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 |
|---|---|
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |