GRE Word List
WHIMSY
whim
The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| farce | stuff |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |