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.

Random words

WordMeaning
postulatedemand
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
panderto act as a pander
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details