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 |
|---|---|
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |