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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| raspy | harsh |