Set 23 Flashcards
Fallacy
An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
Unfortunately, the fallacies of diet programs promising effortless weight loss continue to find plenty of people willing to be fooled
Fallow
Untilled, inactive, dormant
The farmer hoped that leaving the field fallow for a season would mean that next year he could grow a bumper crop of Brussels sprouts
Fanatical
Zealous; single mindedly obsessed with one thing
The protagonist of nick hornby’s fever pitch is fanatical; he is a man so obsessed with his favorite team that major life events have to be scheduled around its games
Fastidious
Excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
She was so extremely fastidious about how her house should look that rather than hire a maid she did all the cleaning herself
Fatuous
Silly, inanely foolish
Despite the sitcom’s fatuous dialogue, it continued to be number one in the ratings
*also has an air of smugness to go with the foolishness
Fawn
To flatter or praise excessively
Hector used to think it would be great to be a rockstar and have groupies fawning all over him; he changed his mind the first time the fans tore all his clothes off
Feckless
Ineffectual; irresponsible
My feckless brother managed to get himself grounded again, proving one more time that I am the more responsible sibling
Felicitous
Suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos, delightful
She can always be counted on for the most felicitous remark; she has something appropriate for every occasion
Fervent
Greatly emotional or zealous
Her fervent support of environmental protection policies led her to write over a thousand letters to congress last year alone
Fetid
Stinking; having a heavy bad smell
We were never able to determine exactly what the fetid green substance we found in the refrigerator was; no one was willing to get close enough to that horrible smell to investigate
Facetious
Playful; humorous; not serious
I hope this comment about the thirty page paper due tomorrow was facetious, or I’m going to be up all night writing
