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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| overthrow | overturn |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |