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 |
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| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |