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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| abnegation | denial |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |