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 |
|---|---|
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| obscure | dark |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |