Word List 19 Flashcards
Fallacious
False; misleading
Fallible
Liable to err
Fallow
Plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
Falter
Hesitate
Fanaticism
Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
Fancy
Notion; whim; inclination
Fastidious
Difficult to please; squeamish
Fatalism
Belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control
Fathom
Comprehend; investigate
Fatuous
Foolish; inane
Fauna
Animals of a period or region
Fawning
Courting favor by cringing and flattering
Faze
Disconcert; dismay
Feasible
Practical
Fecundity
Fertility; fruitless
Feign
Pretend
Feint
Trick; shift
Felicitous
Apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
Felicity
Happiness; appropriateness
Fell
Cruel; deadly
Feral
Not domestic; wild
Ferment
Agitation; commotion
Ferret
Drive or hunt out of hiding
Fervent
Ardent; hot
Fervid
Ardent
Fervor
Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
Fester
Rankle; produce irritation or resentment
Festive
Joyous
Fetid
Malodorous
Fetter
Shackle
Fiasco
Total failure
Fickle
Changeable
Fictitious
Imaginary
Fidelity
Loyalty
Figment
Invention; imaginary thing
Figurative
Not literal; but metaphorical
Filament
Fine thread or fiber
Filch
Steal
Filial
Pertaining to a son or daughter
Filibuster
To block legislation by making long speeches
Finesse
Delicate skill
Finicky
Too particular; fussy
Firebrand
Hothead; troublemaker
Fitful
Spasmodic; intermittent
Flabbergasted
Astounded; astonished; overcome with surprise
Flaccid
Flabby
Flag
Droop; grow feeble
Flagrant
Conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
Flair
Talent
Flamboyant
Ornate
Flaunt
Display ostentatiously
Fleck
Spot
Fledging
Inexperienced
Fleece
Rob; plunder
Flinch
Hesitate; shrink