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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
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| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| regime | regimen |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
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| sportive | frolicsome |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
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