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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |