GRE Word List
FANCIFUL
whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme
The meaning of the word fanciful is whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme.
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graphite | black form of carbon used in lead pencils |
fancier | breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal |
marginal | of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability |
sacrosanct | invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable |
glimmer | shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope |
maudlin | effusively sentimental |
admonish | warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove |
hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
piebald | of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald |
enrapture | please intensely; fill with rapture and delight |