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 |
|---|---|
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
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| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |