GRE Word List
WHIMSICAL
resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
The meaning of the word whimsical is resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |