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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| viand | an item of food |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |