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 |
|---|---|
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |