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| fabricate | v. invent |
| facade | n. front (of a building) |
| facet | n. any of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel |
| facetious | adj. intended to be amusing, often inappropriately |
| facile | adj. easily obtained or achieved (and so not highly valued) |
| facilitate | v. (of an object, a process, etc but not of a person) make (sth) easy or less difficult |
| facsimile | n. exact copy or reproduction of writing, printing, a picture, etc |
| faction | n. small united group within a larger one, esp in politics |
| factious | adj. of or causedby faction |
| factitious | adj. deliberately created or developed; unnatural; artificial |
| factotum | n. person employed to do all kinds of work |
| faculty | n. any of the powers of the body or mind |
| fake | n. object (eg a work of art) that seems genuine but is not |
| fallacious | adj. misleading; based on error |
| fallible | adj. liable to make mistakes |
| fallow | adj. ploughed but left unplanted to restore its fertility |
| falsify | make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story |
| falter | v. move, walk or act hesitantly, usu because of weakness, fear or indecision |
| fanaticism | n. great or obsessive enthusiasm |
| fancied | imaginary; unreal |
| fancier | n. person with a special interest in and love for sth |
| fanciful | adj. using the imagination rather than reason |
| fancy | n. power of the mind to imagine |
| fanfare | n. short ceremonial piece of music, usu played on trumpets |
| fantastic | adj. wild and strange |
| farce | n. funny play for the theatre based on unlikely situations and events |
| far-fetched | adj. (of a comparison) strained; unnatural |
| fashion | n. manner or way of doing sth |
| fastidious | adj. selecting carefully; choosing only what is good ; |
| fatalism | n. belief that events are decided by fate(1); acceptance of all that happens as inevitable ; |
| fathom | n. measure of the depth of water , 61.8 |
| fathomless | adj. too deep to measure |
| fatuous | adj. stupid and silly; foolish |
| fauna | n. all the animals of an area or a period of time |
| favoritism | [ favouritism: ] the practice of giving special treatment to a person or group |
| fawning | [ fawn: ] a young deer of either sex aged under one year |
| faze | v. fluster (sb) |
| feasible | adj. that can be done; practicable; possible |
| feature | n. one of the named parts of the face (eg nose, mouth, eyes) which together form its appearance |
| febrile | adj. caused by a fever |
| feckless | adj. inefficient; irresponsible ; |
| fecundity | n. |
| feebleminded | |
| feign | v. pretend |
| feint | n. pretended attack to distract an opponent's attention from the main attack |
| felicitous | adj. (esp of words) well-chosen; apt |
| felicity | n. great happiness |
| feline | adj. n animal of the cat family |
| fell | pt of fall1 |
| felon | n. person guilty of felony |
| feral | adj. (of animals) wild or savage, esp after escaping from captivity or from life as a pet |
| ferment | v. change chemically through the action of organic substances (esp yeast) |
| fermentation | n. fermenting |
| ferocious | adj. fierce, violent or savage |
| ferret | n. small animal of the weasel family, kept for driving rabbits from their burrows, killing rats, etc |
| fertile | adj. able to produce much; rich in nutrients |
| fervent | adj. showing warmth and sincerity of feeling; enthusiastic; passionate |
| fervid | adj. = fervent |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| fester | v. become infected and filled with pus |
| festive | adj. of or suitable for a feast or festival; joyous |
| fete | n. outdoor entertainment or sale, usu to raise money for a special purpose |
| fetid | adj. smelling foul or unpleasant; stinking |
| fetish | n. object that is worshipped, esp because a spirit is believed to live in it |
| fetter | n. chain put round the feet of a person or animal to limit movement |
| feud | n. long and bitter quarrel between two people, families or groups |
| fiasco | n. complete and ridiculous failure |
| fiat | n. formal authorization, order or decree |
| fickle | adj. often changing; not constant |
| fictitious | adj. imagined or invented; not real |
| fidelity | n. ~ loyalty; faithfulness |
| fiend | n. evil spirit; devil |
| figment | n. thing that is not real but only imagined |
| figurative | adj. (of words) used in an imaginative or a metaphorical way rather than literally |
| figure | n. written symbol for a number, esp 0 to 9 09 |
| figurine | n. small ornamental statue, esp of a person |
| filch | v. steal (esp sth of small value) |
| filial | adj. of or expected from a son or daughter |
