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 |
|---|---|
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| dys- | abnormal |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |