TOEIC WORDS - F - PART 1

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fabric /fæ'brik/　n. textile; weave; structure; framework; construction
fabulous /fæ'bjuləs/　adj. incredible
facet /fæ'sit/　n. one of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem
facilitate /fəsílətèit/　v. to make easier
facilitator /fəsílətèitər/　n. person or thing which promotes; expeditor
facility /fəsíləti/　n. device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building
faction /fæ'kʃən/　n. a number of persons combined for a common purpose
factor /fæ'ktər/　n. cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender
factory /fæ'kt(ə)ri/　n. plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product
fad /fæ'd/　n. a practice followed enthusiastically for a short time; a craze
fade /féid/　v. to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear
fail /féil/　v. not to succeed; not to work correctly
failure /féiljər/　n. inability to succeed; lack of success; lack; bankruptcy; downfall
fair /féər/　adj. just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear
fair /féər/　adv. justly; equitably; directly; completely; really
fair /féər/　n. festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar
faith /féiθ/　n. belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust; confidence; loyalty
fall off v. to separate; to be separated; to decrease; to become smaller
fall to v. to become one's responsibility
fallacy /fæ'ləsi/　n. any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning
false /fɔ':ls/　adj. not true; counterfeit; deceitful; wrong; artificial; not faithful
falter /fɔ':ltər/　v. to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable
fame /féim/　n. notoriety; renown; good reputation
familiar /fəmíljər/　adj. often encountered or seen; common
familiar /fəmíljər/　n. good friend; acquaintance
familiarize /fəmíljəràiz/　v. to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize
famous /féiməs/　adj. well-known; excellent; wonderful
fare /féər/　n. the money paid for transportation
fare /féər/　v. to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink
fashion /fæ'ʃən/　n. the prevailing style or custom
faulty /fɔ':lti/　adj. imperfect
favorable /féiv(ə)rəbl/　adj. positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; desirable
favorite /féiv(ə)rit/　adj. preferred
fax /fæ'ks/　n. device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document
fax /fæ'ks/　v. to transmit document electronically
fear /fíər/　n. fright; horror; concern; terror
fear /fíər/　v. to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for
feasibility /fì:zəbíliti/　n. capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability
feasible /fí:zəbl/　adj. able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely
feature /fí:ʧər/　n. characteristic; function; capability (of a product, machine, device, software etc.)
feature /fí:ʧər/　v. to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize
fee /fí:/　n. toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate
fee /fí:/　v. to pay to; to hire; to employ
feed /fí:d/　n. meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper into a printer)
feed /fí:d/　v. to supply; to support; to send; to move into a machine
feedback /fí:dbæk/　n. response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance
fellow /félou/　adj. having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type
fellow /félou/　n. friend; member of an academic organization; suitor
feminine /fémənin/　adj. characteristic of woman or womankind
fence /féns/　n. railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods
fence /féns/　v. to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner
ferry /féri/　n. boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle
ferry /féri/　v. to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water
fertilize /fə':rt(ə)làiz/　v. to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances
fertilizer /fə':rt(ə)làizər/　n. organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)
fetch /féʧ/　v. to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm
few /fjú:/　adj. little; not many; some
few /fjú:/　n. not many; some; several; small number of
field /fí:ld/　n. area; domain; range; piece of land; surface
field /fí:ld/　v. to answer adequately or successfully
figure /fígjər/　n. number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol
figure /fígjər/　v. to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally
figure out v. to understand; to solve
file /fáil/　n. a group of documents or information about a person or an event
file /fáil/　v. to enter into public record
fill out v. to complete
final /fáinl/　adj. at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive
final /fáinl/　n. end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper
finalize /fáin(ə)làiz/　v. to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude
finally /fáinəli/　adv. at last
finance /finæ'ns/　n. money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management
finance /finæ'ns/　v. to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for
financial /finæ'nʃəl/　adj. monetary
fine /fáin/　adj. delicate; thin; flimsy; handsome; top-quality; excellent
fine /fáin/　adv. very well; excellent
fine /fáin/　n. monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money
fine /fáin/　v. to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify
finish /fíniʃ/　n. end; completion; conclusion; polish; something which completes or perfects
finish /fíniʃ/　v. to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete
finite /fáinait/　adj. limited
firm /fə':rm/　adj. strong; solid; stable; fixed; immovable; determined
firm /fə':rm/　adv. sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner
firm /fə':rm/　n. company; commercial business; corporation
firm /fə':rm/　v. to solidify; to become solid; to stabilize; to become stable
fiscal /fískəl/　adj. of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters
fix /fíks/　n. embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
fix /fíks/　v. to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare
fixture /fíksʧər/　n. something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event
fizzle /fízl/　n. failure; fiasco; sputtering which gradually fades into silence
fizzle /fízl/　v. to fail after starting well; to make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence
flat money n. banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks economic value
flavor /fléivər/　n. a distinctive taste
flaw /flɔ':/　n. defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind
flaw /flɔ':/　v. to crack; to become defective; to become cracked
flawed /flɔ':d/　adj. defective; imperfect; cracked
flawless /flɔ':lis/　adj. perfect; impeccable
fleet /flí:t/　adj. swift; fast
fleet /flí:t/　n. group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles
fleet /flí:t/　v. to move quickly; to pass quickly
flexibility /flèksəbíləti/　n. elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability