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Chapter 12 Flashcards

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falter

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start to lose strength or momentum: her smile faltered and then faded.

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fanatic

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a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause: religious fanatics.

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fantastic

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imaginative or fanciful; remote from reality: fantastic hybrid creatures | novels are capable of mixing fantastic and realistic elements.

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fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail: he chooses his words with fastidious care.

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facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant: a facetious remark.

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fathom

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[usually with negative] understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought: [with clause] : he couldn’t fathom why she was being so anxious | he could scarcely fathom the idea that people actually lived in Las Vegas.

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fawn

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(of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favor or advantage: congressmen fawn over the President.
• (of an animal, especially a dog) show slavish devotion, especially by crawling and rubbing against someone: the dogs started fawning on me.

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faze

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disturb or disconcert (someone): she was not fazed by his show of anger.

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fearsome

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frightening, especially in appearance: the cat mewed, displaying a fearsome set of teeth.

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fearful

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feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety

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feast

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  1. a large meal, typically one in celebration of something: a wedding feast.
  2. • [with object] give (someone) a plentiful and delicious meal: he was feasted and invited to all the parties.
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feat

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an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength: the new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering.

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feeble

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lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness: my legs are very feeble after the flu.

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feign

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pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury): she feigned nervousness.

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muster

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assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill.

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ferment

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发酵

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ferocious

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savagely fierce, cruel, or violent: the wolverine is nature’s most ferocious and violent animal.

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fertilize

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cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material.

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festive

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  1. relating to a festival

2. cheerful and jovially celebratory

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jovial

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cheerful and friendly

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celebratory

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feeling or expressing happiness and pride

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fetching

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attrative

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ficititious

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not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated: she pleaded guilty to stealing thousands in taxpayer dollars by having a fictitious employee on her payroll.

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feud

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a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute: one of the most volatile feuds that currently rock the scientific community.

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fickle
changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection: Web patrons are a notoriously fickle lot, bouncing from one site to another on a whim | the weather is forever fickle.
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fiddle
1. [no object] touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way: Laura fiddled with her cup. 2. (fiddle around) pass time aimlessly, without doing or achieving anything of substance.
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fidgety
restless or uneasy
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figment
a thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination: it really was Ross and not a figment of her overheated imagination.
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flich
pilfer or steal (something, especially a thing of small value) in a casual way: I was promptly accused of filching Mr. Muir's idea.
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file
1. a line of people or things one behind another: Plains Cree warriors riding in file down the slopes. 2. (of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner: the mourners filed into the church.
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filial
dutiful; conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one's duty.
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fiscal
relating to government revenue, especially taxes: monetary and fiscal policy.
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fitful
active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady: a few hours' fitful sleep | business was fitful.
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spasmodically
occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts: spasmodic fighting continued.
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intermittently
at irregular intervals; not continuously or steadily: he has worked intermittently in a variety of jobs | an intermittently amusing plot.
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fizzle
make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound: the strobe lights fizzled and flickered. • end or fail in a weak or disappointing way: their threatened revolt fizzled out at yesterday's meeting.
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flag
(of a person) become tired, weaker, or less enthusiastic: if you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you.
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flair
aptitude/ability for doing something well
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flake out
fall asleep; drop from exhaustion: he got back in time to flake out until morning.
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flashback
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story: in a series of flashbacks, we follow the pair through their teenage years. • a sudden and disturbing vivid memory of an event in the past, typically as the result of psychological trauma or taking LSD.
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flaunt
display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance: newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity.
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ostentatiously
in a pretentious or showy way designed to impress
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fleet
1. a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership: the small port supports a fishing fleet. 2. fast and nimble in movement: a man of advancing years, but fleet of foot.
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flick
1. a sudden sharp movement | 2. propel (something) with a sudden sharp movement, especially of the fingers: Emily flicked some ash off her sleeve.
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flicker
(of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness: the interior lights flickered, and came on.
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flinch
make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise: she flinched at the acidity in his voice | he had faced death without flinching.
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flop
[with adverbial] fall, move, or hang in a heavy, loose, and ungainly way: black hair flopped across his forehead.
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florid
1. having a red or flushed complexion: a stout man with a florid face. 2. elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated: florid operatic-style music was out.
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flounder
struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud: he was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters. • struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion: she floundered, not knowing quite what to say.
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flout
openly disregard (a rule, law or convention): these same companies still flout basic ethical practices.
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fluke
侥幸
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fluster
make (someone) agitated or confused: there's nothing you can do or say to fluster Bernie | the false start flustered me a bit.
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flutter
(of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly: a couple of butterflies fluttered around the garden. 2. • [with adverbial of direction] (of a person) move restlessly or uncertainly: the hostess fluttered forward to greet her guests.
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fluttering
moving with a light irregular or trembling motion: a fluttering banner.
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foment
instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action): they accused him of fomenting political unrest.
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focal
relating to the center or main point of interest: tapestries in which birds or animals provide the focal interest.
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fondly
with affection or liking: he talks fondly of his grandfather | things I fondly recall from my childhood.
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forbear
forbear from = refrain from = abstain from
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forbearance
patient self-control; restraint and tolerance: forbearance from taking action.
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forbidding
unfriendly or threatening in appearance: a grim and forbidding building.
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foreclose
[with object] rule out or prevent (a course of action): the decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation.
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forefront
the leading or most important position or place: we are at the forefront of developments.
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foreshadow
be a warning or indication of (a future event): it foreshadowed my preoccupation with jazz.
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foresight
the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future: he had the foresight to check that his escape route was clear.
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forestall
prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time: vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging.
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forfeit
lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing: those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their property.
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forlorn
1 pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely: forlorn figures at bus stops. 2 (of an aim or endeavor) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless: a forlorn attempt to escape.
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formative
serving to form something, especially having a profound and lasting influence on a person's development: his formative years. • relating to a person's development: a formative assessment.
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formidable
inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable: a formidable opponent.
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