GRE vocabulary
wry
showing dry, ironic humor often tinged with mild displeasure
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Questions about “wry”
Wry (adjective) means showing dry, ironic humor often tinged with mild displeasure
Here is wry used in an example sentence: "She offered a wry comment about the meeting's predictable outcome."
Common synonyms for wry include sardonic, ironic, droll.
Antonyms of wry include earnest, sincere, humorless.
Wry is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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