GRE Word List
INCONGRUITY
the quality or state of being incongruous
The meaning of the word incongruity is the quality or state of being incongruous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |