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 |
|---|---|
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |