GRE Word List
FANCIER
breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
The meaning of the word fancier is breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost |
| convulsion | violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive |
| shuffle | mix together; jumble; move (something) from one place to another; slide (the feet) along the ground while walking; Ex. shuffle papers from one pile to another; N. |
| boisterous | violent; rough; noisy |
| vagabond | wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp |
| pitfall | hidden danger; concealed trap |
| obelisk | tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid |
| erode | eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks. |
| cataract | great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight) |
| vaporize | turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.) |
