| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 213 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| former | adj. | We visited with the former president. | previous |
| formula | noun | The formula for concrete is exact. | mixture |
| forsake | verb | You should forsake your old ways. | abandon |
| fort | noun | The fort protected them from enemies. | stronghold |
| forth | adv. | Go forth and populate the world. | forward |
| forthcoming | adj. | It is a forthcoming event. | approaching |
| fortnight | noun | After a fortnight we will leave. | two weeks |
| fortress | noun | The castle was an old fortress. | citadel |
| fortunate | adj. | She is a fortunate person. | lucky |
| fortune | noun | He had a fortune in gold. | bonanza |
| noun | It is fortune that brought us here. | chance | |
| forty | adj. | He was forty years old. | 40 |
| forum | noun | He will speak at the forum. | arena |