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 |
|---|---|
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| flounder | flatfish |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| minuscule | very small |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| nib | bill |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |