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Fabricate
v. to create or construct; to invent for the purpose of deception
Fabulous
adj. wonderful or marvelous; incredible; resembling a fiction or fable
Facet
n. one of the many elements that together compose a subject
Facetious
adj. waggish or inappropriately humorous; not meant to be taken seriously
Facial
adj. relating to the face
Facile
adj. easy; lacking in depth or sincerity; simple in nature
Facilitate
v. to promote or encourage; to cause to be easier
Facility
n. ease in operation or conduct
Facsimile
n. a perfect copy or reproduction
Faction
n. a self-seeking party or group
Factious
adj. relating to factions
Fallacious
adj. misleading or false
Fallacy
n. a deception or false concept; an erroneous figure; an otherwise reasonable argument that relies on an invalid inference
Fallible
adj. capable of error
Fallow
n. land that has been tilled and cultivated but nevertheless lies idle during a growing season
Famish
v. to cause to starve or suffer from hunger
Fanatic
n. one that is excessively enthusiastic about and unquestionably devoted to a philosophy or cause
Fancier
n. someone who fancies something
Fanciless
adj. devoid of imagination
Fastidious
adj. having excessively high standards; of a meticulous or sensitive nature
Fathom
n. a six-foot unit of length used to measure water depth
Fatuous
adj. silly; complacently foolish or inane
Faulty
adj. defective
Faun
n. a satyr
Fawn
n. an infant or youthful deer
Fealty
n. faithfulness or devotion to a lord or master
Feasible
adj. capable of being actualized; possible; reasonable
Federate
v. to unite under a federation
Feint
n. a faked action; a mock assault upon one object intended to distract from the actual object of assault
Felicitate
v. to consider fortunate
Felicity
n. happiness
Felon
n. a committer of a felony
Felonious
adj. relating to a felony
Felony
n. a serious crime warranting a severe punishment under federal law
Feminine
adj. relating to or characteristic of the female gender or sex
Fernery
n. a place where ferns are grown
Ferocious
adj. extremely fierce in nature; inclined to be excessively violent; very intense
Ferocity
n. the quality of being extremely fierce
Fervent
adj. extremely hot; emotionally intense or passionate
Fervid
adj. marked by intense heat
Fervor
n. passion; intensity of expression
Festal
adj. relating to a feast or festivities
Festive
adj. relating to a festival; celebratory or gay
Fete
n. a lavish festival or party
Fetus
n. an unborn but developing vertebrate
Feudal
adj. relating to medieval times
Feudalism
n. a political system revolving around the relation of lord to vassal in which all land is held in fee and tenants serve their lords
Fez
n. a cone-shaped, flat-crowned brimless hat typically made of red felt and accompanied by a tassel
Fiasco
n. an utter failure
Fickle
adj. inconstant or unstable; erratic
Fictitious
adj. relating to fiction; hypothetical; assumed but not legitimate; insincere
Fidelity
n. faithfulness or devotion
Fiducial
adj. founded on trust
Fief
n. in feudalism, an estate or significant tract of land
Filibuster
n. a strategic attempt to delay or prevent legislative action
Finale
n. a closing number or scene; the final climactic event in a story or sequence
Finality
n. the condition of being final
Financial
adj. relating to finance, or monetary circulation
Financier
n. someone who specializes in financial investment
Finery
n. showy garments and jewelry; decoration
Finesse
n. skillfulness, adroitness or refinement in movement or bearing; fineness of craftsmanship
Finite
adj. defined or limited in nature; theoretically determinable
Fiscal
adj. relating to public financial matters
Fishmonger
n. someone who sells fish
Fissure
n. a considerably lengthy and deep cleft or crack resulting from an occurrence of breaking
Fitful
adj. erratic in character; irregular in movement and activity
Fixture
n. a structural part that is attached to a building as a permanent appendage
Flag-officer
n. a navy or coast guard officer ranking above captain
Flagrant
adj. shamelessly offensive; seemingly flouting of morality or law
Flamboyant
adj. conspicuously elaborate and colorful in presentation
Flatulence
n. the state of being gaseous
Flection
n. the state of being flexed, or bent and tensed
Fledgling
n. an immature or ignorant individual or entity
Flexible
adj. readily flexed, or bent and tensed; pliant
Flimsy
adj. weak or lacking in substance; of little value
Flippant
