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 |
|---|---|
| eventual | contingent |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |