| Barron GRE word list - F | |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
| facade(fa\c{c}ade) | front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance |
| facet | small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side |
| facetious | joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous |
| facile | easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facil |
| facilitate | help bring about; make less difficult |
| facsimile | copy |
| faction | party; clique (within a large group); dissension |
| factious | inclined to form factions; causing dissension |
| factitious | artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
| factotum | handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything |
| faculty | mental or bodily powers; teaching staff |
| fake | not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature |
| fallacious | false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument |
| fallible | liable to err |
| fallow | (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated |
| falsify | make (something written) false by changing |
| falter | hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N. |
| fanaticism | excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic |
| fancied | imagined; unreal |
| fancier | breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal |
| fanciful | whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme |
| fancy | imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate |
| fanfare | call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display |
| farce | broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical |
| far-fetched | too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story |
| fashion | give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
| fastidious | difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky |
| fatalism | belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death |
| fathom | comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water |
| fathomless | too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable |
| fatuous | smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
| fauna | animals of a period or region; CF. flora |
| favoritism | display of partiality toward a favored person |
| fawning | courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness |
| faze | disconcert; dismay; embarrass |
| feasible | practical; able to be carried out; practicable |
| feature | distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent |
| febrile | feverish |
| fecundity | fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young |
| feebleminded | deficient in intelligence; very stupid |
| feign | pretend |
| feint | trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V. |
| felicitous | (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| felicity | happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous |
| feline | of a member of the cat family; N. |
| fell | cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile) |
| felon | person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime |
| feral | (of an animal) not domestic; wild |
| ferment | agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble) |
| fermentation | chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation |
| ferocious | fierce; violent; N. ferocity |
| ferret | drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
| fertile | producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize |
| fervent | ardent; zealous; hot |
| fervid | ardent; zealous; hot |
| fervor | glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat |
| fester | rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days. |
| festive | joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival |
| fete(f\^ete) | honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast |
| fetid(foetid) | malodorous; foul |
| fetish(fetich) | object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism |
| fetter | shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot |
| feud | bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal, feudalism |
| fiasco | total failure; CF. bottle |
| fiat | command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done |
| fickle | changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
| fictitious | imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional |
| fidelity | loyalty; accuracy |
| fiend | evil spirit; devil |
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