GRE Word List

FANCIER

one that has a special liking or interest

The meaning of the word fancier is one that has a special liking or interest.

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personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
soldera metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
plumagethe feathers of a bird