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 |
|---|---|
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |