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 |
|---|---|
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |