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 |
|---|---|
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| pander | to act as a pander |
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| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
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| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |