gre考试词汇：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(24)

Barron GRE word list - F

fabricate

build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society

facade(fa\c{c}ade)

front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance

facet

small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side

facetious

joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous

facile

easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facil

facilitate

help bring about; make less difficult

facsimile

copy

faction

party; clique (within a large group); dissension

factious

inclined to form factions; causing dissension

factitious

artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears

factotum

handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything

faculty

mental or bodily powers; teaching staff

fake

not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature

fallacious

false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument

fallible

liable to err

fallow

(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated

falsify

make (something written) false by changing

falter

hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.

fanaticism

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic

fancied

imagined; unreal

fancier

breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal

fanciful

whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme

fancy

imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate

fanfare

call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display

farce

broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical

far-fetched

too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story

fashion

give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay

fastidious

difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky

fatalism

belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death

fathom

comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water

fathomless

too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable

fatuous

smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness

fauna

animals of a period or region; CF. flora

favoritism

display of partiality toward a favored person

fawning

courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness

faze

disconcert; dismay; embarrass

feasible

practical; able to be carried out; practicable

feature

distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent

febrile

feverish

fecundity

fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young

feebleminded

deficient in intelligence; very stupid

feign

pretend

feint

trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.

felicitous

(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

felicity

happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous

feline

of a member of the cat family; N.

fell

cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)

felon

person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime

feral

(of an animal) not domestic; wild

ferment

agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)

fermentation

chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation

ferocious

fierce; violent; N. ferocity

ferret

drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes

fertile

producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize

fervent

ardent; zealous; hot

fervid

ardent; zealous; hot

fervor

glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat

fester

rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.

festive

joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival

fete(f\^ete)

honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast

fetid(foetid)

malodorous; foul

fetish(fetich)

object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism

fetter

shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot

feud

bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal, feudalism

fiasco

total failure; CF. bottle

fiat

command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done

fickle

changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless

fictitious

imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional

fidelity

loyalty; accuracy

fiend

evil spirit; devil