GRE Word List
WHIMSY
whim
The meaning of the word whimsy is whim.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| potentate | ruler |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |