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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fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
humdrum | monotonous |
chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |