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 |
|---|---|
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |