GRE Word List

WHIMSY

whim

The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.

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offensivemaking attack : aggressive
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
severto put or keep apart : divide
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence