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 |
|---|---|
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| calorific | caloric |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |