GRE Word List
WHIMSY
whim
The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| paraphernalia | the 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 |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| prong | fork |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| kaleidoscope | an 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 |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |