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PSAT F Word List
Word list for 2009-2010
Question | Answer |
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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 |