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furor
1. a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
2. a prevailing fad, mania, or craze.
3. fury; rage; madness.
fulsome
1. offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; overdone or gross: fulsome praise that embarrassed her deeply; fulsome décor.
2. disgusting; sickening; repulsive: a table heaped with fulsome mounds of greasy foods.
3. excessively or insincerely lavish: fulsome admiration.
4. encompassing all aspects; comprehensive: a fulsome survey of the political situation in Central America.
5. abundant or copious.
fulminate
to explode with anger; 1. to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
2. to issue denunciations or the like (usually fol. by against): The minister fulminated against legalized vice.
3. to cause to explode.
4. to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation, condemnation, or the like.
frond
leaf; 1. an often large, finely divided leaf, esp. as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
2. a leaflike expansion not differentiated into stem and foliage, as in lichens.
frivolous
petty, trivial; flippant, silly
1. characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
2. self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose.
3. (of a person) given to trifling or undue levity: a frivolous, empty-headed person.
4. of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice: a frivolous suggestion.
fraud
deception, hoax
fratricide
the killing of a brother or sister; a person who kills a brother.
fracas
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
founder
to fall helplessly; sink; a person who founds or establishes.

1. (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
2. to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet.
3. to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking.
4. to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse: His mount foundered on the rocky path.
5. to become ill from overeating.
foster
to nourish, cultivate, promote; to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
fortnight
two weeks; the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks.
forte
strong point, something a person does well; the stronger part of a sword blade, between the middle and the hilt (opposed to foible ).
forswear
to repudiate, disclaim, to reject or renounce under oath
1.to forswear an injurious habit.
2. to deny vehemently or under oath.
3. to perjure (oneself).
4. to swear falsely; commit perjury.
forsake
to abandon, withdraw from: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
forlorn
dreary, deserted; unhappy; hpoeless, despairing; lonely and sad; forsaken; pitiful in appearance
formulate
to conceivfe, devise, to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory. to draft, plan; to express, state
forgo
to go without, to abstain or refrain from; do without; to pass by or overlook.
forfend
1. to defend, secure, or protect.
2. to fend off, avert, or prevent.
forethought
anticipation, foresight
forensics
study of argumentation and debate
foreboding
dark sense of evil to come
forbearance
patience, restraint, leniency
forage
to wander in search for food
foment
to arouse or incite; 1. to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
2. to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to (the surface of the body).
foliate
to grow, sprout leaves
foist
1. to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually fol. by on or upon): to foist inferior merchandise on a customer.
2. to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently (usually fol. by in or into): to foist political views into a news story.
foil
to defeat, frustrate; to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government.
foible
minor weakness or character flaw; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.
fodder
1. coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants, including leaves, stalks, and grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum.
2. people considered as readily available and of little value: cannon fodder.
3. raw material: fodder for a comedian's routine.
fluster
to agitate or confuse; to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
flurried
to become agitated and confused
flout
to treat contemptuously, scorn;scoff, mock, or gibe (often fol. by at).
flounder
to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle; to struggle clumsily or helplessly: He floundered helplessly on the first day of his new job.
flippant
disrespectful, casual; frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
flaunt
to show off; to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
forensic
relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates
flamboyant
flashy, garish; exciting, dazzling
flair
a natural inclination towards something; a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack: a flair for writing rhymes.
2. smartness of style, manner, etc.: Their window display has absolutely no flair at all.
3. keen perception or discernment.
flagrant
outrageous, shameless; shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
2. notorious; scandalous: a flagrant crime; a flagrant offender.
flaccid
limp, flabby, weak, soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
2. lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.
fitful
intermittent, irregular
fissure
a crack or break
finicky
fussy, difficult to please
finesse
refinement or skill at a task or in a situation; skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation; adroit and artful management: exceptional diplomatic finesse.
filial
appropriate for a child; noting or having the relation of a child to a parent.
filch
to steal (esp. something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
fidelity
loyalty
fictive
fictional, imaginary
fickle
unreliable, likely to change; not constant or loyal in affections: a fickle lover.
fiasco
disaster, utter failure
fey
otherworldly; doomed
feud
a prolonged quarrel between families, also called blood feud
fetter
to bind, chain, confine
felicity
feeling great happiness; the state of being happy, esp. in a high degree; bliss: marital felicity.
felicitous
suitable, appropriate; well-spoken;well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease.
feign
to pretend, give a false impression; to invent falsely;to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
2. to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse.
3. to imitate deceptively: to feign another's voice.
federation
union of organizations; union of several states, each of which retains local power
feckless
ineffective, careless, irresponsible; ineffective; incompetent; futile: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing.
fealty
intense loyalty,the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
faze
to bother, upset, or disconcert, daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
fawn
a young deer; to flatter excessively, seek the favor of,to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor: The courtiers fawned over the king.
fault
break in a rock formation; mistake or error
fathom
to measure the depth of, gauge; to understand,to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand: to fathom someone's motives.
farcical
absurd, ludicrous
fallow
uncultivated, unused
fallible
capable of failing
facsimile [fak-sim-uh-lee]
an exact copy
facility
aptitude, ease in doing something
facilitate
to aid, assist
facile
very easy, superficial, easily managed (people)
facetious
witty in an inappropriate way; not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark. lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.
facade
face, front; mask, sperficial appearance:They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth.
fabricated
constructed, invented; faked, falsified
fabricate
to make or devise; to forge, fake a signature, a document, etc.; construct:The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
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