GRE Vocabulary Cartoons: F Words

fabricate

(v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

(verb) to make up in order to deceive

facetious

(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously

fallible

capable of error

(adj.) capable of making an error

fanatic

(adj.) one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea

farce

(n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham

(noun) absurd far-fetched comedy play

fastidious

(adj.) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

(adj.) concerned about accuracy

fatuous

(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way

fawning

gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by using flattery

(verb) kissing up to, ass kissing

feckless

(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

(adj.) worthless

fecund

1. (adj.) fertile, fruitful in offspring or vegetation

2. (adj.) intellectually productive

feign

to pretend

(verb) to fake

felicity

(noun) happiness

ferret

v. to search or drive out

(verb) to bring to light, to uncover

fervor

(noun) passion

festoon

(verb) to decorate

fetid

having a foul odor

(adj.) bad-smelling

fiasco

(n.) the complete collapse or failure of a project

(noun) failure

filial

(adj.) of or like a son or daughter

(adj.) like a son or daughter

finagle

(verb) to use trickery to get what one wants

finicky

(adj.) Difficult to please

fitful

(adj.) irregular, intermittent

flagrant

(adj.) extremely bad, glaring; scandalous, notorious

fleeting

(adj.) short-lived

flippant

(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

(adj.) lacking respect or seriousness

flouted

(verb) openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).

(verb) treated without respect

florid

(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

(adj.) overly decorated; reddish

flotsam

(noun) floating debris

flounder

to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

(verb) to act clumsily or ineffectively

flourish

(verb) to thrive, to grow well

(verb) to thrive

fluctuate

(verb) To change continually; to move up and down

flummoxed

(adj.) confused

foible

(noun) a minor weakness in character

foment

stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)

(verb) to encourage the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)

forage

to search for food or provisions

1. (verb) to search for food

2. (noun) food

3. (noun) a search

forbearance

(noun) patience

foreground

(verb) to highlight

forestall

(verb) to prevent; delay

formidable

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

(adj.) worthy, respectable

fortitude

(noun) courage in facing difficulties

fortuitous

(adj.) lucky

fracas

a noisy quarrel or brawl

(noun) a noisy brawl

fractious

(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

(adj.) quarrelsome

fraternize

(verb) to be friendly with

frenetic

(adj.) wildly excited or active

froward

stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

(adj.) stubbornly disobedient

frugal

(adj.) thrifty; economical in money matters

(adj.) inclined to save money

fruition

the attainment or completion of something desired

(noun) a production result

fudge

(verb) to fake or falsify

fulsome

(adj.) so excessive as to be disgusting

funereal

sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral

(adj.) sad; like a funeral

furor

an uproar; a state of great anger or excitement

(noun) an outburst of rage or excitement

furtive

(adj.) done by stealth

(adj.) secret, stealthy, sneaky