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 |
|---|---|
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| veracious | truthful |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |