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 |
|---|---|
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |