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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |