GRE Word List

HUMOR

that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality

The meaning of the word humor is that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality.

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WordMeaning
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
compilationthe act or process of compiling
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
sledgesledgehammer
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage