HOT WORDS VOCABULARY 9th GRADE LESSON 14

1. facilitate (v.) – to make easy; to help bring about To facilitate our move, the company sent a crew to box up all the furniture.. 1. facilitate (v.) – to make easy; to help bring about

2. fallacy (n.) – false idea; mistaken belief By the time I had discovered the fallacy in his argument, he had already claimed victory.. 2. fallacy (n.) – false idea; mistaken belief  

3. fastidious (adj) hard to please; dainty in taste John was so fastidious that his messy fraternity brothers refused to live with him. 3. fastidious (adj) hard to please; dainty in taste

4. fervor (n.) – intense emotion; great warmth or feeling Alicia does her volunteer work with such fervor that she was awarded “Volunteer of the Year”. 4. fervor (n.) – intense emotion; great warmth or feeling

5. fitful (adj.) – erratic or irregular When the fitful machine gun fire became constant, the troups decided to withdraw.. 5. fitful (adj.) – erratic or irregular

6. flagrant (adj.) - outrageous; obviously offensive After being accused of flagrant misuse of the company funds, the bookkeeper resigned. 6. flagrant (adj.) - outrageous; obviously offensive

7. fledgling (adj.) – newly developed; little known Luckily, the fledgling pilot’s mistake was corrected before the plane crashed. 7. fledgling (adj.) – newly developed; little known

8. forlorn (adj.) - deserted; left alone and neglected; unhappy -Feeling forlorn and full of self-pity, Eddie was a danger to himself, so his sister had him committed. 8. forlorn (adj.) - deserted; left alone and neglected; unhappy

9. formidable ( adj.) hard to overcome, to be dreaded -Requirements for getting into the Ivy League College were so formidable, that Laurie didn’t have much hope. 9. formidable ( adj.) hard to overcome, to be dreaded  

10. fortuitous (adj.) happening by chance Wally’s fortuitous meeting with Mr. Brown in the restaurant is what eventually led to his successful career as an author. 10. fortuitous (adj.) happening by chance