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 |
|---|---|
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| resign | relegate |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |