Letter F Flashcards
fabricate
(two meanings) to construct; to lie
fabulous
incredible; imaginative
facade
outward appearance
facet
aspect
facetious
joking; sarcastic
facile
easy; effortless
facilitate
to make easy
facsimile
an exact copy; a duplicate
faction
a minority within a larger group
factious
causing disagreement
factitious
artificial
factotum
an employee who can do all kinds of work
faculty
power; ability; skill
fallacious
misleading; deceptive
fallible
capable of error
fallow
inactive; unproductive
falter
to stumble; to hesitate
fanatic
a person with uncontrolled enthusiasm
fanciful
unreal; imaginative; unpredictable
fanfare
noisy or showy display
farcical
absurd; ridiculous
fastidious
hard to please
fatal
causing death
fatalistic
believing that all things in life are inevitable
fathom
(two meanings) nautical measure of 6 feet in depth (noun); to comprehend (verb)
fatuous
foolish
fauna
animals of a certain area
fawn
(two meanings) a young deer (noun); to act slavishly submissive (verb)
faze
to disturb; to discourage
fealty
loyalty; devotion
feasible
capable of being accomplished; suitable
feat
deed or accomplishment
febrile
feverish
fecund
fertile; productive
feign
to pretend
feint
a false show; a pretended blow
feisty
quick-tempered or quarrelsome
felicity
happiness
feline
pertaining to cats
fell
(two meanings) to knock down (verb); fierce or cruel (adjective)
felon
a criminal
felonious
treacherous; base; villainous
ferment
a state of agitation or excitement
ferret
(two meanings) a small animal of the weasel family (noun); to search or drive out (verb)
fervent
eager; earnest
fervid
very emotional
fester
to rot
festive
joyous; merry
fete
to honor; to entertain
fetid
foul-smelling
fetish
object with magical power; object that receives respect or devotion
fetter
to confine; to put into chains
fiasco
a total disaster
fiat
an official order
fickle
changeable in affections; unfaithful
fictitious
false; not genuine
fidelity
faithfulness
figment
something imagined
filch
to steal
filial
like a son or daughter
finale
the climax; end
finesse
diplomacy; tact
finicky
extremely particular; fussy
finite
limited; measurable
firebrand
one who stirs up a revolution
firmament
sky; heavens
fiscal
pertaining to finances
fissure
opening; groove; split
fitful
irregular; occurring in spurts
flabbergasted
astonished; made speechless
flaccid
flabby
flag
(two meanings) a banner (noun); to droop or to slow down (verb)
flaggelate
to whip
flagrant
scandalous; shocking
flail
to strike freely and wildly
flair
a knack; a natural talent
flamboyant
showy; conspicuous
flaunt
to boast; to show off
flay
(two meanings) to strip the skin off; to criticize sharply
fledgling
a young, inexperienced person
fleece
(two meanings) wool of a lamb (noun); to swindle (verb)
flexible
bendable
flinch
to draw back; to cringe
flippant
treating serious matters lightly
flora
plant life of a certain area
florid
flowery; ornate
flotilla
small fleet of ships
flotsam
floating cargo or wreckage
flout
to mock; to ridicule
fluctuate
to move back and forth; to vary
fluent
flowing; able to speak and/or write easily and clearly
fluster
to upset; to confuse
fluvial
pertaining to a river
flux
state of continual change
foible
a weakness; minor fault
foil
(two meanings) to prevent the success of a plan (verb); a person who, by contrast, makes another person seem better (noun)
foist
(on) to pass off merchandise which is inferior
folderol
nonsense
folly
a foolish action
foment
to stir up; to instigate
foolhardy
foolish; reckless
fop
an excessively vain man
foray
a sudden attack
forbearance
patience; restraint
forebear
ancestor
foreboding
a warning; an omen
foregone
long past
forensic
pertaining to a formal discussion or debate
forerunner
ancestor; predecessor
foreshadow
to hint
forestall
to prevent by action in advance; to anticipate
forfeit
to give up
forgo
to do without; to give up
formidable
dreadful; discouraging
forte
strong point
forthright
direct; frank
fortitude
strength; courage
fortnight
two weeks; fourteen days
fortuitous
lucky; by chance
foster
to nourish; to encourage
fracas
a loud quarrel
fractious
irritable; quarrelsome; stubborn
fracture
to break or to crack
frailty
a weakness; a defect
franchise
special right or privilege
fraternal
brotherly
fraudulent
dishonest; cheating
fraught
(with) filled
fray
(two meanings) a noisy quarrel (noun); to unravel or to come apart (verb)
frenetic
frantic; wild
frenzy
madness; fury
freshet
a fresh water stream
fretful
worried; irritated
friction
(two meanings) a rubbing together (noun); conflict or disagreement (noun)
frigid
extremely cold
frivolous
trivial; silly
frowzy
dirty; unkempt
frugal
economical; thrifty
fruition
fulfillment; realization
fruitless
barren; yielding no results
frustrate
to prevent; to discourage
fugacious
pertaining to the passing of time
fulminate
to explode; to denounce
fulsome
disgusting; sickening; repulsive
furor
rage; frenzy; fury
furtive
stealthy; secretive
fusion
a union; merging
futile
useless
