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 |
|---|---|
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| brazen | made of brass |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |