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November 12, 2008 By CaspianRex (Nashville, TN)
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  1. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  2. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  3. factious
    dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
  4. factoid
    something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
  5. fagot
    offensive term for an openly homosexual man
  6. fain
    having made preparations
  7. fait accompli
    an irreversible accomplishment
  8. FAQ
    a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers
  9. farthing
    a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
  10. fascism
    a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
  11. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
  12. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  13. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  14. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  15. feng shui
    rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture
  16. fete
    an elaborate party (often outdoors)
  17. filch
    make off with belongings of others
  18. filial
    designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
  19. filibuster
    (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
  20. finagle
    achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
  21. finance
    the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
  22. fjord
    a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
  23. flabbergast
    overcome with amazement
  24. flagellate
    whip
  25. flange
    a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
  26. flesh
    the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
  27. flibbertigibbet
    a female fool
  28. flippant
    showing inappropriate levity
  29. fracas
    noisy quarrel
  30. frenetic
    excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
  31. freshet
    the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
  32. frippery
    something of little value or significance
  33. frivolity
    the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
  34. fugacious
    lasting a very short time
  35. fulcrum
    the pivot about which a lever turns
  36. funicular
    relating to or operated by a cable
  37. furlong
    a unit of length equal to 220 yards