GRE Word List
WHIMSY
whim
The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |