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 |
|---|---|
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |