GRE Word List

WHIMSY

whim

The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.

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WordMeaning
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration