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 |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |