| Term | Definition |
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facetious |
Witty; humorous |
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facile |
Easily accomplished; lacking sincerity or depth; done without great effort |
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fallacious |
False; tending to deceive or mislead |
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febrile |
Feverish; distinguished by intense emotions or activity |
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feckless |
Ineffective; worthless |
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feign |
To pretend; mislead; give a false impression of |
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feral |
Pertaining to a wild creature; not domesticated |
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fictive |
Fictional; fantastical; pertaining to imaginative creation |
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filibuster |
To use evasive, obstructional tactics, esp. prolonged speech, in order to delay |
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fitful |
Alternately ceasing, lacking steadiness; marked by irregular bursts of activity |
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flippant |
Marked by disrespectful lightheartedness or casualness |
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flout |
To scorn; to dismiss with contempt |
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fodder |
Readily and abundantly available and of little value; raw material |
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forego |
To precede; be ahead of |
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forgo |
To do without; to refrain from |
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formidable |
Fearsome; causing worry; inspiring awe and wonder |
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fortitude |
Mental or emotional strength that allows one to overcome difficulties |
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fortuitous |
By fortunate chance |
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frenetic |
Frantic; frenzied |
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fulsome |
Abundant; flattering in an insincere manner |
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furlough |
A leave of absence or break; usually granted to a soldier or prisoner |
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furtive |
Sly; with hidden motives |