| filibuster | n. person who tries to delay or prevent the making of decisions in (esp parliamentary) meetings by making long speeches |
| filigree | n. fine ornamental work using gold, silver or copper wire |
| filing | [ card: ] an index in which each item is separately listed on systematically arranged cards |
| filth | n. disgusting dirt |
| finale | n. last part of a piece of music or a drama, etc |
| finery | n. gay and elegant clothes or decoration |
| finesse | n. skill in dealing with people or situations cleverly or tactfully |
| finicky | adj. too fussy about food, clothes, etc |
| finish | v. come or bring (sth) to an end |
| finished | adj. ~ (infml ) in a state of having completed sth or no longer dealing with sb/sth |
| finite | adj. having bounds; limited; not infinite |
| firebrand | n. piece of burning wood |
| fissure | n. long deep crack in rock or in the earth |
| fit | adj. ~ for sb/sth; ~ to do sth suitable or suited for sb/sth; well adapted for sb/sth; good enough for sb/sth |
| fitful | adj. occurring in short periods, not regularly and steadily |
| flaccid | adj. soft and weak; loose and limp; not firm ; |
| flag | n. piece of cloth with a particular design, that can be attached by one edge to a rope, pole, etc and used as a symbol of a country, party, etc or as a signal |
| flagrant | adj. particularly bad, shocking and obvious |
| flail | n. tool consisting of a stick swinging from a long handle, used esp formerly to separate grain from chaff , |
| flair | n. ~ for sth natural ability to do sth well |
| flamboyant | adj. showy, very confident and extravagant |
| flashy | adj. attractive but usu not in good taste; showy |
| flaunt | v. show (sth considered valuable) in order to gain the admiration of other people |
| flay | v. remove the skin from (a dead animal) |
| fleck | n. ~ very small patch or spot of a colour |
| fledgling | inexperienced |
| fleece | n. woolly hair of a sheep or similar animal |
| fleet | n. group of warships, submarines, etc under one commander |
| flick | n. quick light blow, eg with a whip or the tip of a finger |
| flicker | v. (of a light or flame) burn or shine unsteadily |
| flighty | adj. (esp of a woman or her behaviour) changeable and unreliable; not serious |
| flinch | v. move or draw back suddenly, from shock, fear or pain |
| flip | v. toss (sth) with a sharp movement of the thumb and forefinger so that it turns over in the air |
| flippancy | n. being flippant |
| flippant | adj. not showing sufficient respect or seriousness |
| flirt | v. ~ behave (towards sb) in a romantic or suggestive way but without serious intentions |
| flit | v. fly or move lightly and quickly from one place to another |
| floe | n. sheet of floating ice, usu on the sea |
| flora | n. all the plants of a particular area or period of time |
| florescence | the process, state, or period of flowering |
| florid | adj. elaborate and ornate; excessively decorated or colourful |
| flotsam | n. parts of a wrecked ship or its cargo found floating in the sea |
| flounder | v. move or struggle helplessly or clumsily; move with difficulty, as through mud or deep snow |
| flourish | v. be successful, very active, or widespread; prosper |
| flout | v. disobey openly and scornfully |
| flowery | adj. covered with or having a lot of flowers |
| fluctuate | v. ~ (of a price, number, rate, etc) rise and fall; change irregularly |
| fluctuation | n. ~ (of/in sth) |
| fluency | n. quality or condition of being fluent |
| fluke | n. (infml ) thing that is accidentally successful; lucky stroke in a game |
| flush | n. flow of blood to the face that causes a red colouring; blush |
| fluster | v. make nervous and confused |
| fluted | (esp. of the shaft of a column) having flutes |
| flutter | v. (of the wings of birds, butterflies, etc) move lightly and quickly |
| flux | n. continuous change or succession of changes; unsettled state |
| fodder | n. dried food, hay, etc forhorses and farm animals , |
| foible | n. small, usu harmless, peculiarity or weakness in a person's character |
| foil | n. metal rolled or hammered into a very thin flexible sheet |
| foist | v. foist sth on sb force sb into accepting sth not wanted |
| foliage | n. leaves of a tree or plant; leaves with their stems and branches |
| foment | v. arouse or increase |
| foolhardy | adj. foolishly bold or rash; reckless |
| foppish | adj. of or like a fop |
| foray | n. sudden attack, esp to obtain sth; raid |
| forbearance | n. patient self-control; tolerance |
| ford | n. shallow place in a river where one can walk or drive across |
| forebears | n. person from whom one is descended;ancestor |
| foreboding | n. ~ strong feeling that danger or trouble is coming |
