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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WordMeaning
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
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enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
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ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)