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.

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WordMeaning
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
interloperone that interlopes: such as
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
credoa guiding belief or principle : creed
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy