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.
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clapper | one that claps: such as |
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propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
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perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |