English Vocab List Set F

Question 1

fastidious

Answer 1

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Question 2

frivolous

Answer 2

carefree and superficial

Question 3

fluctuate

Answer 3

rise and fall irregularly in number or amount

Question 4

fraudulent

Answer 4

obtained or involving deception, especially criminal deception

Question 5

fiasco

Answer 5

a disaster

Question 6

festoon

Answer 6

a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung as decoration

Question 7

feud

Answer 7

a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute

Question 8

fervent

Answer 8

having or displaying a passionate intensity

Question 9

felicity

Answer 9

intense happiness

Question 10

facile

Answer 10

done with great ease

Question 11

fuddy-duddy

Answer 11

a person who is old-fashioned and fussy

Question 12

frugal

Answer 12

prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful

Question 13

fratricide

Answer 13

the killing of one’s brother or sister

Question 14

flaunt

Answer 14

display something to provoke envy or admiration

Question 15

fledgling

Answer 15

a young bird that has just fledged

Question 16

fallible

Answer 16

capable of making mistakes or being wrong

Question 17

flout

Answer 17

openly disregard/mock or scoff at someone

Question 18

flagitious

Answer 18

a person or their actions criminal; villainous

Question 19

fiord

Answer 19

a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs

Question 20

forte

Answer 20

a thing at which a person excels

Question 21

famished

Answer 21

extremely hungry

Question 22

fabricate

Answer 22

create something in order to deceive

Question 23

fallacious

Answer 23

a mistake that comes from too little information or unsound resources

Question 24

fatuous

Answer 24

silly and pointless

Question 25

fatigue

Answer 25

extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion

Question 26

feasible

Answer 26

capable of being done or carried out

Question 27

fecundity

Answer 27

the ability to produce an abundance of offspring; fertility

Question 28

fathomless

Answer 28

unable to be measured or understood; extremely deep

Question 29

fanatic

Answer 29

filled with excessive, single-minded zeal

Question 30

fanfare

Answer 30

media attention or elaborate ceremony

Question 31

farrier

Answer 31

a smith who shoes horses

Question 32

fissure

Answer 32

a narrow opening or crack

Question 33

flaccid

Answer 33

soft and hanging loosely, especially to look or feel unpleasant

Question 34

flagrant

Answer 34

an action considered wrong conspicuously, or obviously offensive

Question 35

flawless

Answer 35

perfect

Question 36

flamboyant

Answer 36

someone known for their exuberance, confidence and stylishness

Question 37

flair

Answer 37

a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well

Question 38

fortitude

Answer 38

strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger

Question 39

foist

Answer 39

impose (force) an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on

Question 40

fulminate

Answer 40

express vehement protest

Question 41

flotsam

Answer 41

people or things that have been rejected or discarded as worthless

Question 42

flawed

Answer 42

having or characterised by a fundamental weakness or imperfection

Question 43

feign

Answer 43

pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

Question 44

feckless

Answer 44

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

Question 45

florid

Answer 45

having a red or flushed complexion/excessively intricate or elaborate

Question 46

facinorous

Answer 46

atrociously wicked

Question 47

fervour

Answer 47

intense and passionate feeling

Question 48

foreboding

Answer 48

a feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension

Question 49

futile

Answer 49

incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

Question 50

famine

Answer 50

extreme scarcity of food

Question 51

frieze

Answer 51

a broad, horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration

Question 52

floe

Answer 52

a sheet of floating ice

Question 53

fluke

Answer 53

an unexpected stroke of good luck

Question 54

faux

Answer 54

something made to mimic something else

Question 55

feeble

Answer 55

lacking in strength; weak

Question 56

foolhardy

Answer 56

recklessly bold or rash

Question 57

flounder

Answer 57

struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion

Question 58

fickle

Answer 58

changing your mind easily and often

Question 59

fiscal

Answer 59

having to do with money

Question 60

fumigate

Answer 60

disinfect or purify an area with the fumes of certain chemicals

Question 61

flirtatious

Answer 61

romantically teasing

Question 62

flabbergasted

Answer 62

feeling or showing intense shock, surprise, or wonder

Question 63

felony

Answer 63

a crime

Question 64

furtive

Answer 64

something secretive or concealed

Question 65

foliage

Answer 65

plant leaves collectively