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.

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WordMeaning
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
fusionthe act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
expenditurethe act or process of expending
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due