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
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
unearthlynot earthly: such as
morticianundertaker
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
outragean act of violence or brutality
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence