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 |
|---|---|
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |