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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febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
elusivetending to elude: such as