GRE Word List

WHIMSY

whim

The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.

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WordMeaning
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
subsistencereal being : existence
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved