Webster Essential Vocabulary

Quick Review #39.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

114 Essential Vocabulary

1. fabrication


2. factor


3. fallacious


4. fallibile


5. falsification


6. fathom


7. feasible


8. felicitous


9. fiction


10. figurative


11. financial


12. firebrand


13. flammable


14. flippancy


15. florid


16. flout


17. fluent

a. metaphoric

b. burnable

c. defy

d. possible

e. pecuniary

f. lie

g. rabble-rouser

h. flowing

i. impertinence

j. ornate

k. comprehend

l. imaginary

m. element

n. erroneous

o. error-prone

p. misrepresentation

q. fortunate

focus(FOH kus) n.1. the point at which waves (light, heat, sound) come
together, or from which they seem to be generated; 2. an adjustmant of a lens to
create a sharp image; 3. any center of attention, activity, etc. —vt.1. to bring into
clarity; 2. to adjust the focal length of a lens, the eye, etc. to make clear; 3. to con-
centrate on one thing

• The focusof a lens or mirror is also better known as the focal point.


• An image seen through a lens can be brought into focusby moving the
  lens, the object, or the person viewing it.


• The person who is the focusof all the other people’s attention at a party
  might be the life or death of the party.


• When moving from a dark room to a well-lit room, it takes the eyes a
  moment or so to focusand adjust to the difference.


• Most adjustable cameras use a ring to focusthe lens and make your
  viewfinder image sharp and clear.


• Sometimes the only way to get a job done is to focuson one task at a time.
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