GRE Word List
IRONIC
expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner
The meaning of the word ironic is expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hurl | throw forcefully; shout out violently |
| ploy | strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| interrogate | question closely; cross-examine; cross-question |
| effrontery | rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| pertinacious | holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent |
| nonsense | speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail |
| historical | connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not) |
| sinister | evil; ominous |
