GRE Word List
WHIMSY
whim
The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |