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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |