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Fabricate

To make up something false

Facet

A particular part or aspect of something

Falconry

The art of breeding birds of prey and training them to hunt

Fallacy

A misleading argument

Fanaticism

Extreme beliefs or behavior

Fantasize

To indulge in daydreaming about something desired

Farrier

A person who shoes horses

Fascia

A flat piece of material covering ends of rafters or other fittings

Felicitous

Suited to the circumstances

Fenestration

Arrangement and design of windows in a building

Festoon

To adorn a place with decorations

Fetish

An object or principle irrationally revered

Fibrous

Having to do or made of threads

Fictitious

Not real or true

Figurine

Small statue of person or animal used as decorative item

Filigree

Ornamental work of fine wire formed into delicate tracery

Financier

Person concerned in the management of large amount of money on behalf of government or organizations

Fiscal

Relating to government revenue, especially taxes

Flamboyant

Showy, showing off

Flaunt

To display something ostentatiously, in order to provoke envy or admiration

Fluorescence


Light given out by a substance when exposed to radiation

Flutter

Move lightly and quickly

Foible

A minor character flaw

Foreboding

A feeling that something bad will happen

Formulistic

To stick to or believe in formulas

Fractionalize

Dividing something into separate pats or groups

Fractious

Irritable and quarrelsome

Fraudulent

Obtained by or involving deception

Freighter

A large ship or aircraft designed to carry goods in bulk

Frequency

The rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time or in a given sample

Frigate

A small, fast ship

Fritter

To waste time or money on things that are not important

Frivolous

Not serious or important

Frolic

To play or move about in a cheerful and lively way

Frugal

Sparing or economical as regards money or food

Fruition

The realization or fulfilment of a plan or project

Fumigate

To disinfect with chemical vapour

Functional

Having a special ability, purpose or task

Functionary

A person who has to perform official functions or duties

Funereal

Having the mournful, somber character appropriate for a funeral

Furioso

Performed furiously and wildly

Gallivant

To go from place to place in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment

Galore

In large numbers or amounts

Galoshes

A pair of waterproof overshoes

Galvanometer

An instrument for measuring and detecting small electric currents

Gander

A male goose

Gangrene

Localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection

Ganymede

Largest moon of planet Jupiter

Gargantuan

Enormous

Gargle

To wash the throat with a liquid

Garrulous

Talking too much

Gaseous

Relating to or having the characteristics of a gas

Gauche

Unsophisticated and socially awkward

Gaunt

Very thin because of hunger or illness

Gazebo

A small building with open sides usually in a garden offering a wide view of the surrounding area

Gazette

an official newspaper published by an organization

Gazillion

A very large number or quantity

Gelatin

A clear, tasteless protein prepared from collagen and used in food, photography and glue

Gendarme

A paramilitary police officer in French speaking countries

Genesis

The beginning or origin of something

Genome

The complete set of genes in a cell or living thing

Geodesic

Denoting the shortest possible line between two points on a curved surface

Germanium

A grey crystalline element with semiconducting properties, resembling silicon

Ghoulish

Resembling or characteristic of a ghoul

Glaciation

The process or state of being covered by glaciers or ice sheets

Glacier

A large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a valley

Glisten

To shine

Glitterati

The fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity

Globular

Spherical

Gluon

A subatomic particle of a class that is thought to bind quarks together

Glutinous

Sticky like glue in texture

Gondolier

A Venetian boatman

Gorgonzola

A strong flavoured Italian cheese with bluish green veins

Graben

An elongated trough of land produced by subsidence of the Earth's crust between two faults

Gradient

The degree of a slope

Graffiti

Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on the wall or other surface in a public place

Grandiose

on an impressive scale

Gratuity

A tip given to a waiter, taxi driver, or other similar person

Gravelly

Resembling, containing, or consisting of gravel

Grecian

Relating to ancient Greece, especially its architecture

Gregarious

Sociable or liking the company of others

Gristle

Tough, flexible tissue in vertebrates

Grouse

A medium to large game bird with a plump body and feathered legs

Guacamole

A dish of mashed avocado

Gueridon

A small, round table

Gynaecology

The scientific study and treatment of the diseases and medical conditions of women

Gyroscope

A device used to provide stability or maintain a fixed direction

Exemplify

To be a typical example

Exhilarate

To make someone feel very happy

Existential

Connected with human existence

Expedient

Advantageous but not always fair

Explicit

Clear and easy to understand

Extinction

Dying out

Extortionate

Grossly overpriced

Extradite

To officially send back somebody who has been accused of a crime to the place where the crime was commited

Extrapolate

To estimate something not known from data or information available

Extricate

To free someone or something from a constraint or difficulty

Extrovert

An outgoing, socially confident person

Exuberant

Full of energy, excitement, and happiness