GRE Word List
FANCY
to have a fancy (see fancy
The meaning of the word fancy is to have a fancy (see fancy.
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|---|---|
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| retract | to draw back or in |