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 |
|---|---|
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |