fluency | n. quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language |
fluster | v. confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated |
foible | n. weakness or failing of character |
foment | v. try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to |
foray | n. sudden raid or military advance; venture or initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area |
forebear | n. ancestor; person from whom one is descended |
forebode | v. foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend |
forensic | a. relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law |
foreshadow | v. give indication beforehand; indicate by signs |
formative | a. developing; forming; capable of forming or molding |
formidable | a. arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
forswear | v. renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure |
fracas | n. noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance |
fractious | a. inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
framework | n. structure for supporting or enclosing something else, a fundamental structure for written work |
franchise | n. privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government; business or group of businesses established or operated under such authorization |
fraternize | v. associate with others in brotherly or friendly way |
frenetic | a. excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion |
frenzied | a. madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity |
frolicsome | a. full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry |
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