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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |