SAT words - F
| Facilitate - v. to make happen with ease | |
| syn. aid, ease | |
| ant. complicate, hamper, hinder | |
| I need someone to facilitate my leap off the diving board by pushing me hard. | |
| Facsimile - n. copy of a document | |
| syn. carbon copy, clone | |
| ant. master copy, original | |
| Publishers don't sell the original literary work; instead, they sell facsimiles of it. | |
| Fallacy - n. incorrect idea | |
| syn. wrong assumption, error | |
| ant. correct idea, solution | |
| The large number of fallacies in my report guaranteed that I'd get an F. | |
| Fastidious - adj. extremely fussy and particular | |
| syn. meticulous | |
| ant. sloppy | |
| My fastidious music instructor pointed out every single wrong note that I played. | |
| Fathom - v. understand | |
| syn. estimate, measure, comprehend | |
| ant. confuse, misunderstand | |
| The idiot couldn't possibly fathom the severity of the situation. | |
| Fecundity - n. ability to be fruitful | |
| syn. fertility, productivity | |
| ant. sterility | |
| Due to the soil's extreme fecundity, the eggplant harvest was the largest in decades. | |
| Felicity - n. great happiness | |
| syn. bliss, euphoria | |
| ant. agony, anguish | |
| When she finally accepted his proposal after 5764 attempts, a feeling of joy and felicity swept over him. | |
| Fervent - adj. full of strong emotion | |
| syn. impassioned | |
| ant. indifferent, disspirited | |
| There once was a fervent zealot who actually killed all those who objected to his religion. | |
| Fickle - adj. changeable | |
| syn. inconstant, irresolute | |
| ant. steadfast, concrete | |
| The fickle cheerleader took 6 hours to decide what to wear to the prom. | |
| Flagrant- adj. offensive | |
| syn. atrocious, awful | |
| ant. admirable, elegant | |
| As a child, the mass murdered performed flagrant deeds like skinning squirrels alive. | |
| Fledgling - n. a young bird with new flight feathers | |
| syn. untested beginner, novice | |
| ant. experienced expert, professional | |
| The fledgling crashed into 5 windows during the day it first tried to fly. | |
| Flout - v. to show contempt for | |
| syn. scorn, insult, mock | |
| ant. compliment, esteem | |
| I openly flout President Bush, his stupidity, and all the crap that he's done to America. | |
| Flummox - v. to confuse/perplex | |
| syn. baffle, deceive | |
| ant. explain, elucidate | |
| The chicken man's strange and bizarre actions flummoxed me. | |
| Fluster - v. to make nervous | |
| syn. upset, agitate | |
| ant. calm, pacify | |
| My opponent's bulging muscles really flustered me before our arm wrestling match. | |
| Formidable - adj. fostering respect or awe | |
| syn. redoubtable, impressive | |
| ant. easy, undemanding | |
| After being caught making out with the football captain's girlfriend, I found out that he had quite a formidible uppercut. | |
| Fortuitous - adj. happening by chance | |
| syn. accidental | |
| ant. planned, intentional | |
| Unfortunately, my fortuitous accident with the pencil sharpener left me without a finger. | |
| Frivolous - adj. inappropriately his-spirited | |
| syn. self-indulgent, not serious | |
| ant. serious, solemn | |
| In an extremely happy and frivolous mood, the obsessive compulsive student spent the entire day gleefully arranging the books on his shelf in alphabetical order. | |
| Frugal - adj. careful in using resources | |
| syn. sparing, thrifty | |
| ant. lavish, excessive | |
| The frugal and thrifty Scrooge would make sure to use both sides of the toothpick before throwing it away in order to save money. | |
| Furor - n. anger | |
| syn. fury, rage | |
| ant. calmness, pacifism | |
| As an anime lover, I feel intense furor towards those who think cartoons are stupid. | |
| Furrow - n. long shallow trench made by a plow | |
| syn. ditch, channel | |
| ant. (none) | |
| While farming, she found an alien skeleton as she dug a furrow in the ground. | |
| Furtive - adj. in secret | |
| syn. sly, surreptitious | |
| ant. obvious, open | |
| Afraid of the consequences, the nerd had a furtive, flirtatious relationship with the girlfriend of the football player, hoping that he'd never find out. | |
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© Raymond Ma 2004