| forensic | adj. of, related to or used in law |
| forerunner | n. person or thing that prepares the way for the coming of sb or sth else more important; sign of what is to follow |
| foreshadow | v. be a sign or warning of |
| foresight | n. ability to see what one's future needs are likely to be; careful planning |
| forestall | v. act before so as to prevent him from doing sth |
| forfeit | v. lose or give up (sth) as a consequence of or punishment for having done sth wrong, or in order to achieve sth |
| forge | n. workshop with a fire and an anvil where metals are heated and shaped, esp one used by a smith for making horseshoes |
| forgo | v. give up or do without (esp sth pleasant) |
| forlorn | adj. lonely and unhappy; uncared for |
| formality | n. careful observance of rules, conventions, etc of language or behaviour |
| formidable | adj. causing fear or great anxiety; frightening; awesome |
| forsake | v. (fml ) give (sth) up; renounce |
| forswear | v. (promise to) give up (sth); renounce |
| forte | n. thing that sb does particularly well; strong point |
| forthcoming | adj. about to happen or appear in the near future |
| forthright | adj. clear and honest in manner and speech; straightforward |
| fortitude | n. courage, endurance and self-control in facing pain, danger or difficulty |
| fortuitous | adj. happening by chance or coincidence |
| forum | n. place where important public issues can be discussed |
| forward | adj. directed or moving towards the front |
| foster | v. help the growth or development of (sth); encourage or promote |
| foul | adj. having a bad smell or taste; dirty and disgusting |
| founder | n. person who founds or establishes sth |
| fracas | n. (usu sing)noisy quarrel, fight, or disturbanc |
| fractious | adj. irritable; bad-tempered |
| frail | adj. physically weak or delicate |
| frailty | n. physical weakness |
| franchise | n. right to vote at public elections |
| frantic | adj. in an extreme state of emotion, esp fear or anxiety |
| fraudulent | adj. deceitful or dishonest |
| fraught | adj. ~ with sth filled with sth; charged with sth |
| fray | n. the fray fight, contest or argument; lively or challenging action |
| freebooter | buccaneer |
| frenetic | adj. very excited; frenzied; frantic |
| frenzied | adj. wildly excited or agitated; frantic |
| fresco | n. picture painted in water-colour on a wall or ceiling before the plaster is dry |
| fret | v. ~ (about/at/over sth) (cause sb to) become unhappy, bad-tempered, or anxious about sth; worry |
| friction | n. rubbing of one surface or thing against another |
| frieze | n. band of sculpture or decoration round the top of a wall or building |
| frigid | adj. very cold |
| fringe | n. (US bang) front hair cut so that it hangs over the forehead |
| frisk | v. pass one's hands over (sb) in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, etc |
| fritter | v. fritter sth away (on sth) waste (esp one's time or money) foolishly (on small useless things) |
| frivolous | adj. not sensible or serious; foolish and light-hearted |
| frock | n. dress worn by women or girls |
| frolic | v. ~ (about) play about in a lively happy way |
| frolicsome | adj. merry; playful |
| frond | n. leaf-like part of a fern or palm |
| fructify | v. (fml ) (cause sth to) bear fruit or be fruitful |
| frugality | thrift |
| fruitful | adj. having many good results; productive or profitable; successful |
| fruition | n. fulfilment of hopes, plans, etc; getting what one wants or has worked for |
| frustrate | v. prevent (sb) from doing or achieving sth |
| fuddle | v. confuse (sb/sth), esp with alcoholic drink |
| fugitive | n. ~ person who is running away or escaping |
| fulcrum | n. point on which a lever is supported |
| fulminate | v. ~ protest strongly and loudly |
| fulsome | adj. excessive and insincere |
| fumble | v. touch or handle awkwardly or nervously |
| functional | adj. of or having a functionor functions |
| functionary | n. person with official duties |
| fundamental | adj. of or forming the basis or foundation of sth; essential |
| funereal | adj. suitable for a funeral; gloomy; dismal |
| furor | A general commotion; public disorder or uproar. |
| furrow | n. long narrow trench cut in the earth, esp by a plough |
| furtive | adj. done secretly and quietly so as not to be noticed |
| fusillade | n. continuous or simultaneous shooting of guns |
| fusion | n. the blending or uniting of different things into one, by melting, etc |
| fuss | n. (esp unnecessary) nervous excitement or activity |
| fussy | adj. (usu derog ) nervously active or excited about small things |
| futile | adj. producing no result; useless; pointless |