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 |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| giddy | dizzy |
| amity | friendship |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |