GRE Word List
WHIMSY
whim
The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| throes | pang |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| tactful | having or showing tact |