GRE Word List

WHIMSY

whim

The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.

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conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered