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

WordMeaning
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
strutto become turgid : swell
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition