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 |
|---|---|
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| foppish | foolish |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |