Alphabetic F

adjective

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Bad / Stupid

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flaky - Crazy or eccentric

Watching a Christopher Walken movie is always interesting, because he always portrays people with flaky, strange, and unusual personalities.

verb

See noun

2 of 174

Bad / Hostile

audio

feud - Take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict

The Hatfield and McCoy families famously feuded for generations, with each new generation continuing the fight.

adjective

3 of 174

Bad / Stupid

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foolish - Lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.

The group realized in hindsight that it had been foolish to go hiking without checking the weather forecast.

verb

4 of 174

Bad / Mistake

audio

flunk - To fail to reach the required standard in an examination, test, or course of study

Ron hid his school test from his mother because he didn't want her to know he had flunked it.

noun

See verb

5 of 174

Good / Smart

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finesse - Intricate and refined delicacy

Roger Federer is a championship player because of his finesse on the tennis court.

noun

6 of 174

Bad / Stupid

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folly - An action that lacks good sense, and is foolish

Karl sat on the tree branch and began cutting it, not realizing his enormous folly that he was sitting on the wrong end of the branch.

noun

7 of 174

Good / Good

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fidelity - Faithfulness and loyalty by observing one's promises and duties.

When the British soldiers swore fidelity to the Queen, they meant it, and they conducted themselves with great pride and loyalty.

noun

8 of 174

Bad / Unfriendly

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faction - A small, organized group within a larger group, especially one with differing opinions or interests.

A faction within the political party pushed for more radical reforms.

adjective

9 of 174

Bad / Weak

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flaccid - Lacking strength, firmness, or resilience.

His handshake was so flaccid that the manager felt that he wasn’t really interested in the interview and the job at all.

noun

10 of 174

Bad / Stupid

audio

farce - A deceptive action that someone tries to fool others into believing that he takes it seriously

Everyone in town knew that a bridge at the busy intersection was needed, but they felt that all the Mayor's activity about the subject was just a farce because he didn't really take the problem seriously.

verb

11 of 174

Bad / Steal

audio

finagle - To get something in an indirect or dishonest way.

Brad didn't have a ticket to the sold-out rock concert, but he figured he could finagle his way in somehow.

noun

12 of 174

Good / Smart

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feedback - Information or opinions about how well someone is doing something, used for improvement.

Our website asked customers for feedback about what we can do improve to make our service better.