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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| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
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| braggadocio | empty boasting |
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