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 |
|---|---|
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |