GRE Word List
DROLL
having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
The meaning of the word droll is having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| hubbub | noise |