F, G and H Flashcards
fastidious
very attentive to detail and accuracy
feckless
weak or incompetent, ineffective
fester
becoming worse or more intense, especially through long term neglect or indifference
fickle
capricious
florid
elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated
flourish
to make bold and sweeping gestures
flout
openly disregard a rule or law
foreground
make something the most prominent or important feature
foresight
the ability to predict what will happen in the future
forestall
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand
forgo
omit or decline to take (something pleasant); go without
forsake
to abandon
fortuitous
happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence
fractious
irritable and quarrelsome (usually about children)
fringe
not part of the mainstream, unconventional or extreme
frivolous
unworthy of serious consideration or merit, trivial
frugality
prudent or sparking use of resources, especially money
futile
unlikely to produce a desired result, useless
galvanize
to stimulate into awareness or activity
gawky
awkward, clumsy
germane
having relevance to a given matter, pertinent, significant
hackneyed
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase
harbinger
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
harmonious
characterized by agreement or accord
heed
to give one’s attention to; take notice of
herald
be a sign that something is about to happen
heterodox
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion
hidebound
unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention
hindrance
something that acts as an obstacle, as to an action or goal
homogeneity
the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind
hortatory
urging or exciting to some course of action with strong arguments, appeals or advice
humdrum
lacking variety, dull, monotonous and commonplace
