Germanic Words Vocabulary

F

feedlot: an area or building where livestock are fed or fattened up

Cattle were raised in large feedlots before being sold

flit: to move lightly and swiftly

Butterflies flitted among the flowers

flout: to openly disregard a rule or law

I flouted the code of conduct

fold: multiplied by; a group bound together

Their profits increased threefold last year

forebear: an ancestor

He honored the wisdom of his forebears

foreboding: a fearful prediction or feeling

A foreboding cloud followed my every move

forestall: to prevent by taking action in advance

He forestalled the crisis with quick thinking

forethought: careful planning for the future

With forethought, they avoided disaster

forewarn: to warn in advance

We were forewarned of the danger

forlorn: pitifully sad or abandoned

Forlorn figures skated by

forthright: direct and outspoken

She gave a forthright answer

fraught: full of or filled with something negative

Her plan was fraught with problems