Lesson 23   -   edHelper.com

Word List forthright fortify fortuitous fragile frail frenzy frigid frivolous frugal fruitless fugitive furrow furtive futile galaxy galling gamely garble garish garner generalize generate generation genre geology

Definitions

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forthright (fô) adjective    a. going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken b. proceeding in a straight course; direct; straightforward c. straight or directly forward; in a direct or straightforward manner

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fortify (fô) verb    a. to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works. b. to furnish with a means of resisting force or standing strain or wear c. to make strong; impart strength or vigor to

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fortuitous (fô) adjective    a. happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence. b. occurring or appearing by lucky chance.

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fragile (frjl) adjective    a. easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail b. vulnerably delicate, as in appearance c. lacking in substance or force; flimsy

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frail (frl) adjective    a. having delicate health; not robust; weak b. easily broken or destroyed; fragile. c. morally weak; easily tempted.

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frenzy (frnz) noun    a. extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement. b. a fit or spell of violent mental excitement; a paroxysm characteristic of or resulting from a mania c. to drive to frenzy; make frantic

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frigid (frjd) adjective    a. very cold in temperature b. without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm c. stiff or formal

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frivolous (frv-ls) adjective    a. characterized by lack of seriousness or sense b. self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose. c. (of a person) given to trifling or undue levity

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frugal (frgl) adjective    a. tending to economize; thrifty. b. scanty in expense or quantity; meager.

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fruitless (frtls) adjective    a. unsuccessful; unproductive. b. unable to bring forth fruit.

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fugitive (fyj-tv) noun    a. a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway b. having taken flight, or run away c. fleeting; transitory; elusive

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furrow (fû) noun    a. a narrow groove made in the ground, esp. by a plow. b. a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface c. to make a furrow or furrows in.

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furtive (fû) adjective    a. accomplished with or characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sly. b. seemingly underhanded; shifty.

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futile (fytl) adjective    a. unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless. b. unimportant; trivial.

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galaxy (glk-s) noun    a. a system of billions of stars and other matter held relatively close to each other by gravity and separated from other such systems by vast distances. b. (usu. cap.) such a star system that contains Earth; the Milky Way. c. a group of brilliant, beautiful, or prominent people.

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galling (gô) adjective    causing vexation or irritation.

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gamely (gm) verb    a. to play games of chance; gamble. b. a usu. competitive form of play or sport having certain rules and equipment for play. c. a strategy or plan.

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garble (gä) verb    a. to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble b. to make unfair or misleading selections from or arrangement of (fact, statements, writings, etc.); distort c. 4. the act or process of garbling.

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garish (gâ) adjective    a. crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration. b. excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings. c. dressed in or ornamented with bright colors.

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garner (gä) verb    a. to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place. b. to get; acquire; earn c. to gather, collect, or hoard.

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generalize (jnr--lz) verb    a. to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like. b. to infer or form (a general principle, opinion, conclusion, etc.) from only a few facts, examples, or the like. c. to give a general rather than a specific or special character or form to.

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generate (jn-rt) verb    a. to bring into existence; cause to be; produce. b. to create by a vital or natural process. c. to create and distribute vitally and profusely

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generation (jn-rshn) noun    a. the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time b. the term of years, roughly 30 among human beings, accepted as the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring. c. a group of individuals, most of whom are the same approximate age, having similar ideas, problems, attitudes, etc. Cf. Beat Generation, Lost Generation.

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genre (zhä) noun    a. a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like b. Fine Arts. paintings in which scenes of everyday life form the subject matter.a realistic style of painting using such subject matter. c. genus; kind; sort; style.

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geology (j-l-j) noun    a. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing. b. the study of this science. c. the geologic features and processes occurring in a given region on the earth or on a celestial body