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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| dire | exciting horror |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| fabricate | invent |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |