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 |
|---|---|
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |