Barron GRE word list - F | |
fabricate |
build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
facade(fa\c{c}ade) |
front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance |
facet |
small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side |
facetious |
joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous |
facile |
easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facil |
facilitate |
help bring about; make less difficult |
facsimile |
copy |
faction |
party; clique (within a large group); dissension |
factious |
inclined to form factions; causing dissension |
factitious |
artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
factotum |
handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything |
faculty |
mental or bodily powers; teaching staff |
fake |
not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature |
fallacious |
false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument |
fallible |
liable to err |
fallow |
(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated |
falsify |
make (something written) false by changing |
falter |
hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N. |
fanaticism |
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic |
fancied |
imagined; unreal |
fancier |
breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal |
fanciful |
whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme |
fancy |
imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate |
fanfare |
call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display |
farce |
broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical |
far-fetched |
too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story |
fashion |
give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
fastidious |
difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky |
fatalism |
belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death |
fathom |
comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water |
fathomless |
too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable |
fatuous |
smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
fauna |
animals of a period or region; CF. flora |
favoritism |
display of partiality toward a favored person |
fawning |
courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness |
faze |
disconcert; dismay; embarrass |
feasible |
practical; able to be carried out; practicable |
feature |
distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent |
febrile |
feverish |
fecundity |
fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young |
feebleminded |
deficient in intelligence; very stupid |
feign |
pretend |
feint |
trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V. |
felicitous |
(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
felicity |
happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous |
feline |
of a member of the cat family; N. |
fell |
cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile) |
felon |
person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime |
feral |
(of an animal) not domestic; wild |
ferment |
agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble) |
fermentation |
chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation |
ferocious |
fierce; violent; N. ferocity |
ferret |
drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
fertile |
producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize |
fervent |
ardent; zealous; hot |
fervid |
ardent; zealous; hot |
fervor |
glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat |
fester |
rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days. |
festive |
joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival |
fete(f\^ete) |
honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast |
fetid(foetid) |
malodorous; foul |
fetish(fetich) |
object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism |
fetter |
shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot |
feud |
bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal, feudalism |
fiasco |
total failure; CF. bottle |
fiat |
command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done |
fickle |
changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
fictitious |
imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional |
fidelity |
loyalty; accuracy |
fiend |
evil spirit; devil |
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