6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 34

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
feign verb He feigned sleep when we looked at him. give false appearance
fervor noun He did his job with great fervor. intensity of emotion
fetter verb We shall fetter the horses at night. to shackle feet
verb We need to fetter her enthusiasm. restrain, hamper
feudal adj. It was a feudal society in 1600 England. system based on serfs and lords
feverish adj. They made a feverish attempt to fool us. intense activity
fickle adj. Fate can be a fickle master. changeable, capricious
fiddle noun He played the fiddle at the dance. violin
verb Th fiddled with the car to make it run. work aimlessly fruitlessly
fidelity noun He treasure fidelity above other things. faithfulness, obligations