Set 9 B
Terms
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- n functionary
- official (who performs a particular function)
- fruition
- bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition
- n forsake
- desert; abandon; renounce
- n 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
- n fritter
- waste (time or money on unimportant things)
- s forum
- public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law
- frustrate
- thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
- s frolic
- play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs
- n 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
- s paste
- smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste
- s pastry
- paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)
- s menace
- threat; V: threaten
- s plaster
- paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.
- forlorn
- sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
- formidable
- menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question
- forgo(forego)
- give up; do without
- s 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
- forestall
- prevent by taking action in advance
- n forensic
- suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine
- n fret
- be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful
- n frenzied
- madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement
- n frolicsome
- prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky
- franchise
- right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
- foreboding
- premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)
- n fracas
- brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee
- n fractious
- unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse
- frail
- weak; N. frailty
- foreshadow
- give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure
- n frantic
- wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear
- foresight
- ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
- forte
- strong point or special talent in a person's character
- n fortuitous
- accidental; by chance; N. fortuity
- formality
- ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality
- n fulminate
- thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
- s litter
- waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter
- n frenetic(phrenetic)
- frenzied; frantic
- n fraught
- filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight
- n fulsome
- disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire
- s self-indulgence
- excessive indulgence of one's own desire
- s prefigure
- be a sign of; foreshadow
- s nuptial
- of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials; wedding ceremony
- 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.
- n
- straightforward; direct; frank
- n frond
- fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
- s carefree
- free from worries; having no problems
- n frieze
- ornamental horizontal band on a wall
- frigid
- intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone
- frugality
- thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive
- fraudulent
- cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle
- n fresco
- painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
- n forswear
- renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure
- s forerunner
- predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another
- n founder
- fail completely; sink; CF. flounder
- s forfeit
- something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture
- 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
- s functional
- made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism
- n fulcrum
- support on which a lever rests or pivots
- frivolous
- lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
- friction
- clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against
- n fructify
- bear fruit; produce fruit