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 |
|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| arid | excessively dry |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |