Pack 15 (F) Flashcards
facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
factious
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
Fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Feckless
weak or incompetent; ineffective
Fester
(of a negative feeling or a problem) becoming worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference.
Fickle
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious.
Flout
openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
fluster
a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset; verb cause to be nervous or upset; be flustered; behave in a confused manner
forbearance
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; good natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
forebode
make a prediction about; tell in advance
Forestall
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand.
Forsake
to abandon or desert
Fortuitous
happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence.
Fractious
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome
Fringe
not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.