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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| exegesis | exposition |