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 |
|---|---|
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| realm | kingdom |