GRE Word List
WHIMSICAL
capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange
The meaning of the word whimsical is capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally) |
| apolitical | having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| reminiscent | suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence |
| centurion | Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers) |
| amass | collect (gradually, in a very large amount) |
| superimpose | place over something else |
| complacency | self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent |
| diva | operatic singer; prima donna |
| confine | shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement |
| whit | small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of |
