GRE Word List
DEADPAN
marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
The meaning of the word deadpan is marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| contest | strive |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |