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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adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
constraint | the act of constraining |
debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |