F Flashcards
Facsimile
Exact copy
Facile
Performing adroitly and without effort.
Used positively and negatively
Fallible
A
Capable of making errors, lacking in moral strength.
Fallow
A
Undeveloped but useful
Smart but lazy is fallow mind.
Originally from unsown fields
Farcical
A
Super humorous.
Fastidious
TIH
A
Paying extreme attention to detail
Fussy, hard to please
(Usually, neg conn)
Fatuous
A
Devoid of intelligence.
Fawning
A
Someone who attempts to win over by flattery—sycophantish.
Fealty
N
Loyalty to country
Feckless
A
Incompetent and irresponsible.
Felicity
State of happiness
Content to elated
Feral
FEE
A
Wild, untamed
Fickle
Liable to unpredictable change.
Like changing mind all the time.
Filibuster
V
To obstruct (esp a bill) by talking a lot
N
Thy oratory speech.
Finesse
fi NESS
N
Being able to skillfully handle a situation
Firebrand
N
One who intentionally stirs up trouble
(Often, connects to a cause)
Firmament
N
The spherical curve of the sky
Flagrant
A
Obviously bad
Flaunt
V
To display proudly
Florid
A
Elaborately ornamented
Fluster
V
To cause to be nervous
Foible
A behavioral attitude distinct to an individual.
A weakness distinct…individual.
Foment
MENT
V
To stir up public opinion
(Neg conn)
Foray
N
Brief excursion
My foray in chess left me humiliated
