Next Top 138 Words F-M

Question 1

Fanatical

Answer 1

Acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
EXTREMEST. FIERY. FRENZIED. ZEALOUS.

Question 2

Fawn

Answer 2

To grovel, suck up, kiss ass
Sim. Meanings:
BOOTLICK. GROVEL. PANDER. TOADY.

Question 3

Florid

Answer 3

Excessively decorated or embellished
Baroque architecture is known for its FLORID style, which is highly decorated and embellished.
Sim. Meanings:
BAROQUE. ELABORATE. FLAMBOYANT. ORNATE. OSTENTATIOUS. ROCOCO.

Question 4

Foment

Answer 4

To arouse or incite
The protesters tried to FOMENT feeling against the war through their speeches and demonstrations.
Sim. Meanings:
AGITATE. IMPASSION. INFLAME. INSTIGATE. KINDLE.

Question 5

Frugality

Answer 5

A tendency to be thrifty or cheap
Scrooge McDuck’s FRUGALITY was so great that he barely spent any money and saved it instead.
Sim. Meanings:
ECONOMICAL. PARSIMONY. PRUDENCE. SPARING.

Question 6

Gregarious

Answer 6

Outgoing, sociable
My cousin Osama is very GREGARIOUS, he loves family gatherings and meeting new people.
Sim. Meanings:
AFFABLE. COMMUNICATIVE. CONGENIAL. SOCIABLE.

Question 7

Guile

Answer 7

Deceit or trickery
Since he was not fast enough to catch the roadrunner on foot, the coyote resorted to GUILE in an effort to trap his enemy.
Rel. Words:
GUILELESS: innocent, without trickery
Sim. Meanings:
ARTIFICE. CHICANERY. CONNIVERY. DUPLICITY.

Question 8

Iconoclast

Answer 8

One who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
His lack of regard for traditional beliefs soon established him as an ICONOCLAST.
Sim. Meanings:
MAVERICK. NONCONFORMIST. REBEL. REVOLUTIONARY.

Question 9

Imperturbable

Answer 9

Not capable of being disturbed
The counselor had so much experience dealing with distraught children that she seemed IMPERTURBABLE, even when faced with the wildest tantrums.
Rel. Words:
PERTURB: to disturb greatly
Sim. Meanings:
COMPOSED. DISPASSIONATE. IMPASSIVE. SERENE. STOICAL.

Question 10

Impervious

Answer 10

Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
A good raincoat is IMPERVIOUS to moisture.
Sim. Meanings:
RESISTANT. IMPREGNABLE.

Question 11

Impetuous

Answer 11

Quick to act without thinking
Jack is so IMPETUOUS, he says what’s on his mind quickly without thinking it through.
Rel. Words:
IMPETUS: impulse
Sim. Meanings:
IMPULSIVE. PRECIPITATE. RASH. RECKLESS. SPONTANEOUS.

Question 12

Implacable

Answer 12

Unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
His rage at the betrayal was so great that he remained IMPLACABLE for weeks.
Rel. Words:
PLACATE: to make peaceful
Sim. Meanings:
INEXORABLE. INTRANSIGENT. IRRECONCILABLE. RELENTLESS. REMORSELESS. UNFORGIVING. UNRELENTING.

Question 13

Inchoate

Answer 13

Not fully formed; disorganized
The amateurish writer’s early work is clearly INCHOATE, which lacks organization and maturity.
Sim. Meanings:
AMORPHOUS. INCOHERENT. INCOMPLETE. UNORGANIZED.

Question 14

Inimical

Answer 14

Hostile, unfriendly
Even though the American army claimed to be in the region for help, the locals were INIMICAL towards them, often harming them.
Sim. Meanings:
ADVERSE. ANTAGONISTIC. DISSIDENT. RECALCITRANT.

Question 15

Innocuous

Answer 15

Harmless
Some snakes are poisonous, but most species are INNOCUOUS and pose no danger to humans.
Sim. Meanings:
BENIGN. HARMLESS. INOFFENSIVE.

Question 16

Insipid

Answer 16

Lacking interest or flavor
The food critic claimed that the chefs dish was INSIPID, lacking flavor.
Sim. Meanings:
BANAL. BLAND. DULL. STALE. VAPID.

Question 17

Intransigent

Answer 17

Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
The professor was INTRANSIGENT on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time.
Sim. Meanings:
IMPLACABLE. INEXORABLE. IRRECONCILABLE. OBDURATE. OBSTINATE. REMORSELESS. RIGID. UNBENDING. UNRELENTING. UNYIELDING.

Question 18

Inundate

Answer 18

To overwhelm; to cover with water
The rogue wave INUNDATED the ship Poseidon and covered it with water.
Sim. Meanings:
DELUGE. DROWN. ENGULF. FLOOD. SUBMERGE.

Question 19

Irascible

Answer 19

Easily made angry
My niece Dalal is quite IRASCIBLE, she gets provoked to anger from the slightest things.
Rel. Words:
IRATE: angry
Sim. Meanings:
CANTANKEROUS. IRRITABLE. ORNERY. TESTY.

Question 20

Lament

Answer 20

To express sorrow; to grieve
The children continued to LAMENT the death of the goldfish weeks after its demise.
Sim. Meanings:
BEWAIL. DEPLORE. GRIEVE. MOURN.

Question 21

Lavish

Answer 21

To give unsparingly (v.); extremely generous or extravagant (adj.)
She LAVISHED the puppy with so many treats that it soon became overweight.
Sim. Meanings:
BESTOW. CONFER. EXTRAVAGANT. EXUBERANT. LUXURIANT. OPULENT. PRODIGAL. PROFUSE. SUPERABUNDANT.

Question 22

Malinger

Answer 22

to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
Children often attempt to MALINGER in the morning to avoid school by pretending to be sick.
Related Words:
LINGER: to be slow in leaving
Sim. Meanings:
SHIRK. SLACK.

Question 23

Monotony

Answer 23

Lack of variation
Related Words:
MONOTONE: a sound that is made at the same tone or pitch
Similar Meanings:
DRONE.  TEDIUM.