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 |
|---|---|
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |