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

WordMeaning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
dourstern
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
victualsfood usable by people
buffeta blow especially with the hand
agapewide open : gaping
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
porouspossessing or full of pores