GRE Word List
IRONY
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
The meaning of the word irony is the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| savant | a person of learning |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| convene | to come together in a body |