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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liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)