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

WordMeaning
botchan inflammatory sore
ichthyologya branch of zoology that deals with fishes
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
crossbreedhybridize
pliantpliable
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner