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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WordMeaning
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
strewto spread by scattering
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental