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 |
|---|---|
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |