GRE Word List
SARCASM
a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
The meaning of the word sarcasm is a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| circlet | a little circle |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| reckon | count |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
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