"F" Words Flashcards
Fantasise (verb)
Daydreaming your desires
I always fantasise about my future and what I could achieve
Feeble (adj)
Physically weak/lacking strength
He was too tired and feeble to leave his bed this morning
Fiendish (adj)
Wicked/cruel ; Difficult/complicated
Back in the 1500s, people used fiendish methods of punishment
Flaker (noun)
Someone untrustworthy who you cannot count on
I have a friend who always flakes out on me when I ask for a favour
Fluoride (noun)
A chemical/mineral which prevents tooth decay
The fluoride in your toothpaste stimulates new bone formation
Flourish (verb)
Grow/develop strongly to be successful
Fruits and vegetables flourish a lot more in warmer climates
Forge (noun, verb)
Where metal is heated/shaped(noun) To heat/shape metal (verb)
I reforged this pickaxe for you
Frivolous (adj)
Not taken as seriously or sensibly
She wouldn’t approve of this design, it’s too frivolous and immature
Frolicking (verb)
Spending time playing in a fun/cheerful way
My dogs spent time frolicking around in the park today
Fugitive (noun)
Someone who has escaped captivity/in hiding
There are many fugitives still on the loose after 2 weeks of escaping
Fundamental (adj)
Basic/necessary
The world ought to think and make fundamental changes for how we can treat and change the environment
Futile (adj)
Useless/having no purpose
It is futile trying to reason with these toxic idiots
Finesse (noun, adj)
Impressive skill (noun) Deal with something with impressive skill (adj)
It just takes some finesse to keep winning
Fatigue (noun)
Extreme tiredness/lack of energy that affects daily activities
You lack the energy, you are always consumed by fatigue and lethargy
Forsaken (verb)
To give up and leave entirely/abandon
The forsaken hospital still remains untouched after 30 years
Ferment (verb)
The process in which a chemical substance breaks down into a simpler substance, such as for food and drinks
The drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol
Finite (adj)
Limited in size/extent
The earth has finite resources
Fanatical (adj)
Very enthusiastic about something that may lead them to behave unreasonably
They are so fanatical when it comes to football
Fluorescence (noun)
The ability of certain chemicals to give visible light after radiation absorption which is not usually visible
The leaves on the trees lining the pavement had a mid-autumn fluorescence
Far fetched (adj)
Very unlikely to be true/hard to believe
That sounds too far fetched and unrealistic
Fluctuate (verb)
To move by rising/falling irregularly
The temperature here fluctuates regardless of what season it is
Fabricate (verb)
Invent/produce something to deceive someone
That guy creates fabrications all the time for being slow
Fathomable (adj)
Capable of being understood
I can’t fathom of why she would do that to her best friend
Feasible (adj)
Something that is possible/capable to be done
It’s not feasible to run a mile in less than a minute unless you’re Usain Bolt maybe
