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 |
|---|---|
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| skiff | any of various small boats |