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.

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WordMeaning
avowto declare assuredly
cornucopiaa 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
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
antiquityancient times
comestibleedible
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
wrytwist
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel