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 |
|---|---|
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |