Next Top 138 Words F-M Flashcards
Fanatical
Acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
EXTREMEST. FIERY. FRENZIED. ZEALOUS.
Fawn
To grovel, suck up, kiss ass
Sim. Meanings:
BOOTLICK. GROVEL. PANDER. TOADY.
Florid
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.
Foment
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.
Frugality
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.
Gregarious
Outgoing, sociable
My cousin Osama is very GREGARIOUS, he loves family gatherings and meeting new people.
Sim. Meanings:
AFFABLE. COMMUNICATIVE. CONGENIAL. SOCIABLE.
Guile
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.
Iconoclast
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.
Imperturbable
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.
Impervious
Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
A good raincoat is IMPERVIOUS to moisture.
Sim. Meanings:
RESISTANT. IMPREGNABLE.
Impetuous
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.
Implacable
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.
Inchoate
Not fully formed; disorganized
The amateurish writer’s early work is clearly INCHOATE, which lacks organization and maturity.
Sim. Meanings:
AMORPHOUS. INCOHERENT. INCOMPLETE. UNORGANIZED.
Inimical
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.
Innocuous
Harmless
Some snakes are poisonous, but most species are INNOCUOUS and pose no danger to humans.
Sim. Meanings:
BENIGN. HARMLESS. INOFFENSIVE.
Insipid
Lacking interest or flavor
The food critic claimed that the chefs dish was INSIPID, lacking flavor.
Sim. Meanings:
BANAL. BLAND. DULL. STALE. VAPID.
Intransigent
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.
Inundate
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.
Irascible
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.
Lament
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.
Lavish
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.
Malinger
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.
Monotony
Lack of variation Related Words: MONOTONE: a sound that is made at the same tone or pitch Similar Meanings: DRONE. TEDIUM.
