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 |
|---|---|
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |