Wordsmart exam prep F

Fabrication (FAB ruh kay shun): n. a lie; something made up

I could see him nervous while he was talking to me because what he
said was a blatant fabrication.

Facetious (fuh SEE shus): adj. humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous

John was making several facetious remarks about the situation, which
upset Dan who punched him in the face.

Facile: adj. fluent, skillful in a superficial way; easy

The student council came up with a facile solution that could make
matters worse.

Jacob became too immersed in his religion and turned into a fatalist.

Fatuous: adj. foolish; silly; idiotic

Edison tried many fatuous experiments, such as trying to hatch an egg
by sitting on it like a chicken.

Fauna: animals// flora: flowers The terms are particularly used in
describing what lives in a particular region or environment
In Jim’s yard, the flora consists mostly of weeds.
Arctic fauna are very different from tropical fauna.

The flora and fauna in the Amazon are much more exotic than the ones
we usually see in North America.

Fecund: adj. fertile, productive

The zombies who drank milk became fecund and were able to reproduce in
great numbers.

Felicity: n. happiness; skillfulness, especially at expressing things;
adeptness (skillfulness)

Shakespeare wrote with great felicity when composing his sonnets for
his lovers.

Fervor: n. great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal

Avid baseball fans frequently display their fervor for the game by
throwing food at bad players.
His fervor for studying blinded him and made him forget his own birthday.

Fetter: v. to restrain; to hamper
In his pursuit of an Olympic gold medal, the runner was fettered by
multiple injuries.

Joe blocked the door with a shovel to fetter the zombies from pushing through.

Fidelity: n. faithfulness; loyalty

The revolutionists were full of fidelity to the cause of freedom.

Figurative: based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms
usually used for something else; metaphorical

There is a fire blazing in his eyes does not mean that his eyes are
actually on fire, but rather it means he is full of passion as a
figurative expression.

Finesse (fi NES): n. skillful maneuvering; subtlety; craftiness
Q. If something is done with finesse, does it always have to be subtle?

The children escaped through the back door with finesse away from the
treacherous zombies.

Flagrant (FLAY grunt): adj. glaringly bad, notorious; scandalous
Flagrant is often confused with blatant

After the new student made a flagrant remark in class, the teacher
sent him to the principal’s office.

Blatant: something that was not concealed very well
Flagrant: something done intentionally

The thief flagrantly stole a car from the parking lot of a police station.

Flaunt: v. to show off, to display ostentatiously
A millionaire annoyed all his friends by driving around his old
neighborhood to flaunt his new Rolls-Royce.
The student who won 1st place in the International Math Olympiad
flaunted his trophy in the hallways.

Flout: v. to disregard something out of disrespect

Although his teacher gave him a warning, he flouted it and continued
to play games on his cell phone.

  Foible: n. a minor character flaw   

The meticulous interviewer focused on his interviewer’s foibles rather than his many skills and achievements.

  Foment: v. to stir up, to instigate (to provoke)   

The death of his friend fomented him to become a professional zombie slayer.  

Forbear: v. to refrain (to keep oneself from doing something) from, to abstain
Forebear: an ancestor à sometimes spelled forbear  

Because he had to drive home, he decide to forbear drinking with his friends.

Forego (for GOH) v. to do without; to forbear Forego or forgo àpast: forewent