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Flashcards in SAT vocab words 161-180 Deck (20)
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1
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intended to be funny, often inappropriately

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facetious

2
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already accomplished; done

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fait accompli

3
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artificially produced, high-pitched, male singing voice

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falsetto

4
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ridiculous, absurd

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farcical

5
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a pleasing quality or manner; especially in art or language; great happiness

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felicity

6
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to restrain, hinder, hamper

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fetter

7
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flabby; lacking vigor or force

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flaccid

8
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to move with exaggerated, jerky motions; to leave suddenly, as in a huff

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flounce

9
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to instigate or stir up (revolution or strife)

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forment

10
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to hold back, abstain; to control oneself when provoked

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forbear

11
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a person from whom one is descended

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forebear

12
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to sink under water; to fail

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founder

13
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an enthusiast on the subject of France and french culture

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francophile

14
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to murder one’s brother or sister, or one who is like a brother and sister

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fratricide

15
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charged with; filled with

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fraught

16
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stealthy, secretive, sly, surreptitious

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furtive

17
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tremendous in size or volume; gigantic

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gargantuan

18
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rambling, chatty, annoyingly talkative

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garrulous

19
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pregnancy; period in which anything grows and develops

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gestation

20
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to make gestures, especially when speaking

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gesticulate