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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |