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 |
|---|---|
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
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| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| demure | reserved |
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| egregious | conspicuous |