figment
5 ?) q( n z5 Qinvention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination
, n+ z2 k8 s( D+ {* a P: ]) pfigurative 4 v3 |8 ~6 v# u+ T
not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech
9 L3 _( K' y* Q L! cfigure 7 G% ~1 Y* i7 B) W
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; app' |/ E+ C- R# y; O1 ~
figurine ! W6 c5 u2 ?* F( p" y& d
small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
, N) u+ a7 G- A0 C7 S5 B# ufilch
" L& i0 M$ E. [2 `steal (things of small value)
: L3 P& m8 j; s, s* ^: d- r, C( @ y/ pfilial ) \) T$ \' C e" h: J
pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect4 `) J) g" ]4 Z4 J. n* M
filibuster 8 g2 t$ T& @; l) W
block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter
' v9 y' H; R: Ffiligree
1 t2 D/ L* y5 l3 Q8 s% D/ I2 ydelicate ornamental lacelike metalwork; s3 p; }7 |" s2 U& N, S& f6 @
filing ( l( W9 t8 T- K. \! Q! v2 p/ N
particle removed by a file
! J) P5 i6 y J8 i8 Z8 d$ J6 X. tfilth ' x; }. z6 ] [
dirty matter; ADJ. filthy: i7 ?: O3 H" F5 b. } _
finale - f; y: E, Y/ @# z: W+ l* {) r8 x
conclusion; concluding part) n8 Y1 [0 o3 z# \* W
finery
0 y% d: C9 ?1 a8 f, i9 zbeautiful clothes for a special occasion; P* q3 Y" p/ q- j1 L/ R! r
finesse
2 ^0 E& i% \1 r& @3 Vdelicate skill; V: handle with finesse
0 r' O; {' F# E) m& Efinicky
( k6 }: n3 K Btoo particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
# {5 q, P' b% y8 T7 Wfinish " @9 e% y$ f t' _" v
surface texture; completeness of execution0 l% M" }1 {' C4 y4 I! p8 I
finished ; f, }6 e. k1 _! N% Q" }# \
properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance( `6 b6 G. B; j, o; o8 _' w) A) [1 H; _
finite
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firebrand 2 w0 l8 h- H: Z: ^- h+ y# F/ W3 F1 S c* Y
piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble& v- j" h1 r2 [/ Q
fissure
2 Q0 V' Y# y' p' jcrevice; crack5 q& a: S& c5 I, ~' ?6 t
fit
3 M1 N) ]/ n/ Y. e$ o. l2 @sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy9 c7 o" i) {6 U2 P
fitful # V+ \. O' e$ \) y; f, \
spasmodic; intermittent; irregular: V k2 ~. B! Y* `0 E$ q5 s
flaccid
. G4 z/ K# x& Y& J0 Kflabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles6 U0 ~3 {' g9 b J
flag
2 [3 b0 U1 r; u# |7 ~3 Adroop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
. c8 Y+ T/ [7 Y$ B7 }, u! xflagrant
/ Q7 g" Q5 P/ \( B: j0 e# |4 Y% r# rconspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous
2 a8 C6 I$ k2 e+ fflail
5 b* A* t) Z+ S- }# `/ ?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 }5 U8 t& Q2 B' t4 _
flair + t$ |. S9 m' h
talent. r$ k& _/ l9 @; D* }
flamboyant
5 I" R# m* i& Z* D8 q% z% k* `ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame# ^$ D% I" P) H( }) r
flashy
6 F/ F7 O3 Q. d7 _& sshowy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance
( B2 N7 c/ j. l) Zflaunt
* z4 a) o! w v2 C9 adisplay ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''
7 Z) D% d8 s" P9 ~flay * t! K. R! K" N+ n6 x9 m
strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
1 Z. ], T7 b8 t3 q! D U+ b: a' [fleck
6 ^; Q8 F3 B/ R1 d+ q1 {3 B7 hspot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
. W6 \ l w( efledgling(fledgeling)
- ~; f1 M$ J& _# i" t# K6 q3 yinexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person6 P8 f6 V; V7 n4 t& T5 s
fleece
5 c/ `% f! o+ rwool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder
7 o& N: h9 V( h/ u R. b' dfleet
* Z- p' V1 A* Z( Ifast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral; m7 X b3 a* A' Q K
flick 1 T. t. {- F1 a
light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch2 Z; C3 K7 K' }: w; c" I
flicker 5 y' {7 m& N! f. W+ j
burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement& }$ t1 U* q4 W7 p, F* o& p
flighty
4 m6 v* S- O1 V8 p& e, F(esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive- J, u# `" V& k+ v# m
flinch
. \: ^: j1 d) N$ r' mhesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.9 G* `. a7 L$ \/ M/ \, k
flip
' h8 x, B+ ]% O6 E/ _3 P' Hsend (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over& T# X% U9 c0 `$ v0 u, @
flippant
; P" E! L! |, o5 o$ ]lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy
0 G) c: ?3 M: q/ l I7 R9 yflirt 7 _" R) v" z2 D
behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious7 Q: W8 G) X. @) E" u) E( k0 v% V
flit $ c4 g% Y5 }7 D" o& B n3 f$ X/ F+ u
fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower
, m2 [; m3 a$ ofloe ! L: x' J8 N: `; F
flat mass of floating ice
8 y# {, F& M/ M5 m) G3 {1 Oflora
" C% j* t/ a- aplants of a region or era
$ G k' m) I7 sflorescence 1 d8 r8 m: q* k6 i i/ b* X
condition or period of flowering
7 T# t5 R* Y0 w7 Zflorid
. D( [& V, b# z; I4 Bruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose; i! u* J4 y3 G" R1 }, R
flotsam
6 K* {9 I; d* F) Q9 Q0 w2 u- p5 Fdrifting wreckage, k5 ^! g: [' j/ A9 P0 ^7 s
flounder ' I3 x- j+ h8 r/ S7 Z
struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion# }( @) O7 n+ R3 e' I Q
flourish
P7 J$ V( V8 Q3 r2 K% y- Ygrow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)3 Q9 c8 n7 Z. K o3 Z
flout / l$ V4 ?7 ]. R7 w( u
reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules4 D5 m f' q- x
flowery
$ b; ?$ K2 r! H: o/ {$ e$ C, Kfull of flowers; full of ornate expressions7 K) `$ q8 T! f( z* n, C& T# r! u
fluctuate
; d. t7 t- Y5 F& C; Vwaver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly- y# v- [0 D$ K2 r" [
fluency ' |7 n( \% f+ \2 T" J, B
smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent/ M2 p- a: E' D
fluke 8 H) s) B, c+ p* Z4 n
unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky
+ a3 {, I6 {3 `! m; Eflush ) V. U/ l1 u" U3 G; t! r7 z: W% H
redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing |
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