F Flashcards
fallow
dormant; unused
-idle, inactive, unseeded
fanatical
acting excessively enthusiastic; filling with extreme, unquestioned devotion
-extremist, fiery, frenzied, zealous
fatuous
stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
-absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, silly
fawn
to grovel
-bootlick, pander, toady
fecund
fertile; fruitful; productive
-flourishing, prolific
fervid
intensely emotional; feverish
-burning, impassioned, passionate, vehement, zealous
fetid
foul-smelling; putrid
-funky, malodorous, noisome, rank
flag
to decline in vigor, strength, or interest
-dwindle, ebb, slacken, subside, wane
florid
excessively decorated or embellished
-baroque, elaborate, flamboyant, ornate, ostentatious, rococo
foment
to arouse or incite
-agitate, impassion, inflame, instigate, kindle
ford
to cross a body of water by wading
-traverse, wade
forestall
to prevent or delay; to anticipate
-avert, deter, hinder, obviate, preclude
fortuitous
happening by chance; fortunate
-chance, haphazard, lucky, propitious, prosperous
fractious
unruly; rebellious
-contentious, cranky, peevish, quarrelsome
frenetic
frantic, frenzied
-corybantic, delirious, feverish, mad, rabid, wild