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
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
condimentssomething used to enhance the flavor of food
pulchritudephysical comeliness
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
slewa large number
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter