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GRE baron 20

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flounder
v. struggle with difficulty, (embroil)

eg. The industry is floundering at that time
forte
n. strong point, speciality (so truong`)

eg. Music was never my forte.
fracas
n. noisy quarrel, altercation

eg. a fracas between the supporters of the two teams
frenzied
adj. frantic, madly excited, frenetic, (fervid/fervent), (wild)

eg. frenzied activity/animal
fluke
n. lucky or unusual occurrence, serendipity, (windfall)

eg They are determined to show that their last win was no fluke
flotsam
n. drifting/floating debris/wreckage

eg. flotsam of the ship was found in the river
furor
n. frenzy or rage, great excitement

eg. His novel about Jesus caused a furor among Christians.
fractious
adj. easily angered and disobedient, recalcitrant, refractory

eg. the fractious horse unseated its rider
fugitive
adj. happening for short time, fleeting, fitful, transient

eg. a fugitive idea / thought
gaffe
n. awkward mistake made in public, slip

eg. He made some real gaffes early in his career.
froward
adj. stubborn, obstinately disobedient, headstrong, recalcitrant, willful

eg. froward disobedience
fritter
v. waste, squander, dissipate

eg He frittered away the millions his father had left him.
fulsome
adj. disgustingly excessive, exaggerated, unctuous

eg. He was fulsome in his praise of the Prime Minister.
forgo
v. - give up, adjure, abdicate, forfeit
- precede

eg. forgo their lunch to attend the meeting
frantic
adj. wild, unable to control emotion, excessive agitated

eg. frantic cries for help
flippant
adj. showing inappropriate levity/seriousness , irreverent, (frivolous, facetious)

ant. You can’t afford to be flippant about such matters.
forebears
n. ancestor, progenitor
futile
adj. useless, hopeless, vain

eg. It would be futile to protest
flux
n. flow, continuous changes

eg. out society is in a state of flux
gadfly
n. animal-biting fly, irritating person

eg. political gadfly
fusillade
n. a rapid series of shots/object

eg. fusillade of
(bullets/stones/questions)
furtive
adj. secretive, stealthy

eg. she is a furtive person
funereal
adj. sad, solemn

eg. funereal atmosphere
fresco
n. painting on wall (wet)

eg. The church is famous for its frescoes
frenetic
adj. very excited, frantic, fervid, fervent

eg. to live at a frenetic pace
fray
n. competition, fight

eg. he has now retired from the political fray.
fraught
adj. unpleasant, tense

eg. The atmosphere remained fraught
fraudulent
adj. deceitful, dishonest

eg. fraudulent (advertising/insurance claims)
franchise
n. rights to vote

eg. to operate a business under franchise
frail
adj. weak

eg. a frail child
foster
v. encourage, promote, rear

eg. We couldn’t adopt a child, so we decided to foster
fortuitous
adj. accidental or lucky, fluke

eg. a fortuitous meeting
fortitude
adj. courage, endurance

eg. She endured her illness with great fortitude
forthright
adj. frank, straightforward

eg. He spoke in a forthright manner but without anger.
functionary
n. official (personnel)

eg. government functionaries
fulminate
v. criticize angrily, denounce thunderously, chide, chastise

eg. He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
fulcrum
n. climax, essential part, (crux, pith)


eg. the fulcrum of the whole debate
fructify
v. get successful result, bearing fruit

eg. His extravagant ideas were never brought to fruition.
frivolous
adj. flippant, amusing but inappropriate, facetious

eg. frivolous comments / suggestions
frigid
adj. intensely cold

eg. Alaska is a frigid zone
frieze
n. decoration or carvings on wall, fresco

eg. The frieze of the church was adorned with sculpture
friction
n. rubbing against, tension

eg. Friction caused the engine to overheat.
fret
v. be worried, annoyed

eg. to fret over ur poor grades is foolish
forswear
v. renounce, abandon, forsake

eg. The country has not forsworn the use of chemical weapons.
forsake
v. abandon, renounce, forgo

eg. He would never forsake his wife
forlorn
adj. sad and lonely

eg. She looked so forlorn, standing there in the rain.
forestall
v. act in advance to prevent sth, anticipate (prepare in advance), preempt

eg. Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.
foreshadow
v. indicate, prophesy, portend, omen,...

eg. His sudden death had been foreshadowed by earlier health scares
foresight
n. ability to foresee, prescience

eg. She had had the foresight to prepare herself financially in case of an accident.
forensic
adj. suitable to use in court

eg. forensic evidence/manner
forebode
v. predict, warn, (presage, prognosticate)

eg She had a sense of foreboding that the news would be bad
forbearance
n. patience, natural inclination to delay

eg. his forbearance to reply was alarming
foray
n. sudden attack/attempt

eg. the company’s first foray into the computer market
fop
n. a man who is too interested in his clothes and the way he looks, dandy
foolhardy
adj. reckless, risky, precarious

eg. It would be foolhardy to sail in weather like this.
foil
n. - contrast, coverage
v. defeat, frustrate

eg. The pale walls provide a perfect foil for the furniture
foist
v. force, impose

eg. my parents often foists me upon doing chores
foible
n. weakness, slight fault

eg. We can overlook foibles of our friends, no one is perfect
fodder
n. food for castle, provender

eg. fodder for the horse
fluted
adj. having parallel grooves (cut column)

eg. fluted column
flout
v. disobey, disrespect openly

eg. Motorists regularly flout the law
flourish
v. grow well, thrive

eg. these plants flourish in a damp climate
florid
adj. reddish, too much decoration, ornate

eg. florid complexion = very red skin
florid style of painting
flora
n. plants of a region or era

eg. i study about desert flora
floe
n. mass of floating ice, iceberg

eg. the ice floes stopped the ship
flit
v. pass swiftly by, hover

eg. Like a bee flitting from flower to flower
frolicsome
adj. playful, antic

eg. the frolicsome puppy tried to lick the face of its master
frond
n. fern or palm leaves (la' luoc.)
ford
n. shallow river
foment
v. stir up, agitate, incite


eg. They accused him of fomenting political unrest.
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