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 |
|---|---|
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |