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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cullto select from a group : choose
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affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
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decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
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