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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| Word | Meaning |
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| betroth | to promise to marry |
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| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
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