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
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
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dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
humdrummonotonous
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repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
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