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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WordMeaning
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
briskkeenly alert : lively
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
procurementthe act or process of procuring
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
demeritoffense
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature