SAT Master Word List #20

foreshadow

V. give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure.

foresight

N. ability to foresee future happenings; prudence.

forestall

V. prevent by taking action in advance.

forgo

V. give up; do without.

formality

N. ceremonious quality; something done just for form’s sake.

formidable

ADJ. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe inspiring.

forsake

V. desert; abandon; renounce.

forte

N. strong point or special talent.

forthright

ADJ. outspoken; straightforward; frank.

fortitude

N. bravery; courage.

forum

N. place of assembly to discuss public concerns; meeting for discussion.

foster

V. rear; encourage.

founder

V. (1) fail completely; (2) sink.

founder

N. person who establishes (an organization, business).

frail

ADJ. weak.

franchise

N. (1) right granted by authority; (2) right to vote; (3) business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory.

frantic

ADJ. wild.

fraternize

V. associate in a friendly way.

fraudulent

ADJ. cheating; deceitful.

fret

V. to be annoyed or vexed.

friction

N. (1) rubbing against; (2) clash of wills.

frigid

ADJ. intensely cold.

frivolous

ADJ. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant.

frugality

N. thrift; economy.

fruition

N. bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization.

frustrate

V. thwart; defeat.

fugitive

ADJ. fleeting or transitory; roving.

fundamental

ADJ. basic; primary; essential.

furor

N. frenzy; great excitement.

furtive

ADJ. stealthy; sneaky.

fusion

N. union; blending; synthesis.

futile

ADJ. useless; hopeless; ineffectual.

gainsay

V. deny.

galvanize

V. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize.

gamut

N. entire range.

garbled

ADJ. mixed up; jumbled; distorted.

garner

V. gather; store up.

garrulous

ADJ. loquacious; wordy; talkative.

gauche

ADJ. clumsy; coarse and uncouth.

gaudy

ADJ. flashy; showy.

generality

N. vague statement.

generalization

N. (1) broad, general statement derived from specific instances; (2) vague,
indefinite statement.

generate

V. cause; produce; create.

generic

ADJ. characteristic of an entire class or species.

genesis

N. beginning; origin.

geniality

N. cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy.

genre

N. particular variety of art or literature.

germane

ADJ. pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand.

germinal

ADJ. pertaining to a germ; creative.