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 |
|---|---|
| nutritious | nourishing |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |