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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| homeostasis | a 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 |
| cornucopia | a 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 |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |