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 |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |