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 |
|---|---|
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
