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PSAT F Word List
Word list for 2009-2010
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fabricate | to make or devise; construct |
| facade | face, front; mask, superficial appearance |
| facile | very easy |
| fallacious | wrong, unsound, illogical |
| fallow | uncultivated, unused |
| fanaticism | extreme devotion to a cause |
| farcical | absurd, ludicrous |
| fastidious | careful with details |
| fathom (v) | to measure the depth of, gauge |
| fatuous | stupid; foolishly self-satisfied |
| fawn (v) | to flatter excessively, seek the favor of |
| faze | to bother, upset, or disconcert |
| feckless | ineffective, careless, irresponsible |
| feign | to pretend, give a false impression; to invent falsely |
| felicitous | suitable, appropriate; well-spoken |
| fell (v) | to chop, cut down |
| fervid | passionate, intense, zealous |
| fetid | foul-smelling, putrid |
| fiasco | disaster, utter failure |
| fidelity | loyalty |
| finicky | fussy, difficult to please |
| flaccid | limp, flabby, weak |
| flagrant | outrageous, shameless |
| flamboyant | flashy, garish; exciting, dazzling |
| flaunt | to show off |
| flora | plants |
| florid | gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed |
| flounder | to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle |
| flout | to treat contemptuously, scorn |
| fluctuate | to alternate, waver |
| foible | minor weakness or character flaw |
| foil (v) | to defeat, frustrate |
| foment | to arouse or incite |
| ford (v) | to cross a body of water at a shallow place |
| foreboding | dark sense of evil to come |
| forestall | to prevent, delay; anticipate |
| forethought | anticipation, foresight |
| forgo | to go without, refrain from |
| forlorn | dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing |
| forswear | to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject |
| forte | strong point, something a person does well |
| fortuitous | happening by luck, fortunate |
| foster | to nourish, cultivate, promote |
| founder (v) | to fall helplessly; sink; fail |
| fracas | noisy dispute |
| fractious | unruly, rebellious |
| fraudulent | deceitful, dishonest, unethical |
| fraught | full of, accompanied by |
| frenetic | wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic |
| fulsome | sickeningly excessive; repulsive |
| funereal | mournful, appropriate to a funeral |
| furtive | secret, stealthy |