GRE Words Starting with F (110 words)

feasible

possible to do easily or conveniently.

His plan to rid Trafalgar Square of pigeons by bringing in peregrine falcons to eat them was dismissed as not feasible.

flout

openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention)

The word 'flout' is commonly used in GRE vocabulary.

fervid

intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.

fervid fans

fanciful

Imaginative or fantastic.

a fanciful person

frivolous

not having any serious purpose or value.

She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity.

flamboyant

The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree.

The word 'flamboyant' is commonly used in GRE vocabulary.

forestall

prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action.

forestalling the wheat harvest and selling it at three times its cost

fecund

producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; highly fertile.

a fecund breed of cattle

feeble

To make feeble; to enfeeble.

Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.

felicitous

Characterized by felicity.

This sentence is grammatical; it is just not felicitous.

forbear

politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.

The word 'forbear' is commonly used in GRE vocabulary.

fastidious

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

fastidious attention to detail

feign

pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.

furtive

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

a furtive glance

fractious

Given to troublemaking.

a fractious crowd

fungible

(of goods contracted for without an individual specimen being specified) replaceable by another identical item; mutually interchangeable.

The word 'fungible' is commonly used in GRE vocabulary.

fervor

intense and passionate feeling.

booing and cheering with almost equal fervor

futile

incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

efforts to convince him were futile

flummoxed

bewildered or perplexed.

Then, perforce, his eyes returned to the highway as he headed for I-95 and South Carolina, the most flummoxed driver on the road.

fruitful

producing good or helpful results; productive.

The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all—I got promoted

foreseeable

able to be foreseen or predicted.

This project will not be finished in the foreseeable future.

forsake

abandon or leave.

friends have forsaken her

feckless

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.

She can't rely on her feckless son.

fester

A fistula.

The word 'fester' is commonly used in GRE vocabulary.

fallacious

based on a mistaken belief.

a fallacious conclusion

foolhardy

recklessly bold or rash.

a foolhardy explorer

facetious

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.

Robbie's joke about Heather's appearance was just him being facetious.

fallible

capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

a fallible generalization

florid

Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.

florid prose

fabricate

To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.

Only the largest parts were fabricated at the factory.

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