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 |
|---|---|
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| acclaim | applaud |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| contest | strive |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |