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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debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
flighty | swift |
voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
incognito | with one's identity concealed |
cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
surmount | to prevail over : overcome |