| A | B |
| flippant | lacking proper seriousness |
| florid | ruddy, reddish; flowery |
| fluctuate | waver, shift |
| foolhardy | rash; heedless |
| foresight | ability to see future happenings; pudence |
| forestall | prevent by taking action in advance |
| forsake | desert; abandon; renounce |
| forthright | outspoken; frank |
| fortuitous | accidental; by chance |
| foster | rear; encourage; nuture |
| inconoclast | one who attacks cherished traditions |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait, usualy odd in nature; ecentricity |
| ignominy | deep disgrace; shame or dishonor |
| illicit | illegal |
| illuminate | brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten |
| illusory | deceptive; not real |
| imbalance | lack of balance or symmetry |
| immaculate | spotless; flawless |
| immune | resistant to; free or exempt from |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| inispid | lacking flavor; dull |
| insolvent | bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts |
| instigate | urse; start; provoke |
| insularity | narrow-mindedness; isolation |
| insurgent | rebellious |
| intangible | not material; not able to be perveived by touch; vague; elusive |
| integral | complete; necessary for completeness |
| integrity | uprightness; wholeness |
| intermittent | periodic; on and off |