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 |
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| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| submerge | to put under water |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| sanction | a formal decree |