GRE Word List

WHIMSY

whim

The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.

Random words

WordMeaning
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
unfrockdefrock
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language