GRE Word List
SARCASM
cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic
The meaning of the word sarcasm is cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centrifugal | radiating; departing from the center |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| phlegmatic | calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract |
| astronomical | enormously large or extensive |
| anthology | book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus |
| awry | distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry. |
| hapless | unfortunate; luckless |
| solstice | point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator |
| earn | gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve |
| malevolent | wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence |
