearance
The criminals conducted business from a small factory in order to maintain the facade of repectability

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Factual

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TRUE
-real
"I have factual evidence that this man committed the crime!" declared the prosecuting attorney

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Fallacious

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FALSE
-wrong, unsound, illogical
We now know that the statement "The Earth is flat" is fallacious

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Falsify

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FALSE
-misrepresent, state untruthfully
The prominent doctor was shamed and ostracized when his colleagues discovered that he falsified the results of his experiments

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Fanfare

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ORNATE
-a showy public display
The actor enjoyed the fanfare he recieved at every premiere in a new city

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Fathom

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INTELLIGENT
-comprehend, penetrate the meaning of
Andrea couldn't fathom how a person could cheat on a test; every instinct told her it was wrong

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Favoritism

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INAPPROPRIATE
-one-sideness, partially to one side
After the judge's display of favoritism for the defendant, the plaintiff submitted a motion for a new trial

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Feign

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FALSE
-to pretend, to give a false impression;to invent falsely
Although Sean feigned indifference, he was very much interested in the contents of the envelope

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Felicitous

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APPROPRIATE
-suitable, appropriate; well-spoken
the father of the bride mad e a felicitous speech at the wedding, contributing to the success of the evening

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Feral

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BOLD
-wild, brutish
After living with gorillas for several years, Dian Fossey seemed feral to her more civilized contemporaries

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Fertile

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PRODUCTIVE
-highly productive, prolific
Lucille had a fetile imagination and always conjured the most fanciful tales for her sibilings

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Fidelity

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TRUE
-loyalty, faithfulness
A traitor, by definition, lacks fidelity

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Figurative

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SIMPLE
-metaphorical, symbolic
The aughor's skillfull use of figurative language distracted many critics from the serious deficiencies in character development

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Finite

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RIGID
-having bounds, limited
Because there are a finite number of hiding places in the small warehouse, the police were sure they would find the crook eventually

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Firebrand

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BOLD
-one who stirs up trouble
Mr, Phelps was nervous about having Regine in his class; she was a know firebrand, and he didn't want her to start any trouble

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Fission

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ALONE
-process of splitting into two parts
The discovery of the process of nuclear fission enabled scientist to construct the atom bomb

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Flabbergasted

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SURPRISED
-astounded, surprised
The sight under her pillow flabbergasted the young girl; where she had left a tooth, she now found a dollar instead

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Flagrant

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BOSSY
-outrageous, shameless
His flagrant disregard for company policy resulted in his dismissal from the job

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Flank

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DIRECT
-to put on the sides of
The gardener had planted shrubs that flanked the steps and walkway

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Flaunt

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PRETENTIOUS
-to show off
Rhonda flaunted her engagement ring all over the office

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Flaw

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UNHEALTHY
-imperfection, defect
Because there was a flaw in the system, programmers had to rewrite the entire application

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Flee

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MOVING
-run away from, escape
many of the first immigrants to North America were fleeing religious persecution in their home countries

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Flippancy

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INAPPROPRIATE
-casualness, inappropriate pertness
The principal, tired of the flippancy of the students in his school, decided to strictly enfore the dress code and attendance rules

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Foolhardy

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RECKLESS
-reckless, rash
Lisa tried in vain to dissuade Bart from jumping over the Springfiled Ravine on a skateboard; only Homer was able to talk his son out of the foolhardy act

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Forge

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MOVING
-to advance gradually but steadily
Desptie her intense workload, Sharon forged ahead and graduated at the top of her class

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Forgery

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FALSE
-something counterfeit or fraudulent
The forgery of the famous painting was close enough to the original to fool most of the experts who examined it

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Forlorn

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SAD
-dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopless, depressing
Ying felt forlorn at the prospect of moving out of the house in which she had been born

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Fortitude

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STRONG
-strength of mind
Although Michelle had the fortitude to endure a six-hour meeting, she nonetheless agreed to break into two three-hour sessions

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Forum

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COMMUNICATION
-public place for discussion; a public discussion
In line with its goal of finding a solution to the foreighn policy issue, the university held an open forum to discuss suggestions by students and professors

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Fragile

Back 31

WEAK
-delicate, frail
Mr, Thompson didn't trust his servants with the fragile vase and insisted on cleaning it himslef

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Fraud

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FALSE
-deception, hoax
The salesman was arrested for fraud after selling 500 acres of mosquite-infested swamp, which he claimed was choice beachside property, to the senior citizens

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Frivolous

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UNIMPROTANT
-petty, trivial; flippant, silly
The biggest problem inthe world for the frivolous debutante was her ribbon was the wrong color

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Frolicsome

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HAPPY
-frisky, playful
Jessy was in a frolicsome mood, so he skipped down the street back to her apartment

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Fundamental

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TYPICAL
-basaic, essential
One of the fundamental tenets of the Declaration of Independence is that all men are created equal

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Futile

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UNHELPFUL
-useless; hopeless
"It is futile to resist," claimed the invading general. "Our armies outnumber yours five to one"