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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
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| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
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| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
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