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GRE baron 19

fatuous

adj. brainless, vacuous, asinine

eg. her fatuous smile and answer is so stupid

ferret

v. discover through persistent investigation, dig up, disinter

eg. the detective ferreted out the criminal

flaunt

v. display ostentatiously or pretentiously, show off offensively

eg. he always flaunts his wealth

farce

n. ridiculing comedy, travesty, satire

eg. the trial was a mere farce

fetid

adj. stinking, smelling foul, malodorous

eg. fetid smoke of tobacco

fallow

adj. inactive, undeveloped but potentially useful, dilactic

eg a fallow gold market

ferment

v. - chemically change to simpler substance (sugar -> alcohol)
- go sour or spoiled

eg. We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content

filibuster

v. delay a legislation process by making long speech

firebrand

n. instigator, troublemaker, (malcontent)

eg. She was the firebrand of their quarrel

fallacious

adj. false, misleading, deceptive

eg. a fallacious assumption

fallacy

n. misconception, illusion

eg. he detected the fallacy of her argument

fallible

v. liable, unreliable

eg. all men are fallible

falter

v. hesitate

eg. she walked boldly without faltering

fanaticism

n. excessive zeal, great enthusiasm

eg. ur fanaticism followed her was wrong

fancier

n. dealer or breeder of animal

eg. she is a dog fancier

fancy

n. power of mind to imagine

eg. the novelist's fancy

fanfare

n. showy display, musical ceremony

eg. they were attracted by a fanfare of trumpets

fastidious

adj. selecting carefully, difficult to please

eg. she is fastidious in her dress

fatalism

n. fateful or inevitable belief

eg. do some philosophies lean toward fatalism

fathom

v. understand, comprehend

eg. i cant fathom what you mean

fauna

n. animals of a region or age

eg. marine fauna, prehistoric fauna

fawning

adj. trying to please, flattering

eg. he is a fawning clergyman

faze

v. shock, disconcert

eg. The news did not faze him

feasible

adj. practical, possible

eg. ur plan sounds quite feasible

febrile

adj. caused by fever

eg. febrile disease, febrile cough

feckless

adj. inefficient, irresponsible

eg. 2 years of feckless negotiations

fecundity

n. fertility, abundance

eg. fecundity of imagination

feign

v. pretend, fake

eg. feigned innocence/deafness

felicitous

adj. well-selecting, appropriate

eg. felicitous remarks

felicity

n. happiness, appropriateness

eg. a lifetime of perfect felicity

fell

adj. deadly
v. knock out

eg. a fell disease

felon

n. person convicted serious crime (murder, rape)

eg. a felon loses the right to vote

feral

adj. wild, not domestic

eg. feral cat,
AIDS is a feral disease

ferocious

v. fierce, violent, savage

eg. ferocious beast

fervent

adj. excited, enthusiastic, fervid

eg. fervent (love, protest)

fervid

adj. fervent, excited, enthusiastic

eg. fervid patriot

fervor

n. enthusiasm, ecstasy

eg. their kiss is full of fervor of first love

fester

v. aggravate, be infected

eg. the wound did not fester

festive

adj. joyous, related to festival

eg. a festive season in that city

fete

n. outdoor celebration, party

eg. the fete continued despite the rain

fetter

v. shackle (put chain around the body)

eg. the prisoner was fettered to the wall

fiat

n. command, authorization, edict, decree

eg. Prices have been fixed by government fiat

fiasco

n. total failure, debacle

eg. The enemy's plot ended in fiasco

fickle

adj. changeable, faithless

eg. fickle lover, fickle weather

fictitious

adj. imaginary, fancied

eg. a fictitious story

fidelity

n. loyalty, allegiance

eg. fidelity to my own principles

figment

n. imaginary thing, invention

eg. a figment of my imagination

figurative

adj. metaphorical

eg. figurative expression

figurine

n. small ornamental statue

eg. pottery figurine of the Dynasties

filch

v. steal small thing

filial

adj. pertaining to a son or daughter

eg. filial obligation to the parents

filigree

n. gold or silver necklace/earring

filing

n. content, index

eg. a bankruptcy filing

finicky

adj. too worried about food, clothes
syn. fussy

eg. a finicky eater/dresser

finite

adj. limited, qualified

eg. ppl finite existence is not enough to grasp the infinite

fissure

n. crevice, deep crack

eg. tiny fissure in the rock

fitful

adj. intermittent, happening for short period

eg. a fitful breeze / a fitful burst of energy

flaccid

adj. loose, soft

eg. flaccid (muscles, breasts)

flag

v. weaken, decline

eg. team spirit has flagged

flagrant

adj. particularly bad, shocking, gruesome. gristly

eg. flagrant child abuse

flail

v. move without control, toss about

eg. the boy flailed around the floor

flair

n. talent, aptitude

eg. she has a flair for languages

flamboyant

adj. attractive, exciting, meretricious

eg. flamboyant film star

flay

v. - strip off skin (from animal), excoriate
- severely criticize, excoriate, chafe

eg. he flayed himself for his lack of sensitivity

fleck

v. spot, mark

eg. His hair was flecked with paint

fledgling

adj. inexperience
n. young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying

eg. a fledgling mountain climber.

fleece

v. rob, take a lot money
n. woolly hair of a sheep

eg. Some local shops have been fleecing tourists.

flick

n. light touch

eg. to flick the dust from one's shoes

flinch

v. hesitate, move back in fear

eg. flinch from danger

finesse

n. delicate skill (in dealing with ppl or situations)

eg. he handled the meeting with great finesse

feline

adj. catlike/ catlike animal

feint

n. pretended action to deceive the enemy

eg. make a feint in the east but attack in the west

fancied

adj. imaginary, unreal

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