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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| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
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| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
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| unique | being the only one : sole |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |