Fabrication (n) a lie, something made up
My story about being the prince of Wales was a fabrication.
I am really the king of Denmark.
Fabricate (v)
Facetious (adj) humorous, not serious, clumsily humorous
Facile (adj) fluent, skillful in a superficial way, easy
The CEO of the company was a facile speaker. She could speak
engagingly on almost any topic with very little preparation. She spoke with
great facility
Faction (n) a group
The faculty was relatively happy, but there was a faction
that called for higher pay.
Farcical ( adj) absurd; ludicrous
The serious paly quickly turned farcical when the leading
man’s belt broke and his pants fell to his ankles.
Fastidious (adj) meticulous; demanding; finicky
Jeb was so fastidious in his work habits that he needed
neither a wastebasket nor an eraser.
Fatalist (n) someone who believes that future events are
already determined and that humans are powerless to change them.
Carmen was such a fatalist that she never wore a seatbelt;
she said that if she were meant to die in a car accident, there was nothing she
could do to prevent it.
Fatuous (adj) foolish, silly, idiotic
Pauine is so pretty that her suitors are often driven to
fatuous acts of devotion.
Fauna (adj) animals
We saw little evidence of fauna on our walk through the
woods.
Fecund (adj) fertile, productive
The fecund mother rabbit gave birth to hundreds and hundreds
of little rabbits
Felicity (N) happiness, skillfulness, especially at
expressing things; adeptness
Love was not all felicity for Judy and Steve; they argued
all the time. In fact their relationship was characterized by infelicity.
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