GRE Word List
IRONY
hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
The meaning of the word irony is hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adorn | decorate |
| sublime | causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.; exalted; noble and uplifting; utter |
| ingrained | deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice |
| chapel | small church (in a prison, college, or hospital) |
| transpire | (of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores |
| correlation | mutual relationship |
| overwhelm | (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief |
| regeneration | spiritual rebirth; Ex. regeneration of the prisoners; V. regenerate: give or obtain new life; reform spiritually |
| bluster | blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale |
| oblique | indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference |