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 |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |