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 |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |