GRE Word List
MORDANT
biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
The meaning of the word mordant is biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |