F alphabet vocabulary
Words Meaning and Hindi meaning Synonyms Aynonyms
examples
fable A story that
teaches a
lesson:
"The tortoise
and the hare" is
a well-known
fable.
fabulous Wonderful: We
had a fabulous
time at John's
party.
faint Dif f i cult to see
or to hear
be-cause it is
not strong or
clear: We could
hear a faint
noise coming
from the attic,
but we didn't
know what it
was.
familiar Well-known to
you:
That boy looks
familiar. Maybe
he goes to the
same school as
me
fancy 1To like
somebody as
your boyfriend or
girlfriend: I quite
fancy Mark; he's
very handsome.
2To want to do
something: i
fancy going
dancing tonight.
fascinate To interest
greatly or attract
somebody: India
fascinates me.
feeble Very weak,
inadequate:
That was a very
feeble ef f ort.
Now, try again.
fetch To go to get
somebody or
some-thing: I
have to fetch my
little brother from
school every
Monday and
Wednesday.
fib A small lie:
George is
always telling fi
bs.
filthy Very dirty: Our
playing clothes
were really filthy
after the game
Fissure A long, narrow
crack: A fi s-sure
opened up
during the
earthquake.
Fizzy That has gas
that makes
bub-bles: I don't
like lemonade or
any other type of
fizzy drinks.
Flake A small thin
piece of
some-thing:
Through the
window we
watched the fl
akes of snow
slowly falling.
fleece To get money
from somebody
by dis-honest or
unfair means:
Some local
stores really fl
eece the
tourists.
Flock A group of
animals,
especially birds:
In spring, fl ocks
of swallows pass
this way towards
the north.
Flourish To do well and
grow:
The business is
fl ourishing.
We've made
$10,000 this
month.
folk People: Town
folk like this part
of the
countryside.
fond 1Affectionate or
pleasant: I have
fond memories
of my time in
Paki-stan. ■We
usually say
"happy" or "af f
ectionate". 2to
be fond of
(somebody or
something) Like
some-body or
something very
much: I think
Cindy is very
fond of Rick.
fortunate Lucky: Those
chil-dren are
fortunate to live
in such a
beautiful place.
forbid, forbade, To tell
forbidden somebody that
you do not
allow them to
do some-thing:
Smoking is
forbidden at
our school.
fortune 1A large
amount of
money: Mr.
Thomson
made his
fortune selling
sec-ondhand
cars. ❚[㐖]
2Good luck:
They had the
good fortune
of being
selected for
the trip to
Ita-ly. 3Fate:
Sara can read
your fortune in
the Tarot
cards.
fractious Disobedient,
bad
tem-pered:
You are very
fractious
today. What is
the matter with
you?
fragile 1That breaks
or gets
damaged
easily: Glass is
quite dif f i
-cult to
transport. It's
very fragile.
2Delicate or
un-healthy: I
was feeling
fragile and the
doctor
pre-scribed me
some vitamins.
frail Weak and
delicate: Mrs.
Hawkins is a
frail woman.
She's always
ill.
fright A feeling of
fear: Hearing
the telephone
call in the
middle of the
night always
gives me a
fright.
Frighten To make
somebody feel
fear: I don't
want to
frighten you.
But there's a
po-liceman
asking for you.
fury to be in a fury
Be in a state of
great anger:
Mr. Burns is in
a fury because
a cow has
eaten his
roses.
fuss 1A lot of
excitement
about
something that
is not very
important:
Come on,
Linda! Don't
make so much
fuss over a
few cents. 2 to
make a fuss of
somebody Pay
a lot of
atten-tion to
somebody: I
love aunt
Emily. She
always makes
a fuss of me.
fussy That gives too
much
impor-tance to
details: He's
very fussy
about his
clothes.
They have to
be perfectly
clean and
ironed.
