Glossary Set List 7

Fathom

Unit for measuring the depth of the ocean

Feigned

Pretended or faked

Feisty

High-spirited; lively

Ferocity

Fierceness

Festoon

Decorate

Flank

Be at the side of

Forestall

Prevent by acting ahead of time

Formidable

Awe-inspiring in excellence; strikingly impressive

Founder

Fill with water and sink

Frenzied

Wild and frantic

Fretful

Irritable and discontented

Frivolous

Silly; not as serious as the occasion requires

Furtive

Stealthy, as if to avoid being seen or heard

Futile

Pointless

Gallant

Graciously polite

Gambol

Skip about

Gangly

Loose and awkward

Garish

Too bright; showy

Gesticulation

Movement of hands or arms to express a thought or feeling

Glower

Glare; stare angrily