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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loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
lag | one that lags or is last |
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glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |