GRE Word List

WHIMSY

whim

The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.

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WordMeaning
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
fortuitousoccurring by chance
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
evenhandedfair