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F&G GRE Vocabulary
"F" & "G" Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fallacy | an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief |
| fallow | unseeded; inactive; dormant |
| fatuous | silly; foolish |
| fawn | to flatter or praise excessively |
| feckless | ineffectual; irresponsible |
| felicitous | apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| fervent | greatly emotional or zealous |
| fetid | stinking; smelly |
| fetter | to shackle; to put in chains |
| filibuster | intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
| filigree | an ornamental work, especially of delicate, lace-like patterns |
| florid | flowery; ornate; ruddy |
| flout | to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
| foment | to incite; to rouse |
| forbearance | patience; willingness to wait |
| forestall | to hinder; to avert |
| forswear | to renounce; repudiate |
| fortuitous | happening by fortunate accident or chance |
| founder | to sink; to fail completely |
| fracas | noisy quarrel; brawl |
| fractious | quarrelsome; unruly |
| frieze | a semi-sculptural, raised-surface strip of ornamental facade on a building |
| furtive | marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |
| gainsay | to deny; to oppose |
| gambol | to skip about playfully |
| garner | to gather and save; to store up |
| garrulous | pointlessly talkative; talking too much |
| gauche | crude; awkward |
| germane | relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
| glib | marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth |
| gossamer | delicate; insubstantial or tenuous |
| grandiloquence | pompous speech or expression |
| gratuitous | unnecessary; uncalled for |
| gregarious | sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people |
| guile | artfulness; trickery; duplicity |