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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adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
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modishfashionable
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respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
besiegeto surround with armed forces
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stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees