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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reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
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abashto destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert
finitehaving definite or definable limits
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
spanglea small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)