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 |
|---|---|
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |