Set 9 D
Terms
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- s foul
- very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul
- n filial
- pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect
- n fitful
- spasmodic; intermittent; irregular
- n felicity
- happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous
- s fussy
- fastidious; finicky; easily upset
- fidelity
- loyalty; accuracy
- finite
- limited
- n filibuster
- block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter
- n filigree
- delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
- n finesse
- delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
- n flaccid
- flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles
- n fecundity
- fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
- n fictitious
- imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
- n fervor
- glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
- s bust
- piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster
- n ferment
- agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
- s lace
- cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace
- fissure
- crevice; crack
- n fervid
- ardent; zealous; hot
- outrage
- act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive
- n fetter
- shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
- n firebrand
- piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
- n felicitous
- (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
- s figure
- written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.
- n ferret
- drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes
- s pilfer
- steal things of small value; filch; snitch
- flagrant
- conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous
- s fit
- sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy
- finale
- conclusion; concluding part
- n fiasco
- total failure; CF. bottle
- n filing
- particle removed by a file
- fickle
- changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless
- n fiat
- command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done
- figurative
- not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech
- s freebooter
- pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
- s limp
- walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak
- n flail
- beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle
- n finicky
- too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
- s fermentation
- chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
- n feint
- trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
- n feral
- (of an animal) not domestic; wild
- n fell
- cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)
- n figurine
- small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
- s fetish(fetich)
- object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism
- s hothead
- person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded
- n filch
- steal (things of small value)
- n fetid(foetid)
- malodorous; foul
- n fete(f\^ete)
- honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
- n figment
- invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination
- s 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
- n flag
- droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
- n fell
- cruel; (of a disease) deadly
- n febrile
- feverish
- s droop
- bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.