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 |
|---|---|
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| quarry | game |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |