GRE Word List

WHIMSY

whim

The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.

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WordMeaning
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
peerone that is of equal standing with another : equal
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
collateto compare critically