| Question |
Answer |
| foppish |
vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance |
| foray |
raid; sudden raid or military advance; V. |
| forbearance |
patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison |
| ford |
place where a river can be crossed on foot; V. |
| forebears(forbears) |
ancestors |
| foreboding |
premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant) |
| forensic |
suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine |
| forerunner |
predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another |
| foreshadow |
give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure |
| foresight |
ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future |
| forestall |
prevent by taking action in advance |
| forfeit |
something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture |
| forge |
counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated |
| forgo(forego) |
give up; do without |
| forlorn |
sad and lonely; wretched; desolate |
| formality |
ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality |
| formidable |
menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question |
| forsake |
desert; abandon; renounce |
| forswear |
renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure |
| forte |
strong point or special talent in a person's character |
| forthcoming |
happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming. |
| forthright |
straightforward; direct; frank |
| fortitude |
bravery; courage; strength of mind |
| fortuitous |
accidental; by chance; N. fortuity |
| forum |
public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law |
| forward |
presumptuous or bold |
| foster |
rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents |
| foul |
very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul |
| founder |
person who establishes (an organization or business) |
| fracas |
brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee |
| fractious |
unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse |
| frail |
weak; N. frailty |
| franchise |
right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory |
| frantic |
wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear |
| fraudulent |
cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle |
| fraught |
filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight |
| fray |
brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub |
| freebooter |
pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich |
| frenetic(phrenetic) |
frenzied; frantic |
| frenzied |
madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement |
| fresco |
painting on wet plaster (usually fresh) |
| fret |
be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful |
| friction |
clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against |
| frieze |
ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| frigid |
intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone |
| fringe |
decorative edge of hanging threads; edge |
| frisk |
move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful |
| fritter |
waste (time or money on unimportant things) |
| frivolous |
lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial |
| frock |
long loose garment (worn by monks) |
| frolic |
play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs |
| frolicsome |
prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky |
| frond |
fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
| fructify |
bear fruit; produce fruit |
| frugality |
thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive |
| fruitful |
producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance |
| fruition |
bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition |
| frustrate |
thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose |
| fuddle |
make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused |
| fugitive |
fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large |
| fulcrum |
support on which a lever rests or pivots |
| fulminate |
thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation |
| fulsome |
disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire |
| fumble |
move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N. |
| functional |
made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism |
| functionary |
official (who performs a particular function) |
| fundamental |
basic; primary; essential |
| funereal |
sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral |
| furor |
frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury |
| furrow |
long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V. |
| furtive |
stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance |
| fusillade |
simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.) |
| fusion |
union; coalition; V. fuse |
| fuss: |
trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| fussy |
fastidious; finicky; easily upset |
| futile |
useless; hopeless; ineffectual |
| gadfly |
animal-biting fly; irritating person |
| gaffe |
social blunder |
| gainsay |
deny |
| gait |
manner of walking or running; speed |
| galaxy |
large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities |
| gale |
windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
| gall |
annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation |
| galleon |
large three-masted sailing ship |
| galley |
low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves) |
| gallows |
framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
| galvanic |
of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| galvanize |
stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity |
| gambit |
opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
| gambol |
romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
| gamely |
in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
| gamut |
entire range |
| gangrene |
decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous |
| gape |
open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape |
| garbled |
mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
| gargantuan |
huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| gargoyle |
waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building |
| garish |
overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy |
| garner |
gather; store up; amass |
| garnish |
decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. |
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