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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |