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 |
|---|---|
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |