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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| dally | to act playfully |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |