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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |