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 |
|---|---|
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| guileless | innocent |