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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| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
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| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
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| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
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