GRE Word List

WHIM

a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy

The meaning of the word whim is a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy.

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besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
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negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
reparteea quick and witty reply
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
bolta lightning stroke
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body