GRE Essential Vocabulary- List F

Fabricate- fake, falsify, trump, invent
Façade- front appearance, face, elevation, exterior
Facetious- joking, joky, jocular, playful, droll
Opp: serious
Facile- shallow, glib, effortless, easy
Facsimile- copy, reproduction, duplicate, photocopy
Opp: original
Factitious- fraudulent, pretend, affected
Opp: genuine
Faintly- murmur, quite, murmuring, fairly
Opp: loudly, extremely
Fallacious- flout, specious, bogus, uncorroborated
Opp: correct
Famished- unfed, empty, starved, peckish
Opp: full
Fantasy- imagination, dream, day dream
Opp: reality
Farcical- crazy, mad cap, clownish, amusing
Fascist- Nazi, back shirt
Opp: liberal
Fastidious- choosy, picky, demanding, fussy
Opp: lax
Fatuous- dumb, foolish, stupid, idiot
Opp: intelligent
Feasible- achievable, suitable, realistic, possible
Opp: impractical
Fecund- rich, lush, thriving, fructuous
Opp: barren
Feeble- weak, weakly, dull, lazy, poor
Opp: strong, brave
Felicitous- well, appropriate, chosen, advantageous
Opp: unfortunate
Fend- resist, fight, stop
Fervent- ardent, sincere, zealous, eager
Opp: apathetic
Fetters- chains, restraints, handcuffs
Fickle- giddy, skittish, unsteady, unfaithful
Opp: constant
Fiddling- trivial, petty, trifling
Opp: important
Fidgety- uneasy, nervous, nervy, keyed up
Fiery- burning, blazing, ablaze, intense
Fillip- stimulus, stimulation, push, spur
Final- climax, conclusion, close, finish
Opp: beginning
Finale- termination, climax, culmination, final scene
Flabbergast- astonish, surprise
Flaccid- flabby, lack luster, listless, lax
Opp: spirited
Flamboyant- ostentatious, lurid, elaborate
Opp: restrained
Fleecy- fluffy, velvety, shaggy
Opp: coarse
Flatter- compliment, laud, flannel, blarney
Opp: insult
Flotsam- debris, wreck, rubbish
Flounce- sweep, stomp, strut
Foggy- muddled, bewildered, dopey, hazy
Opp: clear
Foible- blemish, quirk, peculiarity, weakness
Opp: strength
Foreboding- trepidation, intuition, apprehension
Opp: calm
Forfeit-surrender, relinquish, forego, sacrifice
Opp: retain
Forged- pirate, imitation, bogus, dud
Opp: genuine
Forked- branching, divaricated, bifurcate
Opp: straight
Fortification- rampart, bastion, palisade, barricade
Fortuitous- adventitious, serendipitous, incidental
Opp: unlucky
Fracas: skirmish, altercation, brawl
Fragrant- scented, aromatic, perfumy
Opp: smelly
Frenetic- fevered, turbulent, energetic, hyperactive
Opp: calm
Frivolous- giddy, vacuous, flippant, trivial
Opp: serious
Fumigate- disinfect, cleanse, sterilize, decontaminate
Opp: soil
Funereal- joyless, grave, drab, somber
Opp: cheerful
Furtive- sly, clandestine, oblique, conspiratorial
Opp: open