Oct 28, 2017
142. Fabricate
F. A. P. R. I. C. A. T. E. — Invent. Create.
Listen to its usage in this sentence.
⇢ The child fabricated an excuse to tell her teacher.- 143. Faint
F. A. I. N. T. — Dim. Weak.
The antonym for faint is strong or bright.
For example.
⇢ The stars are faint but you can see them if you look closely. - 144. Fallacious
F. A. L. L. A. C. I. O. U. S. — False. Invalid.
The antonym for fallacious is valid.
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⇢ The students fallacious reasoning that led to an incorrect conclusion. - 145. Fantasy
F. A. N. T. A. S. Y. — Dream. Desire.
The antonym for fantasy is reality.
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⇢ Becoming a famous movie star is her fantasy. - 146. Fatigue
F. A. T. I. G. U. E. — Tiredness. Exhaustion.
Fatigue is the opposite of energy.
The following sentence illustrates its usage.
⇢ She flopped down on the bed overcome by her fatigue. - 147. Feasible
F. E. A. S. I. B. L. E. — Possible. Realistic.
The antonym for feasible is impossible.
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⇢ If the plan is feasible the governor will fund the project. - 148. Feign
F. E. I. G. N. — Pretend. Simulate.
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⇢ The guest feigned interest in the host’s long story. - 149. Fertile
F. E. R. T. I. L. E. — Productive. Fruitful.
The antonym for fertile is infertile.
The following sentence illustrates its usage.
⇢ The fertile soil is good for growing vegetables. - 150. Fickle
F. I. C. K. L. E. — Indecisive. Changeable.
For example.
⇢ Because I am such a fickle eater it takes me a long time to order at restaurants. - 151. Fictitious
F. I. C. T. I. T. I. O. U. S. — Untrue. Made up.
The antonym for fictitious it’s factual.
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⇢ I suspect his story about his travel adventures is fictitious. - 152. Fidelity
F. I. D. E. L. I. T. Y. — Authenticity. Closeness.
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⇢ I enjoyed the movie because of its fidelity to the original novel. - 153. Figment
F. I. G. M. E. N. T. — Imagine thing. Illusion.
For example.
⇢ The babysitter told the little boy that the monster under his bed was only a figment of his imagination. - 154. Flaccid
F. L. A. C. C. I. D. — Limp. Drooping.
The antonym for flaccid is firm.
The following sentence illustrates its usage.
⇢ Because she did not lift weights anymore her arm muscles became flaccid. - 155. Flippancy
F. L. I. P. P. A. N. C. Y. — Impertinence. Disrespect. Lightness.
⇢ The antonym for flippancy is seriousness. The student’s flippancy was his worst quality. - 156. Fluctuate
F. L. U. C. T. U. A. T. E. — To vary. To rise and fall.
The antonym for fluctuate is stabilize.
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⇢ Her mood fluctuated between happy and sad. - 157. Foreboding
F. O. R. E. B. O. D. I. N. G. — Apprehension. Premonition.
For example.
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⇢ The thunder created a great sense of foreboding in the hotel guests. - 158. Format
F. O. R. M. A. T. — Design. Arrangement.
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⇢ Because the paper was not in the proper format the teacher deducted points. - 159. Fortuitous
F. O. R. T. U. I. T. O. U. S. — Accidental. Unexpected.
The following sentence illustrates usage.
⇢ The fact that my job interview was with my mother’s old friend was a fortuitous occurrence. - 160. Formulate
F. O. R. M. U. L. A. T. E. — Device. Invent.
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⇢ Since our first attempted did not succeed we will have to formulate a new plan. - 161. Fracture
F. R. A. C. T. U. R. E. — Crack. Break.
For example.
⇢ The mountain climber fractured his wrist when he fell. - 162. Frail
F. R. A. I. L. — Weak. Fragile.
The antonym for frail is done or hardy.
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⇢ The old woman was too frail to sit up in her bed. - 163. Frugal
F. R. U. G. A. L. — Thrifty. Careful with money.
The antonym for frugal is spendthrift.
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⇢ He spends a lot of money but his wife is more frugal. - 164. Furtive
F. U. R. T. I. V. E. — Sneaky. Stealthy.
The antonym for furtive is open.
For example.
⇢ The fox furtively moved across the field without attracting the attention of the dogs. - 165. Fusion
F. U. S. I. O. N. — Union. Synthesis.
The antonym for fusion is separation.
The following sentence illustrates its usage.
⇢ A fusion of flavors made the drink very tasty.
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