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fabricate
- (v.) to make up or create;
- (v.) to concoct in an effort to deceive someone
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facile
- (adj.) easily accomplished or attained;
- (adj.) expressing yourself readily or clearly
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fain
- (adv.) gladly, willingly;
- (adj.) content, willing;
- (v.) to wish or desire
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fastidious:
- (adj.) displaying careful attention to detail;
- (adj.) difficult to please;
- (adj.) excessively meticulous
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faux pas
(n.) a mistake, blunder or indiscretion
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fawn
- (v.) to flatter or grovel,
- (v.) to seek notice or favor
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fecundity
(n.) fruitfulness or fertility, the capacity of plentiful production
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feign
- (v.) to invent or represent fictitiously;
- (v.) to imitate deceptively
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fete
- (n.) a day of celebration or holiday;
- (n.) a festival
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fiasco
(n.) a complete and utter failure
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fiat
(n.) a capricious order or decree, an authoritative sanction
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fiduciary
(n.) a person to whom property and/or property is entrusted
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figment
(n.) something that is fabricated or made up
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finesse
(n.) delicacy and/or refinement in performance; skillful and tactful diplomacy
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finicky
(adj.) choosy, difficult to please
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flaccid
(adj.) soft and limp; weak
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flamboyant
- (adj.) strikingly bold or showy, flashy;
- (adj.) ornate
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fledgling
- (n.) a newborn bird that recently acquired its feathers;
- (n.) an inexperienced person
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fluctuation
(n.) continual change from one point to another, particularly related to a pitch or tone in one's voice
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fluency
- (n.) spoken or written with ease, particularly as related to a language;
- (adj.) easy and graceful; flowing
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foible
(n.) a defect, flaw or weakness in a character
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foist
(v.) to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit
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forbearance
- (n.) tolerance in the face of challenge;
- (n.) patience
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forte
- (n.) a strong point or skill in which one excels;
- (n.) the stronger part of a sword blade
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fortitude
(n.) mental and emotional strength in the face of challenge and adversity
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fractious:
- (adj.) uncontrollable and/or unruly;
- (adj.) easily angered, irritable, quarrelsome
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fraught
- (adj.) filled with specific elements;
- (adj.) marked by or causing emotional distress
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fritter
- (v.) to squander away;
- (v.) to tear, break or cut into shreds
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frolicsome
- (adj.) full of fun;
- (adj.) in good spirits, playful
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fructify
- (v.) to make fruitful or productive;
- (v.) to bear fruit
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frugality
(n.) economical in spending, frugal, requiring few resources
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fulgent
- (adj.) brightly shining;
- (adj.) dazzling
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furor
- (n.) an outburst of excitement or controversy;
- (n.) a prevailing fad or popular craze;
- (n.) rage, madness
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furtive
- (adj.) characterized by stealth;
- (adj.) expressive of concealed motives, purposes or intentions
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