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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WordMeaning
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
syllogisma 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")
mediateoccupying a middle position
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
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