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
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
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prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
stoutstrong of character: such as
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
cipherzero
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis