NSF nationals vocabulary W10 Flashcards
facade
the front of a building
facet
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gems
facile
easily accomplished or done
facsimile
an exact copy of a manuscript or document
fail-safe
something designed to work automatically to prevent breakdown of a system
fair catch
a catch of a kicked ball in football in which the receiver signals they will not advance
fait accompli
an accomplished fact
familial
pertaining to family
farce
to stuff or cram, a humorous play
farcical
same thing as farce
fascia
a band or fillet for binding the hair
fashionista
a fashionable person
fatuous
foolish or inane
faux
artificial or imitation; fake
fawning
to show affection
feint
a deceptive action
felicitous
very well suited or expressed
felicity
the state of being happy, pleasing in manner or style
feral
existing in natural state, wild and menacing
fetid
stinky; offensively smelly
filch
to steal or make off with
finagle
to cheat out of, trick, or swindle
flag
a cloth used to represent a group, state, or country
flashing
emitting vivid flashes of light
flay
to strip of the skin off
fleece
the coat of wool that covers a sheep
flippantly
disrespectful, lacking in seriousness, rude
florentine
having or pertaining to the characteristics of Florence, Italy
flounce
to walk with exaggerated jerky movements
flounder
to treat with disdain
fly-by-night
not reliable or trust worthy
fob off
to cheat or decieve
foist
to force onto another
forage
to seek for food, animal food for cattle and grazing
forbearance
to refrain from something
fortuitous
happening by chance
founder
a person who founds or establishes
fractricide
the act of killing a sister or brother
fray
a noisy fight
frond
a often large, divided leaf
fujita scale
a scale used to classify the severity of a tornado
fungible
easily exchangeable or replaceable
fungo
a high hit ball by the batter
funk
a type of jazz, or to be frightened
gable
the vertical triangle wall between two slopes of a roof
gaggle
to cackle, a flock of geese
gainsay
to speak against, oppose
galvanize
to stimulate or treat
gambit
a chess move where a player sacrifices a piece to get an advantage
gamut
an entire scale or range
gantry
a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something
garish
tastelessly showy
gasket
a metal, rubber, or rope ring
gastronomic
the art or science of good eating
gawk
to stare at awkwardly
gazebo
a small roofed building affording shade and rest
gentrification
the restoration of run-down areas of the middle class
genuflect
to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in respect
gestate
to think of; or develop
gird
to bind with something circular
