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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WordMeaning
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
tannerone that tans hides