GRE Word List
WITTICISM
witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)
The meaning of the word witticism is witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rhetoric | art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?'' |
| illusory | illusive; deceptive; not real |
| accessible | easy to approach; obtainable |
| enjoin | command; order; forbid |
| somnolent | half asleep; drowsy; N. somnolence |
| verge | border; edge, rim, or margin; Ex. on the verge of: very near to; V: border on |
| nubile | marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial |
| resignation | patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent |
| intrinsic | essential; inherent; built-in |
| unison | unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison. |
