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

WordMeaning
conundruman intricate and difficult problem
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
lampoonsatire
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval