GRE Word List
FANCIFUL
marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
The meaning of the word fanciful is marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |