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Frivolous

A 
Not serious in content and attitude 
Flippant
Glib
Waggish
Facetious
Fatuous
Inane
Shallow

Antonym—
Serious
Practical
Important

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Fortuitous

A 
Happening by lucky chance
Fortunate
Providential
Timely
Opportune
Serendipitous 
auspicious 
Propitious 
Felicitous 
Fluky

Antonym—
Predictable

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Faltering

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Losing strength or momentum
Speaking hesitantly
Moving unsteadily or hesitantly

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Frank

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Straightforward

Open and sincere in expression

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Fusillade

A

Rapid outburst
Barrage
Series of shots fired
Bombardment

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Fledgling

A

Immature
Inexperienced
Underdeveloped

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Fray

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Fight or scuffle

Brawl

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Forbode

A 
To predict or foretell
Presentiment
Presage
Augur
Prognasticate
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Forbearance

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Patience to self control 
Restraint 
Endurance 
Tolerance
To leave alone
To do without
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Forthright

A 
Frank
Going straight to the point
Unequivocal 
Unambiguous 
Straightforward
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Fiasco

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Complete failure especially a embarrassing one

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Fetter

A

Restrain with chains or manacle
Shackle
Manacles
Handcuff

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Forlorn

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Pitifully sad
Abandoned
Lonely
Sorrowful

Hopeless
Useless
Futile
Nugatory

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Frustrate

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Prevent
Hinder

Exasperate
Annoy

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Fallacious

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Based on faulty reasoning or mistaken belief
Erroneous
Uncorroborated

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Fastidious

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Very attentive
Concerned about accuracy
Scrupulous
Meticulous

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Forte

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Something in which a person excels

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Fetid

A

Extremely unpleasant smell

Malodour

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Fungible

A

Replaceable by another identical item

Mutually interchangeable

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Formidable

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Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense or capable
Intimidating
Daunting
Frightening

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Facilitate

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To make easier
Enable
Help bring about

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Fathom

A

To understand fully
To penetrate the meaning of
Comprehend
Assimilate

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Fawn

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To show affection

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Feign

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To pretend

To give a false appearance

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Fester

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To become worse or more intense, especially through long term neglect or indifference
To become a source of resentment or irritation

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Fetish

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Strong and unusual need or desire for something

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Fickle

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Often changing for no reason

Not loyal or consistent

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Forage

A

Search for food

Scavenge

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Forsake

A 
Abandon
Leave
Give up
Quit
Relinquish
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Forthcoming

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Available when needed or wanted or promised

About to happen
Imminent

At ease in talking to others

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Foment

A 
Instigate
Stir up
Incite
Provoke
Actuate
Kindle
Enkindle

Apply medical liquid to a body part

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Flux

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Action of flowing

State of uncertainty about what should be done

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Furtive

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Avoid being noticed, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble
Surreptitious 
Sly
Sneaky
Secretive
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Flush

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To be in abundance

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Ferret

A

Search for something persistently

Assiduous search for something

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Fleece

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To deceive

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Flounder

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Behave awkwardly or have difficulties

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Fete

A

Celebrate a person

Function
Feast
Fair

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Facetious

A

Cleverly amusing in tone
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour
Flippant

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