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 |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| momentum | a property (see property |