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 |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |