GRE Word List

WHIMSY

whim

The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.

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WordMeaning
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
fervidvery hot : burning
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
decreean order usually having the force of law
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
reputedhaving a good repute : reputable