BARRON'S 20: flippant-gaffe

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  1. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  2. flit
    move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
  3. floe
    a flat mass of ice drifting at sea
  4. flora
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
  5. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  6. flotsam
    the floating wreckage of a ship
  7. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  8. flourish
    grow vigorously
  9. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  10. fluctuate
    move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  11. fluency
    powerful and effective language
  12. fluke
    a stroke of luck
  13. fluster
    cause to be nervous or upset
  14. flux
    a state of constant change
  15. fodder
    coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks
  16. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  17. foil
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  18. foist
    force onto another
  19. foliage
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  20. foment
    try to stir up
  21. foolhardy
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  22. fop
    a man who is overly concerned with his dress and appearance
  23. foray
    a sudden short attack
  24. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  25. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  26. forebear
    a person from whom you are descended
  27. foreboding
    a feeling of evil to come
  28. forensic
    used in the investigation of facts or evidence in court
  29. foreshadow
    indicate by signs
  30. foresight
    seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
  31. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  32. forgo
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  33. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  34. formality
    a requirement of etiquette or custom
  35. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  36. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  37. forswear
    formally reject or disavow
  38. forte
    an asset of special worth or utility
  39. forthright
    directly and without evasion; not roundabout
  40. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  41. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  42. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  43. founder
    a person who establishes some institution
  44. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  45. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  46. frail
    physically weak
  47. franchise
    a statutory right or privilege granted by a government
  48. frantic
    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
  49. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
  50. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  51. fray
    wear away by rubbing
  52. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  53. frenzied
    affected with or marked by mania uncontrolled by reason
  54. fresco
    a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
  55. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  56. friction
    the resistance when a body is moved in contact with another
  57. frieze
    an ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band
  58. frigid
    extremely cold
  59. fritter
    fried batter containing meat, vegetables, or fruit
  60. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  61. frolicsome
    given to merry play
  62. frond
    compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
  63. froward
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  64. fructify
    make productive or fruitful
  65. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  66. fruition
    the condition of producing seed-bearing structures
  67. frustrate
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  68. fugitive
    someone who is sought by law officers
  69. fulcrum
    the pivot about which a lever turns
  70. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  71. functionary
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  72. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
  73. funereal
    suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
  74. furor
    an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
  75. furtive
    secret and sly
  76. fusillade
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  77. fusion
    the act of melding or melting together
  78. futile
    producing no result or effect
  79. gadfly
    any of various large flies that annoy livestock
  80. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
Created on 八月 27, 2010 (updated 八月 27, 2010)

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