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 |
|---|---|
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |