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 |
|---|---|
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |