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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| growl | rumble |
| prattle | prate |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |