GRE Word List

WITTICISM

a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark

The meaning of the word witticism is a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark.

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WordMeaning
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
depravitya corrupt act or practice
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
dramaa composition (see composition
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect