GRE Word List

WHIMSY

whim

The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.

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paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
culverta transverse drain
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
prongfork
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
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kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
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