| A | B |
| factious | adj. causing disagreement |
| fastidious | adj. hard to please; fussy |
| fatuous | adj. follish; inane |
| fecund | adj. fertile; productive |
| ferret | noun small animal of the weasel family; verb to search or drive out |
| fervent | adj. eager; earnest |
| fetish | noun an object that recieves respect or devotion |
| finesse | noun diplomacy, tact; artful management |
| fiscal | adj. pertaining to finances |
| fissure | noun opening; groove, split |
| flaccid | adj. flabby |
| flagellate | verb to whip, to lash |
| flaunt | verb to show off |
| flout | verb to ridicule, to show contempt for |
| foment | verb to stir up; to incite |