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 |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |