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  1. frowsy
    messy or unkempt, especially in dress and person
  2. frowzy
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  3. fitful
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
  4. fling
    throw with force or recklessness
  5. foil
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  6. frock
    a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
  7. fray
    wear away by rubbing
  8. foul
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  9. fin
    organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
  10. forswear
    formally reject or disavow
  11. feat
    a notable achievement
  12. fabrication
    the act of making a product from raw materials
  13. facade
    the front of a building
  14. facet
    a distinct feature or element in a problem
  15. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  16. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  17. facilitate
    make easier
  18. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
  19. facsimile
    an exact copy or reproduction
  20. faction
    a dissenting clique
  21. factious
    dissenting with the majority opinion
  22. factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  23. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  24. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  25. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  26. falsetto
    a male singing voice with artificially high tones
  27. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  28. fanaticism
    excessive intolerance of opposing views
  29. fanfare
    a short lively tune played on brass instruments
  30. farcical
    broadly or extravagantly humorous
  31. farrago
    a motley assortment of things
  32. fascism
    a political theory advocating an authoritarian government
  33. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  34. fatal
    bringing death
  35. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  36. fatuity
    a ludicrous folly
  37. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  38. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  39. faux pas
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  40. fealty
    the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord
  41. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  42. febrile
    of or relating to or characterized by fever
  43. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  44. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  45. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  46. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  47. felonious
    involving or being or having the nature of a crime
  48. femme fatale
    a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
  49. fend
    try to manage without help
  50. feral
    wild and menacing
  51. ferment
    cause to undergo the breakdown of sugar into alcohol
  52. ferret
    a small domesticated mammal with a flexible, elongated body
  53. fertile
    capable of reproducing
  54. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  55. fester
    generate pus
  56. festive
    offering fun and gaiety
  57. festoon
    a decorative representation of a string of flowers
  58. fete
    an elaborate party, often outdoors
  59. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  60. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  61. fey
    suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
  62. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  63. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  64. fictitious
    formed or conceived by the imagination
  65. fiat
    a legally binding command or decision
  66. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
  67. figment
    a contrived or fantastic idea
  68. filch
    make off with belongings of others
  69. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  70. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  71. fillip
    an additional benefit, reward, or extra added to something else
  72. finale
    the closing section of a musical composition
  73. finesse
    subtly skillful handling of a situation
  74. firebrand
    a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
  75. firmament
    the sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  76. fiscal
    involving financial matters
  77. fjord
    a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
  78. flabbergasted
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  79. flagellate
    whip or scourge; punish as if by whipping
  80. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  81. flail
    an implement with a handle and a free swinging stick
  82. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  83. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  84. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  85. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  86. fluctuate
    move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  87. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  88. foist
    force onto another
  89. foment
    try to stir up
  90. font
    a bowl for baptismal water
  91. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  92. foray
    a sudden short attack
  93. forbear
    refrain from doing
  94. force majeure
    a natural and unavoidable catastrophe
  95. foreclose
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  96. forensic
    used in the investigation of facts or evidence in court
  97. foresight
    seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
  98. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  99. forgo
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  100. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  101. forthright
    directly and without evasion; not roundabout
  102. forthwith
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
  103. fortify
    make strong or stronger
  104. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  105. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  106. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  107. foreswear
    turn away from; give up
  108. founder
    a person who establishes some institution
  109. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  110. fragile
    easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  111. fragmented
    having been broken up or divided into parts or pieces
  112. fraternity
    a social club for male undergraduates
  113. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  114. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  115. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  116. fritter
    fried batter containing meat, vegetables, or fruit
  117. frivolity
    the trait of being not serious or sensible
  118. frolic
    play boisterously
  119. frond
    compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
  120. frugal
    avoiding waste
  121. fruitful
    productive or conducive to producing in abundance
  122. fruition
    the condition of producing seed-bearing structures
  123. fruitless
    unproductive of success
  124. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  125. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  126. fume
    a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
  127. furlough
    a temporary leave of absence, especially from military duty
  128. furor
    an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
  129. furtive
    secret and sly
  130. fusillade
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  131. futile
    producing no result or effect
  132. frenzy
    state of violent mental agitation
Created on Mon Feb 11 13:58:38 EST 2008 (updated Mon Jun 16 08:52:58 EDT 2008)

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