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Lesson Ten

Lesson Ten. English I. fallible. Definition. Example. ( adj ) capable of error ant: infallible. Because we are all human, we all make mistakes; therefore, we are all fallible . fallow. Definition. Example. ( adj ) inactive; unproductive syn : untrained ant: fertile, productive.

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Lesson Ten

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  1. Lesson Ten English I

  2. fallible Definition Example • (adj) capable of error • ant: infallible • Because we are all human, we all make mistakes; therefore, we are all fallible.

  3. fallow Definition Example • (adj) inactive; unproductive • syn: untrained • ant: fertile, productive • A fallow mind needs to be stimulated.

  4. farcical Definition Example • (adj) absurd; ridiculously clumsy • syn: ludicrous, funny • ant: somber, serious • If three people had not been seriously injured, the botched bank robbery would have been farcical.

  5. fatalistic Definition Example • (adj) believing that all things in life are inevitable, determined by fate • My father used to say that if you have a fatalistic attitude about life, you are most likely to think there is nothing you can do to change the course of your life.

  6. fawn Definition Example • (v) to act slavishly submissive • syn: kowtow, grovel • ant: ignore, disregard, neglect • The young dancers fawned over the prima ballerina.

  7. fealty Definition Example • (n) loyalty; faithfulness • syn: devotion, fidelity, allegiance • ant: disloyalty • Because serfs owed fealty to their lords, disloyalty was punishable by death.

  8. feign Definition Example • (v) to pretend • syn: simulate, fake • He feigned an interest in the conversation, but his mind wandered elsewhere.

  9. feisty Definition Example • (adj) aggressive; lively, energetic • syn: quarrelsome, exuberant, spunky • Because the tiger cub was small but feisty, we approached him warily.

  10. felicity Definition Example • (n) happiness • ant: unhappiness, discontent • A contented person, rich or poor, is more likely to enjoy felicity than a discontented one.

  11. felonious Definition Example • (adj) of, like, or constituting a felony (major crime) • The boys were charged with felonious assault and spent the night behind bars.

  12. fester Definition Example • (v) to rot; to form pus; to grow embittered • syn: rankle • If allowed to fester, a feeling of dislike can turn to bitter hatred.

  13. fiat Definition Example • (n) an official order • syn: decree, authorization • After seizing power, the general ruled by fiat backed by guns.

  14. fidelity Definition Example • (n) faithfulness • syn: loyalty • ant: treachery • The king told his people that their fidelity would be rewarded.

  15. filch Definition Example • (v) to steal • syn: pilfer, snitch • The woman filched my purse when I left the room to answer the telephone.

  16. filial Definition Example • (adj) due from a son or daughter • syn: dutiful • The love we have for our parents is termed filial love.

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