GRE Word List
IRONIC
relating to, containing, or constituting irony
The meaning of the word ironic is relating to, containing, or constituting irony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |