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
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
caterto provide a supply of food
narcissistan individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as