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 |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |