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 |
|---|---|
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |