GRE Word List
SARDONIC
disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
The meaning of the word sardonic is disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| nomenclature | name |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
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