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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| cornucopia | a 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 |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |