GRE Word List

CHIMERICAL

existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary

The meaning of the word chimerical is existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary.

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credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
peccadilloa slight offense
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
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parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness