Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet F

facetious - humorous, funny, jocular
facile - easily done
facilitate - make easy (e.g.. a process of smth)
fallacious - based on error
fallacy - false or mistaken belief
fatuous - without sense, foolish self-satisfaction
faucet - device for controlling the outflow of a liquid
fawn - young deer, try to win smb's favor
feckless - futile, irresponsible, inefficient
feckless - lacking purpose or vitality; ineffective; careless
fecund - fertile
feint - pretend
felicitous - apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos
felon - person guilty of murder
ferment - substance; become excited
ferocity - savage cruelty
ferret - discover by searching; search
fertile - producing much, full of ideas
fertilize - make fertile or productive
fervid - intense, zealous
fervid - showing earnest feeling
fervor - warmth of feelings; earnestness
fetter - to shackle, put in chains
feud - bitter quarrel over a long period of time
fidelity - loyalty, accuracy
fidget - move restlessly, make nervous
figurehead - carved image on the prow of a ship
finesse - delicate way of dealing with a situation
finical - too fussy about food, clothing, etc.
finicky - finical
finite -limited, having bounds
fission - splitting or division (esp. of cells)
fixate - stare at
flamboyant - brightly colored, florid
flammable - having tendency to burst into flames
flaunting - show off complacently
flaw - crack, lessen value
flax - pale yellow (hair); a plant
fledged - able to fly, trained, experienced
fleet - number of ships, quick-moving
fleeting - passing quickly
flexibility - easily bent without braking
flinch - draw, move back, wince
florid - very much ornamented; naturally red (e.g.. of face)
floridness - ruddiness; heavily decorated; ornateness
flout - reject, mock, to go against (as in going against tradition)
fluster - make nervous or confused
foible - defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
foil - prevent from carrying out; contrast
foment - put smth warm (to lessen the pain)
foppish - like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
forbear - refrain from, be patient; ancestor
forbearance - patience, willingness to wait
ford - shallow place in a river (to cross)
forestall - prevent by taking action in advance, preempt
forfeit - suffer the loss of smth
forge - workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal; lead
forgery - counterfeit
forswear - renounce, disallow, repudiate
fortify - strengthen
fortuitous - happening by chance
foster - nurture, care for
fragile - easily injured, broken or destroyed
fragrant - sweet-smelling
franchise - special right given by authority
frantic - wildly excited with joy, pain, anxiety
frenetic - frantic, frenzied
fret - worry; irritation; wear away
friction - the rubbing of one thing against another, difference of opinion
fringe - edge; ornamental border; part of hair over the forehead
froward - intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubborn
frugal - careful, economical
fulminate - berate, vituperate, to thunder out, to explode
fulmination - bitter protest
fulsome - disgusting, offensive due to excessiveness