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Words that begin with "F"
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Language - English
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06/27/2011

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Term
facetious
Definition
joking (often inappropriately); humorous.

"I'm serious about this project; I don't need any facetious, smart-alecky cracks about do-good little rich girls."
Term
facilitate
Definition
to help bring about; to make less difficult.

"Rest and proper nourishment should facilitate the patient's recovery."
Term
fallacious
Definition
false or misleading.

"Paradoxically, fallacious reasoning does not always yield erroneous results; even though your logic may be faulty, the answer you get may be correct."
Term
fatuous
Definition
brainless; inane; foolish yet smug.

"Attacking the notion that women should defer to men's supposedly superior intelligence, Germaine Greer wrote that she was sick of pretending that some fatuous male's self-important pronouncements were the objects of her undivided attention."

"Fatheads are by definition fatuous."
Term
fawning
Definition
trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing.

"In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Collins is the archetypal fawning clergyman, wholly dependent for his living on the goodwill of his patron, Lady Catherine, whom he flatters shamelessly."

"Courtiers fawn upon princes; groupies fawn upon rock stars."
Term
felicitous
Definition
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen.

"He was famous for his felicitous remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many a banquet."
Term
fervor
Definition
glowing ardor; intensity of feeling.

"At the protest rally, the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal fervor."
Term
flag
Definition
to droop or grow feeble.

"When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first period, the home team's spirits flagged."
Term
fledgling
Definition
inexperienced.

"The folk dance club set up an apprentice program to allow fledgling dance callers a chance to polish their skills."
Term
flout
Definition
to reject; mock, to show contempt for.

"The painter Julian Schnabel is known for works that flout the conventions of high art, such as paintings on velvet or linoleum."
Term
foment
Definition
to stir up; instigate.

"Cher's archenemy Heather spread some nasty rumors that fomented trouble in the club. Do you think Cher's foe meant to foment such discord?"
Term
forestall
Definition
to prevent by taking action in advance.

"By setting up a prenuptial agreement, the prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce."
Term
frugality
Definition
thrift; economy.

"In economically hard times, anyone who doesn't learn to practice frugality risks bankruptcy."
Term
frugality
Definition
thrift; economy.

"In economically hard times, anyone who doesn't learn to practice frugality risks bankruptcy."
Term
futile
Definition
useless; hopeless; ineffectual.

"It is futile for me to try to get any work done around here while the telephone is ringing every 30 seconds."
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