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 |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| heed | to pay attention |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |