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 |
|---|---|
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| distend | extend |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |