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 |
|---|---|
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |