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 |
|---|---|
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |