Everyday Barron's Wordlist 1701-1725
faze V. disconcert; dismay; embarrass feasible adj. practical; able to be carried out; practicable febrile adj. feverish, nervous, excited and very active fecundity N. fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young fertile adj. producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize s fruitful producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance feign V. pretend feint V. trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; felicitous adj. (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen felicity N. happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous feline of a member of the cat family; N. fell adj. cruel; (of a disease) deadly fell V. cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile) felon N. person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime feral adj. (of an animal) not domestic; wild ferment N. agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble) fermentation N. chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation ferret V. 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 fervent adj. ardent; zealous; hot fervid adj. ardent; zealous; hot impassioned adj. (of speech) filled with passion; fervent fervor N.. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat fester V. rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days. festive adj. joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival fe^te V. honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
