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 |
|---|---|
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |