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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
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