GRE Word List
IRONIC
relating to, containing, or constituting irony
The meaning of the word ironic is relating to, containing, or constituting irony.
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knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
filth | foul or putrid matter |
precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |