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 |
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| abnegation | denial |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| imprecation | curse |