GRE Word List

DOGGEREL

loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect

The meaning of the word doggerel is loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect.

Random words

WordMeaning
recountto relate in detail : narrate
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
odoroushaving an odor: such as
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
stinkto emit a strong offensive odor
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated