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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |