gre词汇精选：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(25)

figment

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

figurative

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

figure

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; app

figurine

small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

filch

steal (things of small value)

filial

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

filibuster

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

filigree

delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork

filing

particle removed by a file

filth

dirty matter; ADJ. filthy

finale

conclusion; concluding part

finery

beautiful clothes for a special occasion

finesse

delicate skill; V: handle with finesse

finicky

too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food

finish

surface texture; completeness of execution

finished

properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance

finite

limited

firebrand

piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble

fissure

crevice; crack

fit

sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy

fitful

spasmodic; intermittent; irregular

flaccid

flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles

flag

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

flagrant

conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous

flail

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

flair

talent

flamboyant

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

flashy

showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance

flaunt

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

flay

strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly

fleck

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

fledgling(fledgeling)

inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person

fleece

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

fleet

fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral

flick

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

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

flighty

(esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive

flinch

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

flip

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

flippant

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

flirt

behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious

flit

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

floe

flat mass of floating ice

flora

plants of a region or era

florescence

condition or period of flowering

florid

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

flotsam

drifting wreckage

flounder

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

flourish

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

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

flowery

full of flowers; full of ornate expressions

fluctuate

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

fluency

smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent

fluke

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

flush

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