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 |
|---|---|
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| enduring | lasting |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| laud | praise |