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 |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| circlet | a little circle |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| culmination | the action of culminating |