adj. not appropriately respectful or grave
Floe
n. a large, floating sheet of ice
Flora
n. the plants characteristic of a period or region
Floral
adj. relating to flowers
Florid
adj. ruddy; sexually or emotionally aroused; developmentally complete
Florist
n. one that grows or sells flowers
Fluctuate
v. to waver back and forth
Fluctuation
n. the process of swinging back and forth uncertainly
Flue
n. a pipe or channel used for directing or conveying hot gases and flame
Fluent
adj. gracefully smooth and flowing; fluid
Fluential
adj. relating to a flue
Flux
n. a continuous flow
Foggy
adj. opaque or blurry due to moisture; covered by fog
Foible
n. an insignificant shortcoming or weakness in character
Foist
v. to force upon another through deceit; to falsely report as genuine
Foliage
n. a collection of leaves, flowers and branches
Folio
n. a leaf or sheet of paper contained in a book; a collection of papers or writings
Folk-lore
n. the traditional tales, sayings and customs of a people
Fondle
v. to tenderly caress
Foolery
n. foolishness
Foot-note
n. a brief reference or comment residing below a section of printed text
Foppery
n. folly; the characteristics of a dandy
Foppish
adj. relating to or characteristic of a fop
Forbearance
n. the quality of being abstaining or patient
Forby
adv. additionally; besides
Forcible
adj. powerful; having great force
Forebode
v. to foretell the arrival of misfortune
Forecast
v. to predict based on an analysis of relevant data
Forecastle
n. on a ship, the foremost part of the upper deck
Foreclose
v. to preclude; to prematurely close; to hold executively
Forecourt
n. an open area before a building; in a court, an area near the net
Forefather
n. an ancestor
Forego
v. to precede
Foreground
n. in a scene, the area that is nearest to the audience; a prominent position
Forehead
n. the section of the face that lies above the eyes and below the hairline
Foreign
adj. affiliated with some person, place or thing other than the one being considered; native to a country other than the one being considered; alien; outside the jurisdiction of a specific place
Foreigner
n. someone who owes allegiance to a foreign nation
Forejudge
v. to oust by court ruling
Foreknowledge
n. to know in advance by paranormal means
Foreman
n. someone who leads a group of workers or an operation
Foreordain
v. to appoint beforehand
Foreordination
n. the act of anointing in advance
Forepeak
n. the utmost forward lower compartment in a ship used for storage purposes
Forerun
v. to arrive or occur before and thus anticipate something to follow
Foresail
n. the principle headsail of a ship
Foresee
v. to perceive or know beforehand through wisdom and reasoning
Foreshore
n. a piece or strip of land that lies next to a body of water
Foresight
n. the ability to know something beforehand
Foretell
v. to predict
Forethought
n. premeditation; a thought directed towards the future
Forfeit
v. to be forced to give up a right as a consequence of an error or offense committed
Forfend
v. to protect
Forgery
n. the act of forging, or fraudulently creating or modifying a document; a forged signature or document
Forgo
v. to do or go without
Formation
n. the process of giving form to something; a development or structure; a naturally formed rock cluster or plant growth; a specific arrangement of like elements
Formidable
adj. impressive; inspiring awe, fear or apprehension
Formula
n. a set method for accomplishing a task; a recipe; a general mathematical rule; an expression of the physical composition of a substance
Forswear
v. to renounce or deny under oath
Forte
n. a person’s strong point
Forth
adv. forward; out into view
Forthright
adv. sincere and direct in expression
Fortify
v. to strengthen; to encourage or give endurance to
Fortitude
n. the courage or mental strength that helps someone to deal with danger or pain
Foursome
adj. a quartet or group of four
Fracture
n. a breaking of hard tissue or rupture of soft tissue
Fragile
adj. extremely delicate; weak or lacking in vigor; tenuous
Frailty
n. physical or moral weakness
Frankincense
n. a pleasant smelling tree resin that is frequently used in incense in religious rites, perfumery and embalming
Frantic
adj. uncontrollably emotional; anxiety-ridden, nervous and disordered in presentation
Fraternal
adj. brotherly; relating to an exclusive society
Fraudulence
n. the state of being fraudulent, or deceitful
Fraudulent
adj. deceitful
Fray
v. to scare away
Free trade
n. a commercial system based on the unrestricted international exchange of goods
Freemason
n. a member of the Free and Accepted Masons organization
Freethinker
n. one that develops opinions through independent reasoning
Frequency
n. for an alternating current, the number of complete oscillations per second; for any given process, the number of repetitions per temporal unit
Fresco
n. a style of painting involving freshly spread moist lime plaster and water-based pigments
Freshness
n. the quality of being fresh, or not stale, tainted or decayed
Fretful
adj. uneasy; irritable
Frightful
adj. extremely alarming or frightening; terribly objectionable
Frigid
adj. extremely cold or frozen; devoid of warmth; insipid
Frigidarium
n. a sizable cold pool typically serving as a follow-up for a hot Roman bath
Frivolity
n. the state of having little seriousness and inappropriate levity
Frivolous
adj. trifling or generally unimportant; logically unsound; characterized by inappropriate levity
Frizz
v. to mold into a mass of small tight curls
Frizzle
v. to frizz
Frolicsome
adj. characterized by playfulness and gaiety
Frontier
n. a spot of land that constitutes the margin of a settled but undeveloped region; a newfound field ripe for exploration; the utmost limits of achievement in a given subject
Frowzy
adj. musty or stale; slovenly in appearance
Frugal
adj. economical regarding resource use; sparing
Fruition
n. realization; pleasurable use
Fugacious
adj. brief; evanescent
Fulcrum
n. something that serves as a support for a turning lever
Fulminate
v. to pronounce with denunciation; to announce censures
Fulsome
adj. abundant; fundamentally offensive; excessive; effusive
Fumigate
v. to attempt to destroy pests by use of gas
Functionary
n. one serving a particular function
Fundamental
adj. basic or primary; relating to an entity’s essential structure or function
Fungible
adj. flexible or interchangeable
Fungous
adj. fungal, or relating to fungi
Fungus
n. a parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic filamentous organism such as mold, rust or mildew
Furbish
v. to polish or renovate
Furlong
n. 220 yards of distance
Furlough
n. an official leave of absence granted to a government employee
Furrier
n. one that makes or sells furs or fur garments
Further
adj. beyond; farther; additional
Furtherance
n. advancement
Furtive
adj. stealthy or sly; underhandedly obtained or stolen
Fuse
v. to combine or blend by use of heat; to melt
Fusible
adj. capable of being fused or liquefied through the application of heat
Futile
adj. utterly ineffective; devoid of purpose
Futurist
n. someone who predicts the future based on present trends
Gaiety
n. festive activities or merrymaking; jovial spirits; finery
Gaily
adv. in a cheerful manner
Gait
n. the manner in which one moves on foot; one’s rate of progress
Gallant
adj. courteous or chivalrous; smartly dressed; spirited
Galore
adj. plentiful
Galvanic
adj. relating to an electric currant
Galvanism
n. a chemically produced direct electrical current; vital activity
Galvanize
v. to stimulate with an electric shock
Gamble
v. in a game or a race, to put money down on a player, team or contender in the hopes of winning more money back; to take a risk or bet on a chance
Gambol
n. the act of playfully skipping
Gamester
n. someone who plays games; a gambler
Gamut
n. a complete range or series
Garnish
v. to embellish with savory touches; to furnish
Garrison
n. a military station or post
Garrote
v. to choke to death with
Garrulous
adj. rambling or loquacious; irritatingly talkative
Gaseous
adj. relating to gas; insubstantial
Gastric
adj. relating to the stomach
Gastritis
n. inflammation of the stomach’s mucous membrane
Gastronomy
n. the science of eating
Gauge
n. an apparatus designed to test or measure something
Gendarme
n. a French soldier serving as an armed police officer
Genealogist
n. someone who studies familial descent or ancestry
Genealogy
n. one's ancestry or descent
Generality
n. a generalization; a holistic or overarching statement
Generalize
v. to induce from specific instances and apply broadly
Generally
adv. typically; regarding an overall picture
Generate
v. to create or produce; to procreate; to cause; to originate
Generic
adj. characteristic of a group; having no particular quality or application
Generosity
n. the state of being generous, or inclined to give liberally
Genesis
n. something's origin or birth
Geniality
n. the state of being mild, friendly and sympathetic in nature
Genital
adj. relating to the sexual organs
Genitive
adj. grammatically possessive
Genteel
adj. elegantly stylish; polite or graceful in demeanor; of superior social status
Gentile
adj. relating to a clan; heathen or pagan
Geology
n. the science of the earth's physical history and composition
Germane
adj. relevant and appropriate
Germinate
v. to develop
Gestation
n. pregnancy; the formation and development of ideas in the mind
Gesticulate
v. to gesture while speaking
Gesture
n. an expressive bodily movement; an expression of courtesy serving as a token of goodwill
Ghastly
adj. horrifying; appalling to the senses; gruesome or macabre
Gibe
v. to taunt or tease
Giddy
adj. frivolous; breathlessly silly; dizzy; elated
Gigantic
adj. exceptionally large or forceful; enormous
Glacial
adj. freezing in temperature; lacking warmth or friendliness; relating to the Ice Age
Glacier
n. a gigantic body of ice usually moving very slowly down a slope or across a surface
Gladden
v. to cause to be glad
Glazier
n. someone who sets glass
Glimmer
n. a faint, unsteady light; an inkling; a spark
Glimpse
n. a glance; a brief look
Globose
adj. globular, or resembling a globe in shape
Globular
adj. resembling a globe in shape
Glorious
adj. worthy of glory; incredibly beautiful or splendid; wonderful
Glutinous
adj. resembling glue in texture and quality
Gluttonous
adj. characterized by gluttony, or excessive eating, drinking or material consumption
Gnash
v. to grind one's teeth
Gordian knot
n. an extremely difficult and intricate problem
Gosling
n. an infant or youthful goose; a fool
Gossamer
adj. delicate and airy; insubstantial
Gourd
n. an herbaceous tendril-bearing vine, i.e. a cucumber, melon, squash or pumpkin plant
Gourmand
n. someone who is deeply interested in food and drink
Graceless
adj. lacking charm or beauty; unattractive
Gradation
n. a single step in an series of successive steps; a gradual morphing of one shade to another
Gradient
adj. inclining like a slope; gradual; noticeably consisting of a variety of very fine materials
Granary
n. a place that produces or stores grain
Grandeur
n. magnificence
Grandiloquent
adj. pompous or bombastic in manner
Grandiose
adj. having an affectation of grandeur; uncommonly large
Grantee
n. one that receives a grant
Grantor
n. someone who gives something to or bestows a privilege upon another; someone who concedes or acknowledges a point
Granular
adj. composed of granules; grainy in appearance; intricately detailed
Granulate
v. to crystallize into tiny particles
Granule
n. a tiny particle that typically is part of a cluster of such particles
Grapple
v. to wrestle; to seize
Gratification
n. the act of gratifying, or giving satisfaction to; a gratuity; a source of pleasure
Gratify
v. to reward; to give in or indulge
Gratuitous
adj. free, or given without the expectation of a return benefit; inappropriate given the circumstances
Gratuity
n. a tip or voluntary compensation for a service rendered
Gravity
n. weight or seriousness; importance; the physical force that causes interactions between particles of matter
Gregarious
adj. sociable; pleasantly talkative
Grenadier
n. a grenade thrower in a military unit
Grief
n. poignant emotional suffering induced by a disaster, a bereavement or an accumulation of everyday troubles
Grievance
n. something that causes distress or grief; a formal complaint
Grievous
adj. oppressive; marked by intense pain or suffering; grave
Grimace
n. an expression of disgust or pain manifested by one’s facial muscles
Grindstone
n. a revolving piece of sandstone used for grinding, shaping or smoothing
Grisly
adj. horrific, disgusting or terrifying; ghastly
Grotesque
adj. disturbingly bizarre
Grotto
n. a natural or artificial cave
Guile
n. duplicitous cunning trickery
Guileless
adj. free from guile; innocent or naïve; ingenuous
Guinea
n. a gold coin equal in value to one pound and one shilling
Guise
n. a semblance; an outward manner; a costume
Gullible
adj. easily fooled or swindled
Gumption
n. initiative; willingness to throw oneself into a dangerous or difficult situation
Gusto
n. enthusiastic appreciation; vitality
Guy
n. a guiding or bracing rope, chain or wire
Guzzle
v. to consume greedily
Gynecocracy
n. politically, female supremacy
Gynecology
n. the medical science and study of the female reproductive system
Gyrate
v. to move in a circular or spiral manner; to revolve around an axis
Gyroscope
n. a simultaneously spinning and rotating disk that operates based on the selected application of torque
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