Everyday Barron's Wordlist 1776-1800

flip V. send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over

flit V. fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower

floe N. flat mass of floating ice

flora N. plants of a region or era

florescence N. condition or period of flowering

florid adj. ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish;flowery; very ornate; CF. rose

flush V. 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

blush V. become red or rosy;

tinge V. give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy

tint N. slight degree of color; V: give a tint to

flotsam N. drifting wreckage

jetsam N. things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)

flounder V. struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion

thrash V. beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net.

flourish V. grow 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)

flout V. reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules

curb N. chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain

fluctuate V. waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly

fluency smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent

fluke N. unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky

fluster V. confuse; make nervous and confused; N.

fluted adj. having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column

groove N. long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record

stammer V. speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions

flux N. flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux

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Everyday Barron's Wordlist 1751-1775

fitful adj. spasmodic; intermittent; irregular

flaccid adj. flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles

limp V. walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak

flag V. droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging

droop V. bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.

flagrant adj. conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous

outrage N. act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive

flail V. 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

thresh V. beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw

toss throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something

flair N. talent

flamboyant N. ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame

flaunt V. display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''

flay V. strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly

fleck N. spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot

fledgling(fledgeling) adj. inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person

fleece N. wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder

shear V. remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors

trickster N. person who cheats people

flick N. 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 switch

flicker V. burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement

flutter V. (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.

flinch V. hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.

flippant adj. lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy

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Everyday Barron's Wordlist 1726-1750

fetid(foetid) adj. malodorous; foul

foul adj. very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul

fetish(fetich) N. object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism

fetter V. shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot

fiasco N. total failure; CF. bottle

fiat N. command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done

fickle adj. changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless

fictitious adj. imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional

fidelity N. loyalty; accuracy

figment N. invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination

figurative adj. not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech

figure N. 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; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.

figurine N. small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

filch V. steal (things of small value)

pilfer V. steal things of small value; filch; snitch

filial afj. pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect

filibuster V. block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter

freebooter N. pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

bust N. piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster

filigree N. delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork

lace N. cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace

filing N. particle removed by a file(metal)

finale N. conclusion; concluding part

finesse N. delicate skill; V: handle with finesse

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