Reading, Part 1
Question 1: Describe the following words: foible, foment, foppish, forbearance, forfeit.
Answer 1: foible: A personal weakness or failing.foment: To nurse to life or activity; to encourage.foppish: Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.forbearance: Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.forfeit: To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.
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Question 2: Describe the following words: finesse, flamboyant, flippant, florid, flout.
Answer 2: finesse: Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.flamboyant: Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.flippant: Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.florid: Flushed with red.flout: To treat with contempt.
Question 3: Describe the following words: fugacious, fulminate, fulsome, gainsay, gamut.
Answer 3: fugacious: Fleeting.fulminate: To cause to explode.fulsome: Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.gainsay: To contradict; to deny.gamut: The whole range or sequence.
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