BARRON SET#8
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- flamboyant
- ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame
- flashy
- showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance
- flaunt
- display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''
- flay
- strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
- fleck
- spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
- fledgling(fledgeling)
- inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person
- fleece
- wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder
- fleet
- fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral
- flick
- light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch
- flicker
- burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement
- flighty
- (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive
- flinch
- hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.
- flip
- send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over
- flippant
- lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy
- flirt
- behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious
- flit
- fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower
- floe
- flat mass of floating ice
- flora
- plants of a region or era
- florescence
- condition or period of flowering
- florid
- ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose
- flotsam
- drifting wreckage
- flounder
- struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion
- flourish
- grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)
- flout
- reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules
- flowery
- full of flowers; full of ornate expressions
- fluctuate
- waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly
- fluency
- smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent
- fluke
- unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky
- flush
- redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing
- fluster
- confuse; make nervous and confused; N.
- fluted
- having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column
- flutter
- (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.
- flux
- flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux
- fodder
- coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food
- foible
- small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble
- foil
- defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail
- foist
- insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist
- foliage
- masses of leaves; CF. defoliate
- foment
- stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)
- foolhardy
- rash; reckless; foolishly daring
- foppish
- vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance
- foray
- raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.
- forbearance
- patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison
- ford
- place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.
- forebears(forbears)
- ancestors
- foreboding
- premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)
- forensic
- suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine
- forerunner
- predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another
- foreshadow
- give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure
- foresight
- ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
- forestall
- prevent by taking action in advance
- forfeit
- something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture
- forge
- counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated
- forgo(forego)
- give up; do without
- forlorn
- sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
- formality
- ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality
- formidable
- menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question
- forsake
- desert; abandon; renounce
- forswear
- renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure
- forte
- strong point or special talent in a person's character
- forthcoming
- happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.
- forthright
- straightforward; direct; frank
- fortitude
- bravery; courage; strength of mind
- fortuitous
- accidental; by chance; N. fortuity
- forum
- public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law
- forward
- presumptuous or bold
- foster
- rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents
- foul
- very bad or disagreeable; very dirty;
- founder
- fail completely; sink; CF. flounder
- fracas
- brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee
- fractious
- unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse
- frail
- weak; N. frailty
- franchise
- right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
- frantic
- wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear
- fraudulent
- cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle
- fraught
- filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight
- fray
- brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub
- freebooter
- pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
- frenetic(phrenetic)
- frenzied; frantic
- frenzied
- madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement
- fresco
- painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
- fret
- be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful
- friction
- clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against
- frieze
- ornamental horizontal band on a wall
- frigid
- intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone
- fringe
- decorative edge of hanging threads; edge
- frisk
- move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful
- fritter
- waste (time or money on unimportant things)
- frivolous
- lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
- frock
- long loose garment (worn by monks)
- frolic
- play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs
- frolicsome
- prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky
- frond
- fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
- fructify
- bear fruit; produce fruit
- frugality
- thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive
- fruitful
- producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance
- fruition
- bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition
- frustrate
- thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
- fuddle
- make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused
- fugitive
- fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large
- fulcrum
- support on which a lever rests or pivots
- fulminate
- thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
- fulsome
- disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire
- fumble
- move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.
- functional
- made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism
- functionary
- official (who performs a particular function)
- fundamental
- basic; primary; essential
- funereal
- sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral
- furor
- frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury
- furrow
- long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.
- furtive
- stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance
- fusillade
- simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)
- fusion
- union; coalition; V. fuse
- fuss:
- trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
- fussy
- fastidious; finicky; easily upset
- futile
- seless; hopeless; ineffectual
- gadfly
- animal-biting fly; irritating person
- gaffe
- social blunder
- gainsay
- deny
- gait
- manner of walking or running; speed
- galaxy
- large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities
- gale
- windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter
- gall
- annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation
- galleon
- large three-masted sailing ship
- galley
- low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)
- gallows
- framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)
- galvanic
- of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani
- galvanize
- stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity
- gambit
- opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage
- gambol
- romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.
- gamely
- in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game
- gamut
- entire range
- gangrene
- decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous
- gape
- open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape
- garbled
- mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible
- gargantuan
- huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
- gargoyle
- waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
- garish
- overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
- garner
- gather; store up; amass
- garnish
- decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.
- garrulous
- loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity
- gastronomy
- art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome
- gauche
- clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth
- gaudy
- flashy; showy
- gaunt
- lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren
- gavel
- hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.
- gawk
- stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
- gazette
- official periodical publication; newspaper
- genealogy
- record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry
- generality
- vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people
- generate
- cause; produce; create
- generic
- characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus
- genesis
- beginning; origin
- geniality
- cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered
- genre
- particular variety of art or literature
- genteel
- well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty
- gentility
- those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel
- gentle
- kindly; soft; mild; of good family
- gentry
- people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility
- genuflect
- bend the knee as in worship
- genus
- division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species
- geriatrics
- medical treatment and care of old age
- germ
- earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe
- germane
- pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
- germinal
- pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea
- germinate
- cause to sprout; sprout
- gerontocracy
- government ruled by old people
- gerontology
- study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age
- gerrymander
- change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander
- gestate
- evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth
- gesticulation
- motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)
- ghastly
- horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast
- gibberish
- nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling
- gibe
- mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks
- giddy
- light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height
- gild
- cover with a thin layer of gold
- gingerly
- very carefully; ADJ.
- girth
- distance around something; circumference
- gist
- essence; main point; substance
- glacial
- like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg
- glamor
- compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous
- glare
- shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.
- glaring
- (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly
- glaze
- cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery
- gleam
- brief flash of light; glow; V.
- glean
- gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty
- glib
- fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
- glimmer
- shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope
- glitter
- shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
- gloat
- express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
- gloss
- brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.
- gloss_over
- explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
- glossary
- brief explanation of words used in the text
- glossy
- smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners
- glow
- shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color
- glower
- scowl; glare; look or stare angrily
- glut
- overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply
- glutinous
- sticky; viscous; gluey
- glutton
- someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much
- gnarl
- protruding knot on a tree; V.
- gnarled
- twisted
- gnome
- dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards
- goad
- urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually
- gobble
- eat very quickly
- gorge
- stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful
- gory
- bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)
- gossamer
- sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb
- gouge
- overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury
- gourmand
- epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
- gourmet
- connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
- gracious
- kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
- gradation
- series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression
- graduate
- arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler
- graduated
- arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)
- granary
- storehouse for grain
- grandeur
- impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
- grandiloquent
- (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic
- grandiose
- affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
- granulate
- form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle
- graphic
- pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
- graphite
- black form of carbon used in lead pencils
- grapple
- wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar
- grate
- make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace
- gratify
- please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire
- gratis
- free; without charge; ADJ.
- gratuitous
- given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment
- gratuity
- tip
- gravity
- seriousness; ADJ. grave
- graze
- (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound
- gregarious
- sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group
- grievance
- cause of complaint; complaint
- grill
- question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars
- grim
- causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile
- grimace
- facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
- grisly
- ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies
- groom
- man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)
- groove
- long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record
- gross
- total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens
- grotesque
- fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)
- grotto
- small cavern
- grouch
- bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble
- grouse
- complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird
- grovel
- crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
- growl
- low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)
- grudge
- deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.