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SAT Vocab. (facade-gullible)
SAT Vocab. (facade-gullible); + = positive connotation, - = negative connotation
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07/19/2011

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fa
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front or outward appearance of a building or a person; the face you show to the world
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facetious (adj)
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humorous, but sometimes awkwardly so; jocose, witty
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facile (adj) -
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easily done, therefore maybe done superficially; ready, fluent
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fallacious (adj) -
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false or deceptive; tending to delude or mislead
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fastidious (adj)
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demanding the utmost, persnickety; showing meticulous workmanship or care
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feasible (adj)
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capable of being accomplished; reasonable or possible; likely
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felicitous (adj) +
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fortunate or apt (as a remark); pleasant, fit, suitable
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feral (adj) -
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fierce, wild, savage; returning to the wild after being domesticated
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fervent (adj)
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full of strong, sincere, emotion; impassioned
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festoon (n)
Definition
a draped garland
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festoon (v)
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to drape or hang into festoon shapes
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fetid (adj) -
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stinking, malodorous
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fetish (n)
Definition
something of personal--possibly irrational--significance; charm, talisman, or amulet
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fiasco (n) -
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a total flop, complete failure
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filch (v) -
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to steal in a sneaky way (usually something of minor value)
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flaccid (adj) -
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without customary firmness, flabby, limp
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flagrant (adj) -
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conspicuous in a highly negative way; glaring, gross
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flaunt (v) -
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to show off, display in a superior, objectionable manner
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florid (adj)
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very flowery (as writing style); high-colored, ruddy (of complexion)
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fluctuate (v)
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to come and go, as waves; to shift up and down
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foible (n) -
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a minor fault or shortcoming; weakness
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forensic (adj)
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of law or public debate; argumentative (as in a case in court)
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formidable (adj)
Definition
arousing fear or worry; fostering respect or awe
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forte (n) +
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special strength or skill; what you're known for
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fortnight (n)
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two weeks
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fortuitous (adj)
Definition
happening by chance; accidental
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fractious (adj) -
Definition
difficult to discipline; unruly, troublesome
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frugal (adj)
Definition
careful about how money or goods are used; carefully economical; sparing
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fulsome (adj) -
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overabundant; flattering to the point of annoyance or embarrassment; overdone; obsequious or servile
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furtive (adj) -
Definition
of sly or secretive behavior; surreptitious, stolen
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futile (adj) -
Definition
without use or purpose; ineffectual; vain, fruitless
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gambol (v) +
Definition
to frolic about like lambs in a pasture; to frisk about
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gamut (n)
Definition
a range (as scales run the _____ from high to low notes)
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garrulous (adj) -
Definition
extremely talkative; loquacious, gabby, verbose
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gelid (adj)
Definition
very cold; icy (said of people's attitudes as well as of substances
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generic (adj)
Definition
of a type or class (not a brand name, for example); universal
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gentility (n)
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referring to the upper class or gentry; courtesy
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germane (adj)
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fitting and appropriate; pertinent, relevant
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gibe (v) -
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to make fun of or tease with rude remarks; to scoff, deride
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girth (n)
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a measurement around; strap or band that encircles
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goad (n)
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an instrument or prod used to stimulate action
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goad (v)
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to urge onward; to spur
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gossamer (n)
Definition
anything delicate, as a spider's web
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gossamer (adj)
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filmy, insubstantial
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gratuitous (adj) -
Definition
offered freely; not necessary under the circumstances, unwanted; unasked for; unwarranted
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gregarious (adj) +
Definition
fond of groups; social and sociable, convivial
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gremlin (n) -
Definition
a tiny person (like a gnome) blamed for equipment problems
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grueling (adj) -
Definition
demanding, exhausting, tiring; punishing
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guile (n) -
Definition
trickery or cunning; duplicity
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gullible (adj)
Definition
easy to fool or deceive, ingenuous
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