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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analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
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substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
generalitythe quality or state of being general
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil