Vocabulary Words Starting With F

To invent or make up false information and present it as true.

A false, outward appearance that hides a different reality underneath.

One particular part or aspect of something that has many different parts.

Joking about something, especially in a way that is inappropriate for the moment.

Arrived at without due care or effort, superficially easy or simplistic.

To make a process or action easier or smoother for other people to carry out.

Based on a mistaken belief or flawed reasoning; logically unsound.

A mistaken belief that results from faulty reasoning.

To lose strength, confidence, or momentum, often causing hesitation or stumbling.

Extremely attentive to detail and difficult to please; excessively careful and particular.

Silly and pointless in a self-satisfied, unaware way.

Possible to do or achieve easily and practically, given the available resources.

Highly fertile or productive, capable of generating abundant results or offspring.

Showing intense and passionate feeling or enthusiasm.

To restrain or restrict someone's freedom or actions.

Likely to change opinions or loyalty without warning or good reason.

Conspicuously and shockingly obvious, especially in doing something wrong.

Showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness toward something that deserves respect.

To grow or develop very successfully and healthily.

To rise and fall irregularly in amount, level, or quality.

Patient self-control and restraint, especially when provoked.

A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen.

Impressively powerful, capable, or difficult to deal with, often inspiring respect or slight fear.

Happening by lucky chance rather than by design or planning.

To encourage the growth or development of something over time.

A small piece that has broken off from something larger.

Full of something unpleasant or difficult, such as danger, tension, or worry.

Lacking seriousness or importance, often concerned with trivial pleasure instead.

Careful and economical in spending money or using resources.

Forming the essential base or core that everything else depends on.

Done secretly or slyly to avoid being noticed.

Having no chance of succeeding and producing no useful result.