List 19 Flashcards
Fallible
Adj. liable to err
Fallacious
Adj. false; misleading
Fallow
Adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
Fanaticism
N. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
Fanfare
N. Call by bugles or trumpets
Fastidious
Adj. difficult to please; squeamish
Fatalism
N. Belief that events are determined by forces beyond ones control
Fatuous
Adj. foolish; inane
Felicitous
Adj. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
Felicity
N. Happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.)
Fell
Adj. cruel; deadly
Feral
Adj. not domestic; wild
Ferment
N. Agitation; commotion
Fervid
Adj. ardent
Fetid
Adj. malodorous
Fetter
V. Shackle
Fickle
Adj. changeable; faithless
Fidelity
N. Loyalty
Filament
N. Fine thread or fiber; threadlike structure within a lightbulb
Filch
V. Steal
Filial
Adj. pertaining to a son or daughter
Filibuster
V. To block legislation by making long speeches
Finicky
Adj. too particular; fussy
Firebrand
N. Hothead; troublemaker
Flaccid
Adj. flabby
Flag
V. Droop; grow feeble
Flair
N. Talent
Flamboyant
Adj. ornate
Fleck
V. Spot
Fleece
V. Rob; plunder